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City Hall, CPS must commit to supporting every student and family through deadly COVID-19 pandemic
We have 35 days until students report to school, and CPS must immediately start planning transparently and in partnership with our union to provide every student the educational, social and emotional supports they need to learn and grow.
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Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
This flex professional development day is subject to a vote by the teachers in the school, based on the joint CPS-CTU committee’s resolution of the preparation periods provided by Articles 4-1 and 5-1 of the CTU-CPS Contract. Refer to the Schedule Votes page on this website for further information.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
This day is 100 percent teacher directed, per Article 19-2 of the CTU-CPS Contract.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Based on the 2020-2021 CPS Calendar published by the Chicago Board of Education.
Professional Development
Restorative. Relevant. Reflective. The Chicago Teachers Union Foundation QUEST CENTER for Professional Learning and Teacher Leadership is the premier professional development provider supporting Chicago’s public school educators through re-licensure, National Board Certification, and endorsements in which pre-service through veteran educators collaborate, network, and learn to improve their practice by addressing students’ cognitive development and social-emotional well-being through culturally responsive, trauma-sensitive learning environments.
National Board Certification
Nurturing Teacher Leadership, established in 1997, is the Chicago Teachers Union/Chicago Public Schools 2-year program of professional development and candidate support that prepares Chicago Public School teachers for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification, the highest credential a teacher can earn.
Nurturing Teacher Leadership has a success rate of more than 94%, twice the national average!
Learn more by attending our next Cohort Informational Meeting!
CTU Speaks! Podcast
Our new podcast, CTU Speaks! is hosted by Andrea Parker and Jim Staros. We’ll chat about our union, enforcing our contract, and our fight for the schools our children and educators deserve.
