NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Take the 2025 Chicago Public Schools Annual School Food Survey!
This survey is an opportunity for students and parents to share perceptions about the school meal program and preferences about meal offerings. If you are a parent, please complete one survey per school.
Your responses are anonymous and will be used to help inform school meal service and offerings for the following school year. This survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete. It must be completed in one sitting. If you close your browser, the data will not be saved. SURVEY LINK 
PreK Applications Available Online on April 8, 2025
Attention parents of children at Zapata Academy that are turning 3 or 4 by September 1, 2025. Pre-kindergarten applications will go live on April 8, 2025 on the Chicago Public Schools website. If you need help filling out the application online, please set up an appointment at our main office by calling 773-534-1390. Atención Padres de niños de la escuela Zapata que están cumpliendo 3 o 4 años antes del 1 de septiembre de 2025. Las solicitudes de pre-kindergarten se publicarán el 8 de abril de 2025 en el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago. Si necesita ayuda para aplicar para la solicitud en línea, por favor haga una cita en nuestra oficina principal llamando al 773-534-1390. 
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UPCOMING EVENTS2024-2025 School Year Information
Manage Student Attendance With E-Absence:
E-Absence, a new way to report absences, is now available. Parents and guardians can now submit, schedule, and track student absences electronically through the Aspen Parent Portal with the E-Absence feature. Click Here for More Information Administre la asistencia de los estudiantes con
E-Absence: E-Absence, una nueva forma de informar ausencias, ya está disponible. Los padres y tutores ahora pueden enviar, programar y rastrear las ausencias de los estudiantes electrónicamente a través del Portal para padres de Aspen con la función E-Absence. Ver Instrucciones Spotlight on Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Academy Staff 2024-2025
Zapata Alumni Collaboration with Chicago Bulls, United Airlines, and Chicago Artist, Nez
Three of our Zapata graduates - Ana Salgado, Brianna Reyes, and Alejandra Perez - were recently featured in a special collaboration between the Chicago Bulls, United Airlines, and Chicago artist Nez.
As part of Infinity High School's Early College Program, these talented young women helped design the Mercado bags that were distributed at a Bulls game on Monday, March 10th celebrating Latinx culture and community. Ana and Brianna were specifically selected to create special commemorative gifts for the artist, while Alejandra represented the program by speaking at the official banquet. You can see their amazing work and read more about this initiative here: https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/los-bulls-celebrate-latine-culture-and-community The article includes a photo featuring our former students alongside the artist and United Airlines representatives. It's truly wonderful to see our Zapata alumni representing our community and showcasing their talents on such a prominent platform. Congratulations to Ana, Brianna, and Alejandra! We are proud of you! The Zapata Seventh Grade was featured in the weekly CPS "A Look Around the District" newsletter on February 28th.
At Zapata Elementary in Little Village, 7th-grade students analyzed the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show as a part of Black History Month and will also analyze protest songs throughout the decades to learn more about the impact music has had on social movements. Congratulations to Mrs. Undda and our Zapata 7th graders! We are proud of the innovative inquiry based learning our students are engaging in! 
The Zapata Community is joining together to help Maya and her family as Maya battles cancer.
Support our Zapata Classrooms on DonorsChoose
Supported by Ingenuity, Chicago Public Schools, and the City of Chicago, we are excited to announce that Zapata Academy is a Spring 2025 Creative Schools Fund grant recipient, presented by Ingenuity!
This grant is dedicated to providing equitable access to high-quality arts education in Chicago Public Schools. Zapata Academy is thrilled to partner with People's Center for Cultural & Contemporary Arts to foster our students' sense of identity and build their creative confidence! 
Parent & Guardians - Review the highlighted addendum to our school uniform policy as of 11/22/24 noted above.
Padres y tutores - Revise el apéndice destacado a nuestra política de uniformes escolares a partir del 11/22/24.
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Recursos para familias |
Resources for Families |
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Medicaid Renewal
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Do you know when your Medicaid plan renews? To make sure your family's health coverage is uninterrupted, visit
cps.edu/medicaid or call the Healthy CPS Hotline at 773-553-5437. |
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