What’s New on CPS.edu

4/20/23, Summer Programs Search

• Updated the Summer Programs website with a new interactive map, allowing families to search for opportunities by neighborhood, grade level, program type and more.

3/10/23, LSC Vacancies Webpage and Members Map

• Created a new webpage to serve as a recruitment tool to fill vacant Local School Council seats and a new map to view current LSC members and find vacant seats.

1/6/23, CPS’ Three-Year Blueprint

• Launched a new microsite to announce the District's Blueprint and support its evolving mission., commitments and values.

12/6/22, E-Absence

• Updated Attendance and Truancy information to introduce E-Absence, which allows families to submit, schedule and track student absences through the Aspen Parent Portal.

11/20/22, MealViewer

• Migrated school menu and nutrition information to MealViewer to help families stay up-to-date on their school's daily menus.  Created a search feature that allows users to lookup their school on MealViewer without leaving CPS.edu.

10/27/22, Blog and Community Updates Feed

• Added feeds from the Blog and Community Updates sections to the CPS.edu homepage.

9/8/22, Blog

• Migrated the CPS Blog to a new digital platform, allowing for easier maintenance, a better user experience and integration with other district websites.

9/7/22, CPS Athletics Website

• Migrated nearly all sports content to CPS Athletics, new website for Chicago Public League High School Athletics and Elementary CPS SCORE! Sports programming. The new website centralizes information about sports registration, schedules, scores, feature stories, announcements, photo galleries and more.

8/30/22, Community Updates

• Created a new section on CPS.edu to better communicate information to families through weekly newsletters, important announcements and messages from leadership.

8/30/22, CPS Policy and Rules Website

• Launched a website to host the latest CPS policies and rules, and announce changes. The website includes search functionality that allows the public to easily find important documents.

6/1/22, Department of Arts Education Website

• Created an updated, centralized website for information on arts education and programming.

5/16/22, Summer Programs Website

• Created a new webpage and dashboard for summer programming, including academic courses, enrichment activities and athletic activities. 

4/29/22 Equity Website

• Created a microsite to communicate how CPS is promoting and implementing change ideas to improve equity throughout the school system.

4/5/22, Spring Break

• Created a webpage to host Spring Break resources for students and families, including information about recreational opportunities, safe haven sites and COVID-19.

1/20/22 Campus and Parking Accessibility Category

• Added Campus and Parking Accessibility category to school profile search.

12/23/21, COVID-19 Vaccination

• Updated the COVID-19 Vaccination webpage to include an expanded list of vaccination opportunities in the Chicago area and feature student testimonials about the importance of vaccination. Visit the page at cps.edu/vaccination.

12/23/21, Sports

• Updated High School sports pages to link to the IHSA website for detailed and up-to-date information.

11/18/21, Intranet

• Launched the CPS Intranet website, a staff resource built as a replacement for the Knowledge Center.

10/21/21, Energy and Sustainability

• Created a new website for the Energy and Sustainability initiative, featuring information about the district's commitment to conserving, protecting and sustaining the environment. Visit the website at cps.edu/energy.

9/30/21, COVID-19 Resources

• Created a new hub for the district's response to COVID-19, including information on vaccinations, testing, case data, and more. Visit COVID-19 Resources at cps.edu/COVID.

9/21/21, Pregnant and Parenting Students

• Created a new webpage to provide support to the district's pregnant and parenting students.

8/24/21, Back-to-School website

• Created a new hub for back-to-school resources, including information about registration and enrollment, health and wellness requirements and learning during COVID-19.

7/22/21, What's Happening at CPS

• Created a new section on the CPS.edu homepage to highlight latest updates, announcements and news from the district.

6/18/21, Virtual Academy

• Created a new webpage detailing the Virtual Academy, a fully remote learning option organized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6/16/21, Moving Forward Together

• Created a new webpage detailing the district's plans to invest $525 million to address student needs, accelerate student learning and prepare students for success beyond the pandemic. Visit the webpage at cps.edu/forward.

5/28/21, Search Context

• Applied new tags to every web page to improve search filters and return more accurate results.

5/19/21, Digital Learning Resources

• Expanded the Chicago Connected website with a new page featuring opportunities for learning digital skills. Visit the page at cps.edu/digitallearning.

2/11/21, Pediatric COVID-19 Testing Sites

• Created a new web page to help families and schools connect symptomatic students to health services in the Chicago area.

1/29/21, Student Online Personal Protection Act

• Created a new web page to detail Chicago Public Schools' commitment and response to the Student Online Personal Protection Act, which regulates how student data is collected and shared in Illinois. 

11/18/20, Twitter Feed

• Added a Twitter feed to cps.edu's home page.

11/4/20, Air Quality Testing Page

• Created a new web page to detail Chicago Public Schools' efforts to ensure school buildings are prepared for a return to in-person instruction. The Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Assessment page provides information on ventilation systems and indoor air quality testing.

10/28/20, Chicago Connected Toolkit

• Created a new web page to provide access to materials and resources used to plan and implement the Chicago Connected internet equity program.
  

10/9/20, COVID-19 Tracker

• Added data and charts about actionable COVID-19 cases to the Reopening microsite to keep the Chicago Public Schools community informed about how the pandemic is affecting the district.

10/5/20, Reopening 2020 site

• Updated the Reopening microsite to reflect new developments in the school year and provide families and students with new resources for learning at home.

8/28/20, Staff Page

• Based on analytics and user feedback, consolidated information from HR4U, Frequently Used Links, and Learning Hub pages onto the Staff page to create a more centralized hub for employee-related resources.

8/25/20, Search

• Improved on-site search experience by removing empty results following queries from the search bar.

8/21/20, Version Number

• For debugging purposes, added a version number to the footer of CPS.edu pages.

8/18/20, Chicago Connected

• Expanded the Chicago Connected page into a new microsite to increase the visibility of the program and provide families with more information on internet accessibility.
• Created a new tool for families to check their eligibility for Chicago Connected.

7/230/20, A New CPS.edu

• Launched a redesigned CPS.edu website on a new platform designed to improve your experience, surface more timely and relevant information, and help you find what you're looking for more easily.