Calendar Events

•  Wednesday, August 12, 2026 for HS & ES 
• ES & HS  Schools committing schedule deadline 
• Extended 24 hours - 8/13/2026 is the deadline for ES & HS
•  Friday, August 14, 2026
• The last date that a principal can request a change to school grading scales for SY 2026-2027. Please reference the annual memo from the Office of Education Policy and Procedures for additional details.

•  Thursday, September 10 - Tuesday, September 22, 2026
  Grade Posting Window
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Tuesday, September 22nd at 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.
•  Wednesday, September 23, 2026
  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 make corrections and repost grades on Wednesday, September 23rd, as needed.
•  Thursday, September 24, 2026
  1st Quarter Progress Report Distribution
•  S1 Credit Recovery (Evening/Saturday School)  Sept. 21st - Dec. 18th (Quarter 1: Sept.21st - Oct. 24th - Quarter 2: Nov. 9th - Dec. 18th)
  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 23, 2026
  End of 1st Quarter
•   Monday, October 5 - Monday, October 19, 2026
  Grade Posting Window
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Monday, October 19th at 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. School administrators can continue to post grades on behalf of teachers once the posting window is closed.
  Updates to IEP Report Cards must be finalized in SSM before the 5:00 p.m. deadline.
•   Tuesday, October 20 - Friday, October 23, 2026
  Administrative Grade Review Window
  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.

•   Friday, October 23, 2026
  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 2, 2026 (ES and HS)
  Report Card Pick-up & distribution
  Module is available in Aspen after 5 p.m. on Friday, October 23rd
  IEP report cards for diverse learners are to be distributed with report cards.
•   Wednesday, October 28, 2026
•  (TENTATIVE) 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 10/23/2026 at 5 p.m.
  For the Q1 Forecast, only interventions documented between August 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026, will be considered when determining a student's intervention status.

•   Monday, November 16 - Monday, December 7, 2026
  Grade Posting Window 
  The Teacher Grade Posting Deadline is Monday, December 7th at 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, December 8, 2026 - Thursday, December 10, 2026
  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, December  8th -10th, as needed.
•  Friday, December 11, 2026
  2nd Quarter Progress Report Distribution

•   Monday, June 29 - Thursday, July 2, 2026
  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.
  **Thursday, July 2, 2026 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Friday, July 3, 2026
  Progress Report Administrative Grade Review
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•   Monday, July 6, 2026
  Progress Report Distribution for Summer Bridge
•  Tuesday, July 7 - Tuesday, July 14, 2026
  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. 
• **Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
•   Wednesday, July 15
  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 16
• End of Summer Bridge
• Report Card distribution
•   Thursday, July 23
• Final Summer Bridge Retention Report
•   Monday, July 27
  Summer Bridge Graduation ceremonies begin
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•   Saturday, July 18 - Saturday, July 25, 2026
  Parent appeal window for Summer Bridge Promotion Status

•  Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17, 2026
  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.
• **Friday, July 17, 2026 Teacher Grading Posting deadline for all classes and all subjects (5 p.m.)**
• **All Other Summer Programs
• The window is extended until Friday, July 31, 2026. All grades must be entered and finalized in Aspen by Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (5 p.m.).
•  Friday, July 17th
  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 17th
  End of Summer Credit Recovery
  Report Card distribution
•  Tuesday, August 4th
  Summer Credit Recovery Graduation
  (A graduation date of August 1st will appear on the transcript)