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, e.g. canceled check or form 1098(homeowners)
• Current Mortgage Statement (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)

Category II (one document required)

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

Category III (3 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
• Most recent gas, electric, and/or water bill
• Receipt for moving van rental
• Mail received at new residence

Category IV (required prior to 1^st day of student attendance)

• Current physical examination and immunization record within one year prior to or on the first day of school attendance or admittance will be denied.
• Illinois State Transfer Form if transferring from another Illinois public school.

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

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: February 6, 2008