Enrollment - Community Consolidated School District 62

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR!

Students entering kindergarten through 8th grade can be registered via our online registration system called Campus Parent.

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Registration Requirements

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Students entering district schools must present a certified copy of their birth certificate as evidence of age.

State law requires that a certified copy of a child’s birth certificate (a foreign birth certificate is acceptable), or other reliable proof of the child’s identity and age (such as a passport, visa, or other government documentation) supported by a sworn statement explaining why the birth certificate is not available, be presented within thirty days of school registration.

Failure to comply with this requirement will not prevent school attendance but will be reported to the local law enforcement consistent with Illinois State Law.

Please refer to Board Policy 7:050, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools, For additional Information.

RESIDENCY VERIFICATION

The procedure requires families to provide three (3) documents showing that they live at the address provided for enrollment. All documents must show name and address.

While online registration has been open since February, it will still be necessary for families to verify residency demonstrating that they reside within district boundaries as of the first day of school and intend to remain in the district for the entirety of the school year.

The District may investigate residency status, including through a home visit and additional documentation before allowing enrollment.

Enrollment is not complete until residency is confirmed.

For additional information on the district's residency process, please refer to Board Policy 7:060, Residence.

RESIDENCY FOR PARENTS IN THE MILITARY

GOOD STANDING - TRANSFER STUDENTS

All children transferring into district schools must have an official transfer form indicating whether or not they are “in good standing” and whether or not their medical records are up to date.

All transfer students serving terms of suspension or expulsion from any public or private Illinois or out-of-state schools must serve the entire duration of the suspension or expulsion prior to enrollment consistent with Board Policy 7:050, School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools.

HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND DENTAL AND EYE EXAMS

A health certificate, including an immunization history completed by the primary health care provider, needs to be submitted to the school office by every Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, or 1st and 6th grade student in addition to all students who are new to the school district. Unless an exemption or extension applies, failure to comply with the health certificate and immunizations requirements by October 15, will result in the student's exclusion from school until the required health forms are submitted to the District.

For additional detail on the documentation required and valid exemptions refer to Board Policy 7:100, Health, Eye and Dental Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students.

Parents and/or guardians must show that their student received an eye examination within one year prior to entry of kindergarten or the school by October 15. A physician licensed to practice medicine in all of it's branches or a licensed optometrist must perform the required eye examination.

Students entering kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 6th grade must present proof of having been examined by a licensed dentist before May 15 of the current school year.

MCKINNEY-VENTO (HOMELESS) STUDENTS

Each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, as provided to other children and youths, including a public preschool education. A homeless child is defined as provided in the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the Education for Homeless Children Act.

A homeless child may attend the district school that the child attended when permanently housed or in which the child was last enrolled. A homeless child living in any district school’s attendance area may attend that school. For additional information on the rights of homeless children, please review Board Policy 6:140, Education of Homeless Children.

Further information regarding the educational rights of McKinney-Vento (Homeless) students may be obtained by contacting the District’s liaison:

Dr. Ramona DeCristofaro

(847) 824-1160

decristofaror@d62.org

iroquois registration process

Iroquois Community School introduced an online submission form for student applications in the spring of 2020.

Online applications will be accessed via the Iroquois website. Enrollment will continue to be based on space availability within class size limitations.

In addition, those who have siblings currently in the school are given first priority. Students entering Kindergarten for the upcoming school year will need to register at their home school, based on their home address.

Iroquois Community School will no longer be a site for Kindergarten registration.

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FEES - CONSUMABLE MATERIALS

Each student in kindergarten through 8th grade is charged a consumable materials fee which is payable when registering. Additional fees for optional insurance and special middle school programs may also be collected if applicable.

The exact amount of these fees for the different grade levels and kindergarten is provided with registration materials.

WAIVING OF SCHOOL FEES

The Board of Education has adopted a Board Policy 4:140, Waiver of School Fees, which permits the waiving of instructional fees for students whose parents or guardians are unable to afford them.

Students are eligible for waiving of fees under the following conditions:

(1) The student currently lives in a household that meets the same income guidelines, with the same limits based on household size, that are used for the federal fee meals program;

(2) the student’s parents/guardians are veterans or active-duty military personnel with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line; or

(3) the student is homeless, as defined in the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The Superintendent will give additional consideration where one or more of the following factors are present: illness in the family; unusual expenses such as fire, flood, storm damage, etc.; unemployment; emergency situations; when one or more of the parents/guardians are involved in a work stoppage.

Students with Disabilities

The district provides a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment and necessary related services to all children with disabilities enrolled in the district, as required by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Illinois School Code, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Certain special education services are also available to students who are residents of the district whether or not they are enrolled in the district. For additional information, please refer to Board Policy 6:120, Education of Children with Disabilities.

IEP/504

Students with disabilities who do not qualify for an Individualized Education Program under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, may qualify for services under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 if the student has a record of having, or is regarding as having, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life activity as defined by 34 C.f.R 104.3 (i)Questions about the identification of students for eligibility under Section 504 should be directed to your building principal.

IEP Paperwork and Records

No later than three school days prior to a scheduled IEP or special education eligibility meeting, the district must provide parents/guardians with copies of all written materials that will be considered at the meeting. In addition, parents/guardians have the right to review and/or copy their child's school student records prior to any special education eligibility or IEP meeting upon request.

Service Logs

School districts must make service logs that record the delivery of related services under a student’s IEP and the minutes of each type of related service available to the child’s parent/guardian at any time upon request and at the student's IEP meeting. The district must make service logs available for all of the student's related services.

To request a copy of your child's service log(s) at a time other than your student's IEP meeting, please contact your child's building principal or student services coordinator.

Use of Isolated Time out, Time out, and Restraint

District 62 uses positive behavior interventions and supports to teach and reinforce the development of prosocial behaviors. At times, the district may need to use more restrictive measures such as isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint consistent with the Illinois State Board of Education’s regulations and Board Policy. These interventions will only be used as a last resort and when a student’s behavior presents an imminent danger of serious physical harm to the student or others and other less restrictive and intrusive measures have been tried and proven ineffective in stopping the imminent danger of serious physical harm. In the event one of these restrictive interventions is necessary, the district will comply with all requirements including informing parents/guardians of the use of this intervention with their child.

Per Public Act 102-0339, school districts are limited with regard to the use of time out, isolated time out, and physical restraint. While these methods of interventions are to be used only under certain circumstances, District 62 has created an oversight team to develop a comprehensive district-wide plan to be in alignment with the Illinois State Board of Education requirements. This plan includes procedures to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of physical restraint, time out, and isolated time out. Isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint shall not be used to discipline or punish a student.

Interpreter services:

School districts are required to provide interpreters for parents in IEP and 504 planning meetings. This includes the provision of interpreter services for parents/ guardians whose native language is not English or a sign language interpreter for parents/guardians who are deaf or hard of hearing. In the absence of qualified interpreters on staff, school districts may use outside vendors including telephonic interpreters. Parents/ guardians have the right to request documents considered to be related to special education eligibility, evaluation and implementation of services to be translated into their native language. Please reach out to your child’s special education case manager to make a request for an interpreter or translation of documents.

Parents/guardians have the right to request that an interpreter provided by the district serve no other role during an IEP or Section 504 meeting, and the district must make reasonable efforts to comply with that request. If you have questions or complaints about interpretation services, please contact the Department of Student Services at 847-824-1160.