| Welcome New Students |
| Enrollment Procedures for District #48 |
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New students to the district should register at their appropriate grade level center. Necessary forms may be downloaded from this page and are also available at each school office. At the time of registration, parents should present transfer forms from the previous school a Proof of Residency form, as well as the items listed below. |
| Seeking to enroll a student |
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Anyone seeking to enroll a student must:
- Present a certified or registered birth certificate for the student(s).
- Present proof of residency within the District by providing the required number of documents from each of the following categories
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Category I–One of these documents is required
- Most recent property tax bill and proof of payment, e.g. canceled check or Form 1098 Mortgage papers
- Mortgage Papers
- Signed and dated lease and proof of last month’s payment, e.g. canceled check or receipts
- Letter of residence from landlord in lieu of lease (download form*)
- Letter of residence to be used when the person seeking to enroll a student is living with a district resident (download form*)
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Category II–Two documents showing proper address are required
- Driver’s license
- Vehicle registration
- Voter registration
- Most recent cable television and/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
- Current library card
- Receipt for moving van rental
- Mail received at new residence
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Military Personnel–Must provide one of the following within 60 days after the date of student’s initial enrollment
- Postmarked mail addressed to military personnel
- Lease agreement for occupancy
- Proof of ownership of residence
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Anyone with a Custody Order seeking to enroll a student must:
- Meet all of the above requirements plus
- 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).
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Any Non-Parent seeking to enroll a student must:
- Meet all of the above requirements plus
- Complete and sign an Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student form. (download form*)
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Important
The School District reserves the right to evaluate the evidence presented, and merely presenting the items listed in this document does not guarantee admission.
If a student is determined to be a non-resident 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 non-resident of the District is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, except in very limited situations as defined in State law (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b(e).
A person who knowingly or willfully present 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 non-resident tuition charge is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b(f). |
