Setting the tone for an incredible 2025-26 SY ahead, from schoolyards to the classroom, the excitement of a new and promising school year can be felt in our school communities across the district. What was the best part of your #CPSFirstWeek? Share with us below! cps.edu/b2s

Celebrating #CPSFirstWeek, Chicago Board of Education Member Dr. Che Smith, Network 9 Chief of Schools Alene Mason, Deputy Chief Patricia Harper Reynolds, and City of Chicago Deputy Mayor of Education & Youth Khari Humphries welcomed back students and staff, wishing them a great school year ahead.

Welcome back Drake Dragons! 🏫 Celebrating the exciting start of a new school year, Chicago Board of Education member Tanya D. Woods paid a special visit to Drake Elementary School during #CPSFirstWeek! #TheBestAreWithCPS

Thank you to Leland and Sumner ES for warmly welcoming Chicago Board of Education VP Elizabeth Todd-Breland during #CPSFirstWeek! At Sumner ES, eighth graders shared their college and career aspirations with VP Elizabeth Todd-Breland, who reminded them that no dream is too ambitious to achieve! #TheBestAreWithCPS

We had an incredible #CPSFirstWeek! Thank you to our District staff and students for making the first week back one to remember. Tune in for a very special edition of the #CPSRewind starring YOU! #TheBestAreWithCPS

The sky is the limit for students of Burke ES! We hope you continue shooting for the stars and have a fantastic school year. #CPSFirstWeek #TheBestAreWithCPS

Creating lifelong learners and leaders of tomorrow! @PedroCPSCEO, along with City of Chicago Human Resources Commissioner Blakemore and Alderman Dowell, visited @BeasleyAc to welcome back students and staff for another successful school year. #TheBestAreWithCPS #CPSFirstWeek

All smiles during #CPSFirstWeek at Kozminski Community Academy! Have an incredible school year, Cougars! @CPSCEdoBogdana #TheBestAreWithCPS #Network9

James Farmer, Jr. ES: Where students RISE to SOAR!🌟 @WeRise2Soar Thank you for warmly welcoming @CPSCEdoBogdana & Network 9 Chief Mason on their visit this morning! We hope you have a fantastic 2024-25 SY! #CPSFirstWeek #TheBestAreWithCPS

Commissioner Jamie Rhee dropped by Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in #HumboldtPark today to join students and faculty in celebrating #CPSFirstWeek — have a great year, @ChiPubSchools students! @ChicagosMayor

Celebrating the creativity of its students, joined by Chief Health Officer Dr. Sofia Adawy Akintunde, Chief of Multilingual—Multicultural Education Karime Asaf, and @SigchoFor25, today, Hammond ES unveiled its new courtyard. What a great way to start the new school year! Thank you to @latinospro, The Marshall Square Resource Network, and @nature_org for helping our students' designs come to life! #TheBestAreWithCPS #CPSFirstWeek

John Whistler ES: Where EVERY student can dream and achieve excellence without limits! As we continue celebrating #CPSFirstWeek today, @PedroCPSCEO, @AldMosley21, and @ChrisBrownCPL toured classrooms, welcoming students and staff back for another successful school year.

It's only day 4 of #CPSFirstWeek, and Pathways- Avondale HS is already off to a fantastic start! Thank you to the amazing students and staff at Avondale HS for welcoming @CPSCEdoBogdana and our Options Network leaders today. #TheBestAreWithCPS

The future is bright for students at Northside Learning Center HS! #CPSFirstWeek Chief of the Office for Students with Disabilities, Joshua Long, tours @NLCCPS, where students are prepared for life after high school by learning bike repair, culinary arts, independent living skills, and more! #TheBestAreWithCPS

Happy #CPSFirstWeek! Located in the heart of the Logan Square community, today, Chief of Multilingual - Multicultural Education Karime Asaf and @ChicagoCDO visited students and staff at Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy.

📚New school year, new beginnings! Wishing our students and staff at Kanoon Magnet School & Cooper Dual Language Academy a fantastic school year. #CPSFirstWeek #TheBestAreWithCPS

It was great having @PedroCPSCEO & others in the building this morning to see all the great things our @SauganashCPS students and staff are engaging in through 3 days! #TeamSauganash #CPSFirstWeek

Welcome back, @SauganashCPS & Scammon ES! We can't wait to see what you will accomplish this school year. Thank you to Network 1 Chief McGlad, @RamForSenate, and 39th Ward Alderman Samantha Nugent for joining us today as we celebrate #CPSFirstWeek! #TheBestAreWithCPS

We are having a fantastic #CPSFirstWeek! @SullivanTigers & @JSAMagnet welcome @cps__face Chief Fanny Diego Alvarez. Thank you, @chipublib Commissioner Chris Brown, for joining us! #TheBestAreWithCPS #BackToSchool2024

The best are truly with CPS! @CPSCEdoBogdana & @PedroCPSCEO continue their #CPSFirstWeek visits this morning at Orozco Community Academy & Volta ES. #TheBestAreWithCPS