SY26 CPS Professional Learning: Full Schedule

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FOR SESSIONS TAKING PLACE AFTER JUNE 9, 2026 PLEASE ACCESS THE SY27 SCHED EVENT PAGE. In this SY26 SCHED EVENT PAGE you will find registration for professional learning sessions offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning TAKING PLACE BEFORE JUNE 9, 2026. n this SY26 Chicago Public Schools Sched Event Page you will find registration for professional learning offered from the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning and Skyline specific opportunities.

Please note, to access district-wide offerings of professional learning opportunities you may view the Employee Intranet Professional Learning Calendar (filter the calendar by professional learning on the left).

SY26 SKYLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Teacher Professional Learning. Teachers are provided with comprehensive support when launching the Skyline curriculum through asynchronous and in-person sessions, as well as ongoing offerings to sustain and deepen successful implementation.

Skyline Essentials Badges: Asynchronous self-paced professional learning essential for those who are implementing and/or supporting the implementation of Skyline. Badges can be found here. Teachers earn 1 ISBE credit hour for each completed badge. As of April 1, 2025, compensation is not available for badge completion.
Skyline 101s: In-person, day-long sessions that prepare teachers and leaders for successful implementation of Skyline. Sessions will run June 16, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, CPS content specialists provide ongoing professional learning opportunities tailored to both newly implementing teachers and more experienced users of the curriculum.

School Leader and Network Leader Professional Learning. School leaders and network leaders have access to professional learning that helps them apply high-leverage leadership practices that are especially impactful for implementation of HQ curriculum.

Leading Implementation of the Skyline Curriculum: This in-person, day-long launch session is for school leaders, school-based coaches, and network/district coaches who support schools with curriculum implementation. Leaders will leave the session prepared to implement high-leverage leadership and coaching practices that matter most for successful curriculum implementation. Sessions will run May 27, 2025 through the summer.
Ongoing Support: Throughout the school year, the CPS professional learning team provides ongoing opportunities for school and network leaders to strengthen their leadership of Skyline curriculum implementation.

Payment / ISBE Credit Hours

Teachers will receive ISBE Hours for each Skyline Essentials badge completed. As of April 1, 2025, no compensation will be provided for completion of Skyline Essentials badges. Teachers will receive ISBE Hours for attending PL sessions. Eligibile staff will also be compensated at the non-instructional rate per hour for their attendance at Skyline PL sessions that occur outside of regularly contracted hours. Teachers must be fully contracted and onboarded at the time of the session, attend the full duration of the session, and complete the attendance/exit slip form to receive payment and ISBE Hours. Please find more payment information in the Skyline Payment One-Pager.

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8:30am CST

Scheduling-HS-Phase I: Course Requests

Tuesday January 13, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CST

virtual

This is a required training for HS Schedulers at district-managed schools. The session will review scheduler responsibilities for student course request for SY27.

Please note: this session is exclusively for current HS Schedulers, calendar invites will only be sent to those listed on HS Scheduler's Directory. HS Principals can contact the School Scheduling Manager to make updates to that directory.

Speakers

Elisabet Ramirez Garcia

School Scheduling Manager, Teaching and Learning/ISS

School Scheduling Manager • Instructional Systm & Supports

Tuesday January 13, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CST
virtual

Instructional Systems and Supports (ISS), 9-12

Company HS Scheduler Trainings

9:00am CST

Skyline ELA: K-5 Foundational Skills Internalization

Tuesday January 13, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm CST

Malcolm X College, Rm. 1108, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

Teachers will delve into the Skyline foundational skills instruction in grades K-5. Explore the daily routines that allow for decoding through word sorts and fluency readers, as well as opportunities for encoding through dictation and spelling assessments and the phonics and fluency skills that are learned in Word Study that are transferable to other aspects of the literacy block (interactive read aloud, independent reading, and writing).

Speakers

Tanya Holliday

Literacy Content Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Flor Acosta

Literacy Content Specialist

Jasmine Schnurlein

Elementary Literacy Specialist, Chicago Public Schools

Tuesday January 13, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm CST
Malcolm X College, Rm. 1108, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612

ELA, K-5

Company Stand-alone Session

9:00am CST

World Language (French & Spanish)- Pre-K-12- Skyline WL Effective Instructional Practice Cohort #5: Differentiation for Mixed Proficiency Level Classes, including Heritage Language Learners

Tuesday January 13, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm CST

GC108 and GC109, 42 W. Madison

Many classrooms have students with varying proficiency levels. This session explores strategies teachers can use to differentiate world language instruction to meet the diverse linguistic and cultural needs of all learners. Teachers will explore ways to design tasks with flexible outcomes, use scaffolds and extensions, and leverage heritage learners’ strengths to enrich classroom interaction. They will then apply these ideas and strategies to plan an upcoming Skyline French or Spanish unit or lesson.

Speakers

Desiree Roffers

World Language Specialist, OMME

Hello! Bonjour! Hola! I am a World Language Specialist and Mentor Teacher in Chicago Public SchoolsI. I was also a French teacher for 15 years, I have taught every grade level preschool through adults over my teaching carreer. I love collaborating and supporting other educators! When... Read More →

Janet Granados

World Language Specialist, OMME

I am an educator with 18 years of experience and have earned World Language, Bilingual, and ESL endorsements. I started my career as a Dual Language teacher at a charter school on Chicago’s south side. In that role, I learned Dual Language best practices, leadership skills, and... Read More →

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World Language Manager, OMME

Tuesday January 13, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm CST
GC108 and GC109, 42 W. Madison 42 W. Madison

World Language (French & Spanish), Pre-K-12

Company Skyline Effective Instructional Practice Cohort

12:00pm CST

Conversations in MTSS: Supporting Multilingual Students in a HS MTSS Ecosystem

Tuesday January 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST

virtual

This professional learning session is the first in a series of three designed for high school staff members to explore how the MTSS ecosystem can be structured to prioritize the needs of multilingual and newcomer learners. This session will include scenarios, problems of practice, and consultancy/collaboration time to highlight structures, strategies, and supports that will help to address the needs of your student population.

Speakers

Nick Pecora

District MTSS High School Specialist, Teaching & Learning (T&L): Student Assessment and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

Tuesday January 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
virtual

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), 9-12

Company Stand-alone Session

12:00pm CST

Star 360 Middle-Of Year Ready

Tuesday January 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST

virtual

Ensure a smooth and successful Middle-of-Year (MOY) Screening window with this essential refresher on administering the Star Screener with fidelity. Designed for new and returning Star users, this session provides key guidance and updates to support accurate and effective screening, ensuring reliable data for instructional planning.
Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills: Open to educators new or returning to Star who would benefit from a MOY screening overview.

Speakers