The application and registration for the 2020 school year is in full swing in Chicago Public Schools. Almost.

• A reminder that paper applications for early K and early 1st grade close on December 6 2019 for the 2020 school year.

• Everyone applying to selective enrollment schools needs to do so by December 6th as well.

But what’s happening with the new stuff, Whole Grade and Subject Acceleration policy? Well, not much.

• Applications for whole grade acceleration were supposed to open from November 1 until December 6, but this didn't happen. The alarming thing was that the new timeline was different from the January timeline communicated during Parent Forums and board meeting last spring and summer. We were concerned that people would miss the deadline as no one was expecting it in December.

• CPS UPDATED their site on Nov 1 to say that the info will now be available November 15th instead of November 1. On Nov 15, the site wasn't actually updated again.

• As of this post, on November 23nd, the site shows new deadlines, that the application and that "information will be available November 15, 2019 with the deadline of January 24, 2020". At least the deadline for the sign up has been extended to overlap with CPS original commitment, making it less likely that people will miss it. Click to see for yourself. A little embarrassing. We hope they update their page soon. Now would be a good time for you to call and ask CPS for an update.

• Need help with advocacy in CPS or elsewhere? We don't care if it's public or private school and we are happy to help. Check out our December Advocacy free Workshop: Legal rights and and services for gifted and 2e.