Requirements for Registration 2009-2010

Parent/guardian must provide:

• Certified birth certificate for student

Anyone seeking to enroll a student must present proof of residency within the District by providing the required number of documents from each of the following categories:

Category I (one document required)

• Most recent property tax bill and proof of payment or form 1098 (homeowners)
• Current mortgage or current closing papers (homeowners)
• Signed and dated lease and proof of last month’s payment, e.g. canceled check or receipts (renters)
• Letter of residency from landlord in lieu of lease (5111-F1)
• Letter of residency to be used when the person seeking to enroll a student is living with a District resident (5111-F2)
• Property tax bill & proof of payment, (canceled check or 1098 form)

Category II (one document required)

• Drivers license with current Oak Park address
• State ID with current Oak Park address

Category III (Three different documents showing the Oak Park address are required)

• Vehicle registration
• Voter registration
• Most recent cable TV or credit card bill
• Current public aid card
• Current homeowners/renters insurance policy and premium payment receipt
• Utility bill, (gas, electric, or water)
• Moving van receipt
• U.S. mail received at residence

Category IV (required at time of registration for current 09/10 enrollees)

• Current physical examination and immunization record at the time of enrollment.
• Good Standing State of Illinois transfer form (if transferring from an Illinois public school.)

Once you arrive you will receive…

• Registration forms to complete
• District calendar
• School Information/Hours
• Map

In Addition

• Anyone with a Custody Order Seeking to Enroll a Student
• Present court order, agreement, judgment, or decree that awards or gives custody of the student to any person (including divorce decrees awarding custody to one or both parents).

• Non-Parent Seeking to Enroll a Student
• Must complete and sign an Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student form (5111-F3

• Homeless Children:
  We are a source of information on the legal rights of registering homeless children.If you have any questions, please contact D97 Liaison, Sue Saliny at 708-524-3012.

IMPORTANT:

The School District reserves the right to evaluate the evidence presented, and merely presenting the items listed in this Procedure does not guarantee admission.

WARNING:

If a student is determined to be a nonresident of the District for whom tuition must be charged, the persons enrolling the student are liable for non-resident tuition from the date the student began attending a District school as a non-resident.

A person who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll in this School District on a tuition-free basis a student known by that person to be a nonresident of the district is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, except in very limited situations as defined in State law (105ILCS 5/10-20.12b(e).

A person who knowingly or willfully presents to the School District any false information regarding the residency of a student for the purpose of enabling that student to attend any school in that district without the payment of a nonresident tuition charge is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b(f).

Updated: January 14, 2010