The Chicago Public Schools application deadline for Selective Enrollment High Schools and Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools closed on December 13th. However, the application for whole grade and single subject application is finally open, and will stay open until February 7, 2020.

CPS kept saying they will share the information for the last 6 months and they finally did, HERE.
The application for early K and early 1st grade is now closed. However, it appears that there will be another window to apply for this over the spring or summer. Great news! Follow us and CPS to not miss it if you need it.
If you were assessed for early K and early 1st and didn’t make it, you are not allowed to re-apply for reassessment until next year. However, it’s also great news that this is going to be allowed.
CPS added more info to their early K/1st area of their site.
Application for single subject (you can apply for 2 subjects, actually! either English or Math or both!) or whole grade acceleration is a paper form and must be turned in by February 7, 2020 to your school. You can’t switch schools and receive acceleration right now in CPS.
There is no sign of Phase 2 yet, that would allow multiple years of acceleration, or acceleration not within your school building. There is still no acceleration for grades 1-2 or for grades over 7th.
At our Free Chicago Gifted Resource Fair on January 12, you can learn about Accelerated Placement during a workshop ran by Illinois Association for Gifted Children that made the Accelerated Placement Act a reality in our state.

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