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The 2026-2027 CPS Professional Learning Calendar has been designed to ensure that CPS educators engage in a balance of professional activities which include role-specific training, building-based learning, district-aligned modules, and educator-directed collaboration. Please review the sections below to learn more about how professional learning will be organized at your school.
This year's three all-day staff professional days will take place on November 3rd, January 4th, and March 25th.
Administrators (Unit B), Teachers (Unit A), Extended Term Substitutes (Unit D), and Building Substitutes (Unit D) are expected to participate in all three professional days.
Paraprofessionals (Unit E) are only expected to participate in the January 4th professional day.
In addition to the professional learning outlined on this page, all Unit A and E members are required to complete a 10-hour "Choice Course." Please click here to learn more!
Professional Learning at CRLS & RSTA
Professional Learning at CRLS & RSTA
Educators at CRLS and RSTA will engage in professional learning both during the day (during designated weekly APT blocks) as well as after school on Thursdays. For a full date-by-date overview, please click here!
Professional Learning in our PK-8 Schools
Professional Learning in our PK-8 Schools
On twenty-eight (28) Wednesdays throughout the school year, an additional hour will be allocated from the pool of professional learning time creating a 90 minute block. These Wednesdays are mapped out here on the 2026-2027 PreK-8 Professional Learning Calendar.
Please see below for more information about each of the different types of professional learning experiences scheduled to take place on these 28 Wednesdays. Please note that most remaining Wednesdays on the calendar are designated for 30-minute blocks of educator-directed time for consultation and collaboration, to occur after students have been dismissed (indicated with the code EDC).
DST - District-Designed Modules (90-Minute Blocks)
DST - District-Designed Modules (90-Minute Blocks)
During the 2026-2027 school year, four (4) district modules will be facilitated onsite for staff members at each CPS school. Specific topics and facilitators will be posted here, coming soon.
BLD - Building-Based Professional Learning (90-Minute Blocks)
BLD - Building-Based Professional Learning (90-Minute Blocks)
At least once each month, school leaders and their respective administrative and school-based leadership teams - and in consultation with their respective Faculty Advisory Committees (FACs) - will facilitate building-based professional learning aligned with school-specific goals and priorities, as identified in each school's School Improvement Plan.
TCH - Teacher-Directed Collaboration Time (90-Minute Blocks)
TCH - Teacher-Directed Collaboration Time (90-Minute Blocks)
Indicated by the code TCH on the Professional Learning Calendar, eight (8) of the twenty-eight (28) blocks of professional learning time on Wednesdays over the course of the school year will be teacher-directed collaboration time. Teachers will submit a form indicating date, time, topic, description, participants and location to the school principal prior to the collaboration meeting occurring. Paraprofessionals, ETS teachers, and building subs should participate in collaborative sessions alongside their lead teaching partners.
DPT - Department/Curriculum-Specific Professional Learning (90-Minute Blocks)
DPT - Department/Curriculum-Specific Professional Learning (90-Minute Blocks)
Three (3) times during the school year elementary and upper-school educators will engage in role-specific learning after school. These sessions, designated with the code DPT on the Professional Learning Calendar, will complement the department-focused professional learning days on November 3rd and March 25th. Depending on the needs of the particular departments, the Wednesday after-school department meetings may take place in person or virtually.
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