Back to School

Dear Neighbor,

Today was the first day of the 2020-2021 school year for CPS students. It's a strange, unprecedented year, and I wish all of our students and families luck.

I know many of our neighbors are struggling with various aspects of the remote learning model. So our office has compiled some resources that might be of use. If someone you know could benefit from this information, we hope you'll pass it along.

And if you're looking for school supplies to start the year off right, we'll be giving lots of those away — along with free food, PPE, prizes, and more — at our Census Celebration this Friday. Click here for more information!

As always, if there's anything else our office can help with, please don't hesitate to write.

Sincerely,

- Will

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Free Wifi

If you're still without wifi in your home you can apply for free high-speed internet over the course of four years through Chicago Connected. You can learn more and apply here.

Free Food

The number of CPS grab-and-go meal sites has increased to more than 450. Students, parents or guardians can pick up free meals at their nearest school from 8am - 1pm Monday through Friday. You can find your nearest meal site here.

First Day of School Resources

To learn how to connect to your school today, navigate the Google Classroom platform and more be sure to visit CPS's reopening guide here. If you need to set up a new user CPS email account you can learn how to do that here.

Support for Parents

If you're looking for help navigating the new normal this school year you can join one of CPS's virtual workshops to learn more about socio-emotional support, academics, arts and meditation, technology support and more. For more information you can reach out to Norma Seledon at nseledon@cps.edu or (773) 255-9623. You can register for workshops here.