2026-27 Chicago Public Schools
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August 2026
- CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: First Day of School for K-12 StudentsStudents begin classes on Monday, August 24, 2026 and end on Friday, June 11, 2027. Both days are full days of school for students.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: First Day of School for Preschool StudentsPreschool students begin on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 and end of Thursday, June 10, 2027.
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September 2026
- CPS: No School, Labor Day
Schools are closed.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Q1 Progress Report Distribution Day
Schools will distribute progress reports:
Q1 on September 24, 2026Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar
- CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
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October 2026
- CPS: No School, Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Schools are closed.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: End of Quarter 1
Q1 ends October 23, 2026
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November 2026
- CPS: Parent-Teacher Conference Day (No School for Students)
Parent-Teacher Conference Days - Parents are asked to pick up report cards and conference with teachers after the first and third quarters. Parent-Teacher conference days are non-attendance days for students. Elementary and High schools are expected to run a Parent-Teacher Conference Day.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: No School, General Election Day
Schools are closed.
General Election observed in lieu of Veterans Day
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: No School, Thanksgiving Break
Schools are closed.
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December 2026
- CPS: Q2 Progress Report Distribution Day
Schools will distribute progress reports:
Q2 on December 11, 2026
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: No School, Winter Vacation
Schools are closed from December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027.
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January 2027
- CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Schools are closed.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: End of Quarter 2
Q2 ends January 22, 2027
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Q2 Report Card Distribution Day
Please note that report cards for the second quarter will be sent home on January 28, 2027.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)
Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
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February 2027
- CPS: No School, Presidents’ Day
Schools are closed.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Q3 Progress Report Distribution Day
Schools will distribute progress reports: Q3 on February 26, 2027
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March 2027
- CPS: No School, Spring Vacation
Schools are closed from March 22, 2027 to March 26, 2027.
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April 2027
- CPS: End of Quarter 3
Q3 ends April 2, 2027
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Parent-Teacher Conference Day (No School for Students)Parent-Teacher Conference Days - Parents are asked to pick up report cards and conference with teachers after the first and third quarters. Parent-Teacher conference days are non-attendance days for students. Elementary and High schools are expected to run a Parent-Teacher Conference Day: Monday, April 12, 2027 (ES and HS)
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May 2027
- CPS: Q4 Progress Report Distribution Day
Schools will distribute progress reports:
Q4 on May 06, 2027
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Earliest Allowed High School GraduationHigh school graduation ceremonies cannot be held prior to Friday, May 28, 2027.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: No School, Memorial Day
Schools are closed.
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June 2027
- CPS: Earliest Allowed Elementary School GraduationElementary graduation ceremonies cannot be held prior to Monday, June 7, 2027.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Last Day of School for Preschool Students
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- CPS: Last Day of School for CPS K-12 StudentsStudents begin classes on Monday, August 24, 2026 and end on Friday, June 11, 2027. Both days are full days of school for students.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Q4 Report Card Distribution Day
Please note that report cards for the fourth quarters will be sent home on June 11, 2027.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: End of Quarter 4
Q4 ends June 11, 2027
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Professional Development Day (No School for Students)Professional Development Days - August 17-21, September 25, November 11, January 4 and 29, February 23, April 6, and June 14.
Created from the 2026-27 Chicago Public School Calendar - CPS: Emergency Days (if needed)
Emergency day-school in session if student days fall below state requirement
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- CPS: Emergency Day (if needed)
Emergency day-school in session if student days fall below state requirement
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July 2027
- CPS: July 4th Observance DayHoliday
- CPS: Earliest Anticipated Start of Summer ProgramsAnticipated Summer Programs include Summer Bridge (including Bilingual Bridge), English Language Summer Support, Extended School Year, Summer Acceleration and High School Summer Credit Recovery. The earliest anticipated start date for summer programs is July 6, 2027 and may extend into August 2027.
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