Calendar Events

•  Friday, August 16, 2024
• ES & HS Schools committing schedule deadline 
•  Friday, August 23, 2024
• The last date that a principal can request a change to school grading scales for SY 2024-2025. Please reference the annual memo from the Office of Education Policy and Procedures for additional details.

•   Friday, September 13 - Tuesday, September 24, 2024
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Tuesday, September 24 - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Teachers can revise and repost grades on Wednesday, September 25th, as needed.
•  Thursday, September 26, 2024
  1st Quarter Progress Report Distribution
•  S1 Credit Recovery (Evening/Saturday School)  Sept. 23rd - Dec. 19th
  Evening/Saturday School classes for active students are available (in-person) at various sites throughout the district for students to recover failed courses.

•   Friday, October 25, 2024
  End of 1st Quarter
•  Friday, October 11 - Friday, October 25, 2024
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed. Grades will be extracted for use in the Dashboard and in On-track calculations after the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
  Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Friday, October 25 - Friday, November 1, 2024
  Administrative Grade Review Window
  The days report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

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•  Monday, November 4, 2024
  Q1 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Minds Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd graders in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science, and social science data as of 10/25/24 (5 p.m).
• Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting. 
• Student who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Monday, November 4, 2024
  Report Card Pick-up & distribution
• Module is available in Aspen on Wednesday, October 25th (Tentative)
  IEP report cards for diverse learners are to be distributed with report cards.

•   Friday, November 8 - Wednesday, November 20, 2024
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  While teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen during the posting window; grades are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20th. Grades must be posted to appear on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. 
•  Wednesday, November 20 - Thursday, November 21, 2024
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, November 21st, as needed.
•  Friday, November 22, 2024
  2nd Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•   Friday, January 17, 2025
  End of 2nd Quarter
•  Friday, December 20,2024 – Friday, January 17, 2025
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed.
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. On Friday, January 17th, high school teachers must change the class filter to access Quarter 2 classes.
  Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Friday, January 10, 2025
  Deadline for requests to waive graduation Requirements
•  Friday, January 17 - Wednesday, January 22, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Elementary Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

•  Friday, January 17, 2025
  Deadline for completion of the Learn, Plan, Succeed and FAFSA graduation requirements
•  Wednesday, January 22, 2025
  Class Ranks computed for high schools at 5 p.m. (ITS)
•  Thursday, January 23, 2025
  High Schools can generate final report cards anytime after 6 a.m.
•  Friday, January 24, 2025
  Report Card Distribution
  IEP Report Cards Distribution
• (Tentative) Q2 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Mind Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd grades in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science and social science data as of January 17th, 2025 (5 p.m.)
• Past grades may need to be record manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it maybe necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting. 
• Student who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Saturday, January 25, 2025
  Semester One 12th grade graduates withdrawn from Aspen (ITS)
  See the Aspen - Overview of the Automated Graduation Process on the SIS website for additional details regarding graduating and retaining seniors in the fall graduation cycle.

•   Friday, January 31 – Wednesday, February 12, 2025
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  While teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen during the posting window; grades are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12th. Grades must be posted to appear on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Wednesday, February 12 - Thursday, February 13, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, Teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, February 13th, as needed.
•  Friday, February 14, 2025
  3rd Quarter Progress Report Distribution
•  S2 Credit Recovery (Evening/Saturday School) Feb. 1st - May 10, 2025
  Evening/Saturday School classes for active students are available (in-person) at various sites throughout the district for students to recover failed courses.

•   Friday, March 21, 2025
  End of 3rd Quarter
•  Friday, March 7 – Thursday, March 20, 2025
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed.
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
  
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Thursday, March 20 - Monday, March 31, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

Schools can generate report cards at any time after grade posting is verified and complete.

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•  Monday, March 31, 2025
  Q3 Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability Aspen Teacher Grade Posting and Branching Minds Intervention for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders) & AC15 students: 2nd graders in reading and 5th & 8th graders, including AC15 students in reading, math, science, and social science data as of 3/20/2025 (5 p.m.)
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  Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Tuesday, April 1, 2025
• Report Card pick up and distribution
  Module available in Aspen on Wednesday, March 26 
  
• IEP report cards for diverse learners are to be distributed with report cards.

Any high school interested in a later date for computing class ranks for semester 2 can request to have them computed on Saturday, June 14th. The request for an alternate schedule must be sent to the Office of Education Policy and Procedures by Friday, April 18th date (policy@cps.edu).

•  Friday, April 18 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  Grade Posting Window and Teacher Grade Posting Deadline (5 p.m.)
  While teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen during the posting window; grades are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30th. Grades must be posted to appear on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
•  Wednesday, April 30 - May 1, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before progress report distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. If an error is identified, Teachers can revise and repost grades on Thursday, May 1st, as needed.
•  Friday, May 2, 2025
  4th Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  End of 4th Quarter
•   Friday May 16 – Thursday, June 12, 2025
  Grade Posting Window for 4th Quarter Report Cards
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
• **Monday, June 9, 2025 (Teacher) Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified below**
•  Monday, June 9 - Wednesday, June 11, 2025 
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

•  Friday, May 23, 2025
  Teacher Grade Posting deadline for Benchmark Grades: 2nd graders in Reading and 5th , 8th, & AC 15 students in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Science (5 p.m)
  * 2nd grade Reading; 5th & 8th grade Reading, Science, Social Science and Math grades - including Middle School Civics, Algebra, English I, and other respective advanced level courses - are used for Summer School Eligibility. IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any grades and/or interventions updated after 5pm on Friday, May 23rd, will NOT be reflected in the Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast.
• ***NOTE: Branching Minds Benchmark Grade Interventions are due one day early: Thursday, May 22 at 5 p.m.
•  Tuesday, May 27, 2025
   Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 23rd.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Friday, May 30, 2025
  Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility report availability^
• Report reflects data as of May 28th.
• IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 28th, will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Thursday, June 5, 2025 
  8th Grade Posting deadline for all classes and subjects (5 p.m.)
  All subject final grades for 8th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies. (This applies to any terminating grade level for elementary schools and in grade levels before 8th).
•  Friday, June 6, 2025 (Tentative)
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter in Aspen.
•  Monday, June 9, 2025
  Elementary School Graduations Begin
• Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified above
• Elementary Schools can generate report cards for 8th graders when grade posting is complete for all 8th grade teachers, and for all other grade levels once grade posting is complete for all teachers.
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.

•  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  End of 4th Quarter
•  Friday May 16 – Thursday, June 12, 2025
  Grade Posting Window for 4th Quarter Report Cards
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
• **Friday, June 6, 2025 (Teacher) Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.) other than those specified below**
•  Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  The deadline to submit requests to waive graduation requirements.
•  Friday, May 23, 2025
  Teacher Grade Posting deadlines for Benchmark Grades (8th graders and AC15 students) in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Science, including Middle School Civics, Algebra, English I, and other respective advanced level courses (5 p.m)
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  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any grades updated after 5pm on Friday, May 23rd,  will NOT be reflected in the Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast.
• 8th grade students attending an Academic Center, as described in the Board’s Admissions Policy for Magnet, Selective Enrollment and Other GoCPS Schools and Programs policy, are enrolled in a high school and taking high school level courses and therefore are not subject to the requirements of this policy, and the deadlines for grade entry for summer school eligibility do not apply.
• **Note: Branching Minds Benchmark Grade Interventions are due one day early: Thursday, May 22 at 5 p.m.
•  Tuesday, May 27, 2025
  Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 23rd.
  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
  Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•  Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  Deadline for completion of the Learn, Plan, Succeed and FAFSA graduation requirements
•  Friday, May 30, 2025
  Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability^

• Report reflects data as of May 28th.

  
  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 28th, will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
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  ^Past grades may need to be recorded manually in Aspen for students entering the district for the first time. For existing CPS students who experience schedule or homeroom changes between grading periods, it may be necessary to merge transcript records to ensure accurate final grade calculations, including for summer eligibility forecast reporting.
• Students who have modified promotion criteria on their IEPs and have met the criteria are not required to attend summer school.
•   Saturday, May 31, 2025
  High School Graduations Begin
  Semester grades for 12th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies.
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•  Friday, June 6, 2025
  Teacher Grade Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)
• This Teacher Grade Posting Deadline DOES NOT APPLY to schools who have requested a late Grade Entry deadline / Class Rank calculation.
• Semester grades for 12th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies.
• Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•  Friday, June 6 - Monday, June 9, 2025
  Administrative Grade Review Window Deadline (5 p.m.)
• The days before report card distribution are reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed.

High Schools can generate report cards for 12th graders at any time after grades are posted for 12th graders. Class ranks will not be available on report cards until Wednesday, June 11th.

•  Friday, June 6, 2025
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter on Aspen.

•  Tuesday, June 10, 2025
  Aspen Class Ranks computed for regular posting schedule high schools at 5pm (ITS)
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  Any high school interested in a later date for computing class ranks can request to have them computed on Saturday, June 14, 2025. All Grades must be entered for those schools by Friday, June 13, 2025. The request for an alternate schedule must be sent to the Office of Education Policy and Procedures by Friday, April 18th (policy@cps.edu). Final report cards and transcripts would then be available on Monday, June 16, 2025.
•  Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  High Schools on the regular posting schedule can generate report cards anytime after 6 a.m.
•  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  Report Card Distribution
  IEP Report Cards Distribution
•   Saturday, June 21, 2025
  Semester Two 12th grade graduates withdrawn from Aspen

•  Thursday, January 23, 2025
  Semester One Final High School Transcripts Available after 6 a.m.
•  (12th Grade ONLY) Semester Two Preliminary* High School Transcripts are available the day after grades are posted and verified for all 12th graders.
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  *Preliminary High School Transcripts do not contain Second Semester Class Rank. For seniors who are eligible for graduation, the spring semester CPS graduation date (June 12, 2025) will begin appearing on high school official transcripts on May 28, 2025. 

Final Elementary School Transcripts are available anytime after final grades are posted for all students.

•  Wednesday, June 11, 2025
  Final Semester Two High School Transcripts Available after 6 a.m.
•  Monday, June 16, 2025 
  Alternate Schedule Final Semester Two High School Transcripts Available

•  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  Final day of SY24-25 student attendance for a regular calendar CPS school
•  Monday, June 16th, 2025 - Friday, June 20, 2025 by 11:59a.m.
  Student records management and enrollment projection finalization window

Final elementary school transcripts are available anytime after final grades are posted for all students. See the "Transcript Availability" panel for high school transcript readiness dates.

•  Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. - Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
  Aspen Year-End Processing.
  Aspen will be unavailable to all users during year-end processing

•   Monday, July 7th - Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  Progress Grades Posting Window for Summer Bridge
• Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
  **Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Tuesday, July 8 - Wednesday, July 9, 2025
  Progress Report Administrative Grade Review
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•   Thursday, July 10, 2025
  Progress Report Distribution for Summer Bridge
•  Friday, July 18 - Monday, July 21, 2025
  Final Grade Posting Window for Summer Bridge
• Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, reports cards, and transcripts. 
• **Monday, July 21, 2025 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Tuesday, July 22nd
  Administrative Grade Review 
  This date is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Administrators will need to post any changes or updates made in the gradebook after the posting window has closed. Any corrections or updates MUST be made  BEFORE 5pm.
•   Thursday, July 24
• Final Summer Bridge Retention Report
  End of Summer Bridge
• Report Card distribution
•   Monday, July 28
  Summer Bridge Graduation ceremonies begin
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•   Friday, July 25 - Friday, August 1, 2025
  Parent appeal window for Summer Bridge Promotion Status

•  Monday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 23, 2025
  Final Grade Posting Window for Summer Credit Recovery
  Teachers can post grades multiple times in Aspen while the grade posting window is open, and grades must be posted to display on progress reports, report cards, and transcripts.
  
• **Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
• **All Other Summer Programs
  The window is extended until Thursday, July 31, 2025. All grades must be entered and finalized in Aspen by Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (5 p.m.).
  
•  Thursday, July 24
  Administrative Grade Review
  The day before report card distribution is reserved for administrative review of posted grades and reports. Any corrections or updates MUST be made BEFORE 5pm
  
•  Friday, July 25
  End of Summer Credit Recovery
  Report Card distribution
•  Monday, August 4
  Summer Credit Recovery Graduation
  (A graduation date of July 21st will appear on the transcript)