Kindergarten Registration

How do you prove residence in District 62? We are excited to welcome you and ask that you prove residence to ensure that you are in the correct school district. Please make sure all documents are current and have your name and the address within District 62 boundaries.

Who? All Pre-K (yearly), Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade and 6th Grade families will need to provide proof of residency verification every other year.

Proof of Residency - you must provide 3 from the categories below.

Category A - One Item: Real estate tax bill, signed lease, mortgage document or payment book, residency attestation, military housing letter or Section 8 letter.

Category B - Two Items: Gas bill, electric bill, water/sewer bill, phone bill (land line phone), cable bill, vehicle registration, bank statement, public aid card, medicaid card, food stamp card, credit card statement, pay check stub, city sticker receipt or drivers license/state ID.

Physical examinations are required by state law and the Board of Education upon entrance to school, either into pre-school or kindergarten and prior to entering sixth grade.

Physical examinations are also required for all NEW students whose physical information records do not comply with state law requirements. School board policy requires that students submit this certificate by October 15 of the current school year. Any student registering after October 15 of the current school year is required to submit this certificate within 30 days of starting school.

Annual dental examinations are recommended for every student and are required for students entering kindergarten, second grade, and sixth grade. Per Public Act 102-0095, District 62 administers a school-based dental program for students on an annual basis. Mobile Dental Units are utilized in-district in order to support our students with receiving dental care.

Vision examinations are required for any student entering kindergarten and for any student who is entering an Illinois school for the first time. Vision screening is conducted for students entering preschool, kindergarten, second grade, and eighth grade. Students entering preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade also participate in hearing screenings. In addition, students receiving special education services are screened annually. Screenings are also conducted for any new student who does not have this information in his/her file. Parents are notified of deficiencies in any category.

All preschool, kindergarten, sixth graders and all new pupils are required to submit evidence that they have had all of the required immunizations against Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (DTP, Tdap, DTaP, Pediatric DT, or Td), Polio (IPV/ OPV), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), Hepatitis B (HB), Varicella (Chickenpox), Measles (Rubeola), Rubella (German measles or 3-day measles), Meningococcal, Pneumococcal and Mumps.

Information regarding vaccine-preventable diseases, including, but not limited to, the influenza and meningococcal viruses, is available through the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Center for Disease Control. Additional information about required immunizations is available in the health office in your school.

Listed below are the local county clerk offices. If your child was born in one of these counties, they can assist you in getting a birth certificate.

• (312) 603-7790
• cookcountyclerkil.gov

• (847) 377-2400
• lakecountyil.gov/161/County-Clerk

• (630) 407-5500
• dupagecounty.gov/countyclerk

• (630) 232-5950
• kanecountyclerk.org