SIS Calendar

•  Friday, April 19 – Wednesday, May 1
  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.
•  Thursday, May 2
  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 Thursday, May 2nd, as needed.
•  Friday, May 3, 2024
  4th Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•  Thursday, June 6, 2024
  End of 4th Quarter
•   Friday May 10 – Thursday, June 6
  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 3, 2024 (Teacher) Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)
  • Other than those specified below**

•  Friday, May 17, 2024
  Teacher Grade Posting deadline for Benchmark Grades (2nd, 5th, and 8th graders, AC15 students): 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 Algebra - are used for Summer School Eligibility. IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades posted and/or interventions updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 22nd, posted after will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
•  Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 17th.
  ^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 24, 2024
  Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability^
• Report reflects data as of May 22nd.
• IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades posted and/or interventions updated after 5pm Wednesday, May 22nd, 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.
•  Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (Teacher)
  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).
•  Thursday, May 30, 2024
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter in Aspen.
•  Friday, May 31, 2024
  Elementary School Graduations Begin
•  Monday, June 3, 2024 (Teacher)
  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 6, 2024
  End of 4th Quarter
•  Friday May 10 – Thursday, June 6
  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, May 17th, 2024
  Please note the following Teacher Grade Posting deadlines for 8th graders and AC15 students in reading, math, science, and social science (5 p.m):
• Report reflects data as of May 22nd.
  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades posted and/or interventions updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 22nd,  will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration.
• 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.
•  Monday, May 20, 2024
  Deadline for completion of the Learn, Plan, Succeed and FAFSA graduation requirements
  The deadline to submit requests to waive graduation requirements: Monday, May 13, 2024
  
•   Thursday, May 23, 2024
  High School Graduations Begin
  Semester grades for 12th grade students should be posted at least 48 hours prior to graduation ceremonies.
•  Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  Q4 Preliminary Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability.^{^}
• Report reflects data as of May 17th.
• 
  ^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 24, 2024
  Q4 Final Summer Bridge Eligibility Forecast report availability^

• Report reflects data as of May 22nd.

  
  IMPORTANT: Although Gradebooks remain editable, any additional grades posted and/or interventions updated after 5pm on Wednesday, May 22nd, will NOT affect students’ promotion status and whether they must attend Summer Bridge or Summer Acceleration. Report reflects data as of May 22nd.
• 
  ^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.
•  Thursday, May 30, 2024
  Summer Bridge Parent Letter Notification
  Schools can generate ES Eligibility Parent Notification Letter on Aspen.
•  Friday, May 31, 2024
  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.

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 Monday, June 3rd.

•  Saturday, June 1, 2024
  Aspen Class Ranks computed for regular posting schedule high schools
  Any high school interested in a later date for computing class ranks can request to have them computed on Saturday, June 8, 2024. All Grades must be entered for those schools by Friday, June 7, 2024. The request for an alternate schedule must be sent to the Office of Education Policy and Procedures by Friday, May 17th (policy@cps.edu). Final report cards and transcripts would then be available on Monday, June 10, 2024.
•  Monday, June 3, 2024
  High Schools on the regular posting schedule can generate report cards
•  Thursday, June 6, 2024
  Report Card Distribution
  IEP Report Cards Distribution
•   Saturday, June 15, 2024
  Semester Two 12th grade graduates withdrawn from Aspen

•  Thursday, January 11, 2024
  Semester One Final High School Transcripts Available
•  (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 6, 2024) will begin appearing on high school official transcripts on May 20, 2024. 

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

•  Monday, June 3, 2024
  Final Semester Two High School Transcripts Available
•  Monday, June 10, 2024
  Alternate Schedule Final Semester Two High School Transcripts Available

•  Thursday, June 6, 2024
  Final day of SY23-24 student attendance for a regular calendar CPS school
•  Wednesday, June 12, 2024
  Final day of attendance for any CPS school
•  Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - Friday, June 14, 2024
  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 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. - Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
  Aspen Year-End Processing.
  Aspen will be unavailable to all users during year-end processing

•   Wednesday, July 3rd - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
  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.
  **Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (Teacher) Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Thursday, July 11, 2024
  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 mad BEFORE 5pm on Thursday, July 11th
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•   Friday, July 12, 2024
  Progress Report Distribution for Summer Bridge
•   Monday, July 22 - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
  Teacher Grading Posting 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, reports cards, and transcripts. 
• **Wednesday, July 24, 2024 (Teacher) Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Thursday, July 25, 2024
  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 in Thursday, July 25th
•   Friday, July 26, 2024
  End of Summer Bridge and Summer Credit Recovery
• Report Card distribution
•   (HS) Wednesday, July 31 | (ES) Friday, August 2, 2024
  Summer Bridge and Summer Credit Recovery Graduation (Graduation date of Aug. 12th will appear on the diploma)
•   Monday, July 29, 2024
  Program Retention Reporting available on Dashboard.
• Parent letters will be available in Aspen on Tuesday, July 30th.
•   Tuesday, July 30 - Friday, August 9, 2024
  Parent appeal window for Summer Bridge