Our Commitment to Clean Air and Safe Schools

“With health and safety as our top priority, we’ve worked hard over the past few months to ensure that our school buildings are ready for students to return when it is safe for them to do so. This includes investing $8.5 million to purchase 20,000 HEPA air purifiers—one for every classroom in the district—as part of our commitment to go above and beyond to keep students and staff safe. These purifiers filter over 99.99 percent of airborne viruses, bacteria, and mold.

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions five key mitigation strategies for COVID-19 transmission, the district cleaned tens of thousands of classrooms from top to bottom, installed signs throughout the building to help students and staff practice social distancing, purchased hand sanitizer stations and millions of reusable cloth face coverings for every student and staff member.

Our next step was to ensure that every classroom in the district has appropriate ventilation and clean air. The district completed a school-by-school ventilation assessment that assessed if each classroom within the school had:

An operating mechanical ventilation system including both an air supply and exhaust; or

At least one operating window and a HEPA air purifier, which the district is providing for all classrooms as part of an $8.5 million investment.

Based on the survey, over 99 percent of classrooms are ready for students and staff. Classrooms that are out of compliance will be prioritized for repair and taken out of service until repairs are complete.”

To read the full report, visit cps.edu/airquality

Nuestro compromiso con el aire limpio y las escuelas seguras

“Con la salud y la seguridad como nuestra principal prioridad, hemos trabajado duro durante los últimos meses para asegurarnos de que nuestros edificios escolares estén listos para que los estudiantes regresen cuando sea seguro para ellos hacerlo. Esto incluye invertir $ 8.5 millones para comprar 20,000 purificadores de aire HEPA, uno para cada salón de clases del distrito, como parte de nuestro compromiso de ir más allá para mantener seguros a los estudiantes y al personal. Estos purificadores filtran más del 99,99 por ciento de los virus, bacterias y moho en el aire.

Siguiendo las cinco estrategias clave de mitigación de la transmisión de COVID-19 de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el distrito limpió decenas de miles de aulas de arriba a abajo, instaló letreros en todo el edificio para ayudar a los estudiantes y al personal a practicar el distanciamiento social, compró estaciones de desinfectante de manos y millones de cubiertas faciales de tela reutilizables para cada estudiante y miembro del personal.

Nuestro siguiente paso fue asegurarnos de que cada salón de clases del distrito tenga ventilación adecuada y aire limpio. El distrito completó una evaluación de ventilación escuela por escuela que evaluó si cada salón de clases dentro de la escuela tenía:

Un sistema operativo de ventilación mecánica que incluye tanto un suministro de aire como un escape; o

Al menos una ventana operativa y un purificador de aire HEPA, que el distrito está proporcionando para todos los salones de clases como parte de una inversión de $ 8.5 millones.

Según la encuesta, más del 99 por ciento de las aulas están listas para los estudiantes y el personal. Los salones de clase que no cumplan con los requisitos se priorizarán para su reparación y se pondrán fuera de servicio hasta que se completen las reparaciones.”

Para ler el informe completo, viste cps.edu/airquality

CPS has released their CPS School Year 2020-2021 Online Reopening Guide here: cps.edu/school-reopening-2020/

In their centralized page, you will find information on

• Connecting to your school (calling your school, submitting health forms, and contacting your school if you have questions)

• Connecting to your device (contacting your school if your child does not have a device, connecting your device to WiFi and information on your eligibility for free internet service, etc)

• Connecting from the first day of school which is Tuesday, September 8 (mandatory attendance, ensuring your child has the adequate schools supplies, etc)

• Remote learning guides, school day examples, support, and reopening framework

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Family Support Numbers

If you need help with questions about back to school and reopening topics, please reach out to one of our support teams. Assistance is available in English and Spanish.

GENERAL SUPPORT : CPS Command Center Monday - Friday , 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

773-553-KIDS (5437) , familyservices@cps.edu

TECHNICAL SUPPORT : CPS Parent Tech Support Hotline

Monday - Friday , 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

773-417-1060 , chicagopsprod.service-now.com/csp