2025-2026 REGULAR CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL-BASED UNION EMPLOYEES - Parent-Teacher Conference Day

Sep 24, 2026

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2025–2026 regular academic calendar outlining paid day totals, workdays, start and end dates, and scheduled attendance requirements for school-based union employee groups. The schedule specifies student attendance days and non-student attendance days by role category, along with days not scheduled to work. Employee groups include clerks, appointed and assigned teachers/interventionists, cadre substitutes, resident teachers, lead coordinators and coaches, and day-to-day substitutes, with Parent-Teacher Conference Day marked as a key exception in the timeline.

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Pages11

Reading Time4 min

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Calendar Overview

Workdays, Paid Days, and Date Ranges

Student vs. Non-Student Attendance Scheduling

Parent-Teacher Conference Day Notes

2025-2026 REGULAR CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL-BASED UNION EMPLOYEES The CPS regular academic calendar has a maximum of 211 days, a maximum of 193 of which are workdays, 176 of which are student attendance and 17 of which are non-student attendance days. As set forth below, the total number of days varies by employee group. | Title(s) | Total Days Paid | Total
Workdays | Start Date | End Date | Student Attendance Days Scheduled to Work | Non-student Attendance Days Scheduled To Work | Days NOT Scheduled to Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | School Clerks
(CTU) | 211 | 193 | August 6, 2025 | June 8, 2026 | 176 | August 6, 2025 (W)
August 7, 2025 (Th)
August 8, 2025 (F)
August 11, 2025 (M)
August 12, 2025 (T)
August 13, 2025 (W)
August 14, 2025 (Th)
August 15, 2025 (F) September 26, 2025 (F) October 27, 2025 (M)* January 5, 2026 (M) February 17, 2026 (T) March 17, 2026 (T)
March 18, 2026 (W)* April 3, 2026 (F) June 5, 2026 (F)
June 8, 2026 (M)
Total: 17 | November 24, 2025 (M)
November 25, 2025 (T)
November 26, 2025 (W)
December 29, 2025 (M)
December 30, 2025 (T)
December 31, 2025 (W) January 1, 2026 (Th)
January 2, 2026 (F)
Total: 8 | | Teachers &
Interventionists
(Appointed and Assigned)
(CTU) AND
CTU PSRPs (IAs, TAs, SAs, YISs, FECs, CSCs, ACs, GUCs, CCCs, School Community Reps, School Clerk Assistants etc.) | 208 | 190 | August 11, 2025 | June 8, 2026 | 176 | August 11, 2025 (M)
August 12, 2025 (T)
August 13, 2025 (W)
August 14, 2025 (Th)
August 15, 2025 (F) September 26, 2025 (F) October 27, 2025 (M)* January 5, 2026 (M) February 17, 2026 (T) March 17, 2026 (T)
March 18, 2026 (W)* April 3, 2026 (F) June 5, 2026 (F)
June 8, 2026 (M)
Total: 14 | August 6, 2025 (W)
August 7, 2025 (Th)
August 8, 2025 (F) November 24, 2025 (M)
November 25, 2025 (T)
November 26, 2025 (W)
December 29, 2025 (M)
December 30, 2025 (T)
December 31, 2025 (W) January 1, 2026 (Th)
January 2, 2026 (F)
Total: 11 | *Parent-Teacher Conference Day 2025-2026 REGULAR CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL-BASED UNION EMPLOYEES | Title(s) | Total Days Paid | Total
Workdays | Start Date | End Date | Student Attendance Days Scheduled to Work | Non-student Attendance Days Scheduled To Work | Days NOT Scheduled to Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cadre Substitutes
(CTU) | 186 | 176 | August 18, 2025 | June 4, 2026 | 176 | NONE | August 6, 2025 (W)
August 7, 2025 (Th)
August 8, 2025 (F)
August 11, 2025 (M)
August 12, 2025 (T)
August 13, 2025 (W)
August 14, 2025 (Th)
August 15, 2025 (F) September 26, 2025 (F) October 27, 2025 (M)* November 24, 2025 (M)
November 25, 2025 (T)
November 26, 2025 (W)
December 29, 2025 (M)
December 30, 2025 (T)
December 31, 2025 (W) January 1, 2026 (Th)
January 2, 2026 (F)
January 5, 2026 (M) February 17, 2026 (T) March 17, 2026 (T)
March 18, 2026 (W)* April 3, 2026 (F) June 5, 2026 (F)
June 8, 2026 (M)
Total: 25 | *Parent-Teacher Conference Day 2025-2026 REGULAR CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL-BASED UNION EMPLOYEES | Title(s) | Total Days Paid | Total
Workdays | Start Date | End Date | Student Attendance Days Scheduled to Work | Non-student Attendance Days Scheduled To Work | Days NOT Scheduled to Work | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Resident Teachers
(CTU) | 237 | 218 | July 1, 2025 (T) | June 8,
2026 (M) | 176 | July 1, 2025 (T)
July 2, 2025 (W)
July 3, 2025 (Th)
July 7-11, 2025 (M-F)
July 14-18, 2025 (M-F)
July 21-25, 2025 (M-F)
July 28-31, August 1, 2025 (M-F) August 4-8, 2025 (M-F)
August 11-15, 2025 (M-F) September 26, 2025 (F) October 27, 2025 (M)* January 5, 2026 (M)
February 17, 2026 (T)
March 17, 2026 (T)
March 18, 2026 (W)* April 3, 2026 (F)
June 5, 2026 (F)
June 8, 2026 (M)
Total: 42 | November 24, 2025 (M)
November 25, 2025 (T)
November 26, 2025 (W)
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FAQs

What information does the 2025–2026 calendar provide for each employee group?

It provides total paid days, total workdays, start and end dates, and the breakdown of student attendance days scheduled to work versus non-student attendance days scheduled to work, along with days not scheduled to work.

How does the calendar differentiate student attendance days from non-student attendance days?

The tables list student attendance days scheduled to work and separately list non-student attendance days scheduled to work for each role group, so employees can see which specific dates require attendance.

Which calendar element is highlighted as a special exception for scheduling?

Parent-Teacher Conference Day is specifically indicated with an asterisk (*) and is treated as a notable scheduling exception in the calendar.

Sep 24, 2026

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