Documentation for Registration
The residency status for all students will be established in accordance with policy 7:60 (Residence).
The following documents are required when registering a student for school in District 97:
- Student’s official birth certificate
- Parent/guardian picture ID
- Current physical/immunization record on the State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination form* or theIllinois Certificate of Religious Exemption form
- Illinois State “Good Standing” transfer form (only required of students transferring from an Illinois public school, grades one through eight)
- Custody documents (if applicable): court order, agreement, judgment or decree that gives custody of the child to any person
*All students must provide their most recent physical/immunization record at the time of registration. For students entering 6th grade, kindergarten and early childhood programs, if this record is not dated within one year prior to the first day of school, the parent/guardian is required to present an updated exam to the school nurse by the student's first day of attendance in the district.
AND any ONE of the following:
- Current mortgage/closing documents
- Property tax bill or 1098 form
- Signed and dated lease with proof of most recent rent payment
- Letter of residency from landlord in lieu of a lease (form 7:60, E1)
- Letter of residency to be used when the person seeking to enroll a student lives with an Oak Park resident (form 7:60, E2). In accordance with district practice, the student will not be enrolled in school until a Residency Verification Officer verifies residency.
Plus any THREE of the following that must show the current Oak Park address:
- Illinois vehicle registration
- Illinois driver’s license/ Illinois State ID
- Oak Park vehicle sticker receipt
- Voter registration card
- Most recent cable or credit card bill
- Current public aid/medical card
- Current proof of homeowners/renters insurance
- Most recent utility bill (gas, electric, or water)
- Most recent bank statement
- Piece of U.S. mail received at residence
- Receipt from moving company or moving van rental