Gray Elementary is an amazing school full of bright and inquisitive learners. Teachers and staff work hard to ensure a positive, safe, and intellectually enriching environment. We value a collaborative school-home partnership with our supportive families. It is of paramount importance that all our students form a strong academic and social-emotional foundation for their promising futures.
Dear Gray Families,
Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year! We are very excited to welcome back our Stallions on August 18th (19th for PreK) for another positive school year. We want every student who attends Gray Elementary, as well as their families, to know they are welcome. Gray is a home away from home and thus, we want all students to feel supported, comfortable, valued, and accepted. It takes all of us working together as a team to ensure the success of our Stallions. We thank you for your partnership.
During the June 7th, 2025 CPS Board Meeting, Gray Elementary was honored for its dynamic educational environment. Particularly highlighted was our 2023-2025 “Educational Renaissance” theme that helped Gray see its way out of the dark days of the pandemic, re-awakening our passion for education and moving our school community into a brighter future. Our LSC Student representative and I were very proud to represent our school community. Thank you to all of our students, teachers, staff, and families for your continued hard work.
Gray Elementary has been planning for months to create an engaging, safe, and student centered learning environment for our amazing Stallions. To help bring our Vision and Mission (
Gray Vision and Mission) to life, our theme for the 2025-2026 school year is “Illumination and Enlightenment”. While our "Educational Renaissance” re-awakened a positive educational environment, “Illumination and Enlightenment” advances our efforts to deepen knowledge. Along with our theme, Gray’s strategic plan charts a course to fine tune educational approaches that seek to meet learner needs, foster agency, build student success, and spark a passion for learning.
At Gray, we believe a strong home-school connection is crucial to student development. To continue a positive home-school partnership, we encourage everyone to sign into Parent Portal. Your child's current homeroom will be available in Parent Portal/ASPEN during the week of August 11th. For questions about Parent Portal please contact Mrs. Pappas at email:
[email protected] Your child’s teacher will reach out during the week of August 11th to connect with families. Supply drop off will be August 14th from 1-2:30pm. Supply drop off provides an excellent chance to meet your child’s teacher and bring student materials to classrooms to make for a smooth first day of school. There will be a Level 1 Fingerprinting Event August 14th from 12-3pm in the Upper Grade Gym, see more information about this event below.
School hours for the 2025-2026 School Year remain 8:00am-3:00pm.
During the week of August 11th, teachers will reach out to families to share detailed information about arrival, dismissal, and other pertinent procedures
Please sign up for the Stallion Newsletter on Gray.cps.edu and also download the Gray School App in the app store.
My Door is always open so please see me if you have questions.
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!!!
We are Stallion Strong!!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kotis
