Your Checklist Before the First Day:
1. Complete the Annual Back-to-School Forms by the First Day of School
Sign-in-to the CPS Family Portal, where you can find important information, complete forms, and take other important actions. These forms must be completed by the first day of school.
Need help completing your forms?
2. Register for ParentSquare or Update Your Settings
Choose to get updates through email, text message, or the ParentSquare mobile application, and select when you’d like to hear from us with our instant and digest (evening summary) settings. Access newsletters, message teachers, view testing reports, and more through ParentSquare – all in your preferred language!
Choose how…
⹖ Email ⹖ Text Message ⹖ ParentSquare Mobile App ⹖ Language
and when you receive information with our instant and digest settings.
Instant – immediate updates Digest – 1 daily summary message at 6PM*
*Tip: We recommend choosing instant for communication from your child’s school and digest for information from the district. Only urgent information will be sent instantly regardless of setting.
- New families: Please register today if you did not on Friday, August 16, when the registration invitation was sent to your email.
- Download the ParentSquare app on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
3. Register for or Update Information in the Health Portal
Our school nurses use a medical record system known as the SNAP Health Portal. This web-based system provides an easy, secure, and sustainable way to update and review your child’s health and wellness information and medical documents throughout the year. Doing so, helps CPS to maintain a healthy and safe environment for your child.
New families: Please register for the SNAP Health Portal. A registration invitation was sent to unregistered users, August 19 from @[email protected].
Questions? Contact School Health Clinical Manager Mackenzie Henriquez at [email protected] or Immunization Coordinator Vanessa Sanz at [email protected].
4. Your Bus Information
Within a week, you will receive notification through ParentSquare about your child’s eligibility for a school bus, where your child’s bus stop is located, and the route.
- You can also use the CPS Bus Finder to find your student’s stop. Please note that some routes are still in the process of being finalized. We encourage you to check again next week to confirm.
- Download the CPS Bus Tracker app for up-to-date information and bus notifications.
- Arrive at your bus stop 10 minutes early.
Important Reminders and Resources for Families:
School Meals Continue to be Free for All Students - No Free and Reduced Meal Applications
All schools will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) this school year. School breakfast and lunch will continue to be offered at no cost to all students who select a complete meal. Under CEP, meals are provided at no cost, regardless of household income, eliminating the need for free and reduced meal applications.
Learn About Our District Plan
For those who are new to our school community and those who have been with us, our collective work is guided by our District Plan…our “north star.”
To learn more about the plan in just 1 minute, check out this cute animated video! The characters represent our wonderfully diverse student body as they learn and grow with us from preschool to high school. Find your flight plan today! To learn more, visit www.cpsd.us/districtplan.
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Important Resources