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September 2026
Dates
Events
Monday, August 17, 2026 - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Calendar SY27 Case Manager Meeting Dates

District-wide
Monday, August 17, 2026 - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Complete all HS Transition IEP for Cycle 15 Students

District-wide
Monday, August 17, 2026 - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Complete Case Manager Nomination & Affirmation

District-wide
Monday, August 17, 2026 - Wednesday, September 30, 2026
6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Obtain Consent to Invite an Outside Agency

District-wide
Monday, August 17, 2026 - Tuesday, September 1, 2026
6:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Schedule Paraprofessionals as indicated in IEP/504

District-wide
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
12:00 AM to 5:00 PM
All-City Performing Arts Application Closes

District Wide
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
10:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Child Find Developmental Screening - Austin-Irving Branch Library
Austin-Irving Branch Library
6100 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL 60634
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Ready, Set, Assess: Star 360 Refresher for Returning Users

Virtual
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
School Librarian Cohort Information Session

Virtual
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Star BOY Kickoff for New Users

Virtual
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Child Find Developmental Screening - Sulzer Regional Library
Sulzer Regional Library
4455 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Duplicate IDs? Not on Our Watch

Virtual
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Introduction to Star 360

Virtual
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
School Librarian Cohort Information Session

Virtual
Thursday, September 3, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Thursday, September 3, 2026
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Equip Cohort for New CPS Managers Day 2

Districtwide
Thursday, September 3, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
F2F-Virtual Programming With Title 1: 101
F2F-Virtual Programming With Title 1: 101
Virtual Session
Thursday, September 3, 2026
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
School Librarian Cohort Information Session

Virtual
Friday, September 4, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Child Find Developmental Screening - West Belmont Library
West Belmont Library
3104 N. Narragansett Ave. Chicago, IL 60634
Monday, September 7, 2026
All Day
Labor Day

Districtwide
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
11:00 AM to 11:45 PM
Secondary Screening with i-Ready Literacy Tasks

Virtual
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Star BOY Kickoff for New Users

Virtual
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Creative Curriculum 101

Virtual
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cracking the Code: Accurate DNA Resolution

Virtual
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
10:00 AM to 10:01 AM
GoCPS Application for the 2027-28 School Year Opens
GoCPS Online Application
www.apply.cps.edu
Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Ready, Set, Assess: Star 360 Refresher for Returning Users

Virtual
Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Using The Creative Curriculum to Deliver Effective Instruction: Trees Study
Garfield Park - Gym
2651 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL. 60612
Thursday, September 10, 2026 - Wednesday, October 21, 2026
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
NTA Prospective Parent Open House
National Teachers Academy- NTA
55 West Cermak Rd
Friday, September 11, 2026
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
NextGen Mentorship Program Banquet Cohort 3

Districtwide
Monday, September 14, 2026
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Secondary Screening with i-Ready Literacy Tasks

Virtual
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Equip Cohort for New CPS Managers Day 3

Districtwide
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Turning Star 360 BOY Data into Action

Virtual
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Resident Mentor Make-Up Kick-Off

CPS Garfield Park Offices
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Teaching Strategies GOLD 101

Virtual
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
September Monthly Instructional Team Coach PL

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
September Dual Language Education (DLE) Professional Learning Session
Carson Elementary School
5516 S Maplewood Chicago, IL. 60629
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Emotional Intelligence

Districtwide
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
SOAR for New Librarians

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Attendance Tune-Up: Quick Fixes, Big Impact

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Getting Started with Star Custom

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Getting Started with Star CBM & CBM Lectura

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
TechCo Webinar

Virtual
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Taft High School Open House
Taft Freshman Academy
4071 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago IL 60634
Thursday, September 17, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Friday, September 18, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Student Voice-Pre-K-12-Culturally Responsive and Affirming 101
Medill Office - Room 218
1326 W. 14th Pl., Chicago, IL 60608
Friday, September 18, 2026
3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Galileo Prospective Parent Open House and Tour
Galileo Scholastic Academy
820 S Carpenter
Saturday, September 19, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Butler College Prep Open House
Butler College Prep
821 E. 103rd Street Chicago, IL 60628
Monday, September 21, 2026
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Student Voice - Pre-K-12 - Leveraging Learning Conditions to Improve Effective Instruction
Medill Office, Room 218
1326 W. 14th Place Chicago, IL 60608
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Chicago Undocumented Champion Credential (Beginner Level)

Virtual
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Getting Started with Star CBM & CBM Lectura

Virtual
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
Smyser GoCPS Open House (Primary Center, KDG)
Smyser Primary Center
6300 W. Patterson
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
CLASS 101

Virtual
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
CPS Community Budget Updates

Virtual
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Secondary Screening with i-Ready Literacy Tasks

Virtual
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
One Team, Many Supports: BOY Virtual Check-In

Virtual
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
4:15 PM to 6:15 PM
Muchin College Prep Open House
Muchin College Prep
1 N. State Street Chicago, IL 60602
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Rickover Naval Academy Open House
Rickover Naval Academy
5700 W. Berteau Ave, Chicago, 60646
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Taft High School Open House
Taft Freshman Academy
4071 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago IL 60634
Thursday, September 24, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Thursday, September 24, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Getting Started with Star Custom

Virtual
Thursday, September 24, 2026
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Baker College Prep Open House
Baker College Prep
2710 E. 89th St. Chicago, IL 60617
Thursday, September 24, 2026
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Walt Disney Magnet School Open House
Walt Disney Magnet School
4140 N. Marine Drive, Chicago, IL 60613
Friday, September 25, 2026
All Day
Professional Development Day; No Classes

Districtwide
Friday, September 25, 2026
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Lifeguard Recertification
Hubbard High School
6200 S. Hamlin, Chicago., IL 60629
Friday, September 25, 2026
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
BOY International Enrollment, Programming, and Resources

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Digging into TS-GOLD: Developing Systems and Structures to Support High Quality Documentation in You
Parker Elementary School
6800 S. Stewart Ave., Chicago, IL 60621
Friday, September 25, 2026
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Fall Libraries Summit
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60637
Friday, September 25, 2026
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
i-Ready Inform™ BOY Data Analysis for School Leaders

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
High Overview of the CPS Equity Framework Session

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Renaissance Next for Leaders: Data Dashboard Workshop

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Accelerate Learning using i-Ready Inform™

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
i-Ready Inform™: Make Sense of Your Data

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Turning Star 360 BOY Data into Action

Virtual
Friday, September 25, 2026
12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Building a Culture of Math Discourse in the Early Childhood Classroom
Parker Elementary School
6800 S. Stewart Ave., Chicago, IL 60621
Friday, September 25, 2026
2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Galileo Prospective Parent Open House and Tour
Galileo Scholastic Academy
820 S Carpenter
Friday, September 25, 2026
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Learn S'More About Rowe-Clark!
Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy
3645 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60651
Friday, September 25, 2026
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
DRW College Prep Open House & Movie Under the Stars!
DRW College Prep
931 S. Homan Ave. Chicago, IL 60624
Saturday, September 26, 2026
1:00 PM to 2:45 PM
The Noble Academy Open House
The Noble Academy
1443 N. Ogden Ave. Chicago, IL 60610
Monday, September 28, 2026
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
BOY School-Based New Teacher Mentor Forum (Option 1)

Virtual
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Aspen Registration & Enrollment / Parent Portal / Student Fees Training (Virtual)
Google Meet (virtual)
Virtual online
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Equip Cohort for New CPS Managers Day 4

Districtwide
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
i-Ready Inform™: Make Sense of Your Data

Virtual
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Joshua D. Kershaw Magnet an IB World School Open House
Kershaw School
6450 S. Lowe Chgo, 60621
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Chicago World Language Academy Open House for Prospective Families
Chicago World Language Academy Gymnasium
1340 W. Harrison
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
CPS Community Budget Updates

Virtual
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Aspen Tools You’ll Love: Part 1

Virtual
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Building a Culture of Math Discourse in the Early Childhood Classroom
Avondale-Logandale Elementary School
3212 W. George St., Chicago, IL 60618
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
BOY School-Based New Teacher Mentor Forum (Option 2)

Virtual
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Steinmetz College Prep Open House
Steinmetz College Prep High School
3030 North Mobile Ave. Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: (773) 534-3030
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Taft High School Open House
Taft Freshman Academy
4071 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago IL 60634