The announcement is expected today (9AM per this tweet), according to multiple news reports last night.

On Friday, CPS released their School Reopening 2020: Preliminary Framework. 

Below are our statements from the July 22, 2020, monthly meeting of the CPS Board of Education. The meeting is now live streamed on the CPS YouTube channel. Our live tweets are in a thread here. You can watch the full meeting here. Press coverage is below. 

On Friday, July 17, CPS released their School Reopening 2020: Preliminary Framework. 

Today we released the results of our CPS parent survey conducted in May. In our report, Parent Perspectives on CPS Remote Learning and Back to School, we share parent reactions to the spring 2020 remote learning experience and parent recommendations for the CPS back to school plan. You can read the full report here.

New! LSC Bi-weekly Chats with OLSCR Assistant Director Myra Winding

TOMORROW, Th, July 9, 4-5PM, via Google Meets

Agenda | Registration form (you need to register by 3PM, Th, July 9)

Thank you for visiting our Summer 2020: COVID-19 Resources page. We are sharing the latest on school reopening guidelines, FAQ docs, and other relevant links for parents. Please note that CPS has a new website so many of the below links may not work. This page will no longer be updated. We created a Back to School 2020-21: COVID-19 Resources page here.  (This page last updated  Sept 7, 9AM)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UPDATES & GUIDANCE

• Letter from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Regarding Intent to Not Make Waivers Available for Spring 2021 Assessments- Sept 3

ISBE UPDATES:

• Back to School 2020-21

• • Back to School Video (English)- Sept. 1
  • Back to School VIdeo (Spanish)​- Sept. 1
  • Fall 2020 Learning Recommendations - Spanish​ – Aug. 28

UPDATE 8.25: Internet Access Chicago Connected webpage | Chicago Connected Slides from Office of Local School Council Relations Bi-weekly Chat, 8.20.20

UPDATE 8.25: Internet Access Illinois Drive Up WiFi Hot Spots | Spanish

UPDATE 8.18: CPS releases remote learning plan. Direct links:

• Final Reopening Framework
• Remote Learning Guidance
• ODLSS Remote Learning Guidance

THANK YOU!!! We exceeded our Grow With Us fundraising goals- our goal was $10k, we raised it to $12K then we raised $13.8K- AND we met a match of $5K from an anonymous parent!

An anonymous donor has offered a match for your donation and all donations up to $5K total! Please help us get this match while doubling your impact! Your gift of $5 becomes $10; your gift of $50 becomes $100. Thanks for considering! Online donations are accepted here.

We truly appreciate everyone who has given thus far! At the time of this email, we’re at 85% of our $10K goal. These are the last few days of #RYHGrow2020. Help us get there!

Please see our NEW webpage for Fall 2020: CPS Grab & Go Meal Sites Fall 2020: The Basics | COVID-19.

UPDATE 9.2: In an email today, CPS says that Grab & Go Summer Meals will be closed on Fri, Sept 4, and Mon, Sept 7, because of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Also, Grab & Go Meal Sites will continue and be expanded starting the first day of school, Tues, Sept 8. Meal Sites will be open from 8AM - 1PM during the school year. This page will no longer be updated.