COVID-19 Pandemic School Closure Info

A message from CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

March 31, 2020

Dear CPS Parents, Families, and Staff,

This past month has been an unprecedented challenge for all of us. As difficult as it has been to see our normal lives put on pause, we are incredibly proud of our CPS family and how you have moved to protect the health of our city. Today, Governor Pritzker announced that the state-wide mandated school closures will be extended through April 30.

As hard as this is, it is what we need to do in order to keep our city safe, and we promise that we are working diligently to support our students, families, and staff members through these closures. 

Important Reminders

Healthy meals are available to our students.
Since our schools closed, over 2.1 million free grab-and-go meals have been provided to CPS families. Families can continue to pick up grab-and-go meals at their neighborhood CPS school from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday. During the district's scheduled spring break, which begins Monday, April 6, families may pick up grab-and-go meals at 136 school sites across the city from Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. A detailed list of spring break meal sites is available here.

Remote learning will begin on April 13, 2020.
Earlier this week, we announced our Pre-K-12 remote learning plan to keep our students engaged, learning, and connected to their school community during the closure.

Remote learning assignments and activities will only improve student grades. Our aim is to increase learning, not to negatively impact our students during school closures. The district will be distributing more than 100,000 devices to help narrow the digital divide during this period.
Please visit cps.edu/remotelearning to learn more.