Residency (Proof of Living Situation)

Per Illinois law and Board of Education policy, only students who are legal residents of District 15 may attend school in the District. Generally, a student’s residency is the same as the person who has legal custody of the student. The person registering the student must submit proof of legal custody and residency.

Map My School Tool

District 15 is excited to share its new Map My Schools Tool which allows families to type in their address to see where their house is on the updated boundary map. *Please keep in mind that the Map My School Tool may not reflect school assignments due to programmatic placement. The Map My School Tool shows a student’s home school assignment based on their address. 

Residency (proof of living situation) in District 15 boundaries is required for all incoming Early Childhood students, Kindergarten students, students new to the District, existing families with a lease, and families that are flagged by our third-party residency verification system to complete the registration process. Providing a copy of a current mortgage or lease is a required step for registering or re-registering in District 15.

For the 2024-25 school year, in the case of a lease, please note that if the copy of the lease provided expires before September 6, 2024, the family will need to provide an UPDATED lease to remain enrolled for the 2024-25 school year. The lease needs to show that the family lives in District 15's boundaries at the start of the 2024-25 school year.  

Clear electronic copies or photos of these documents may be uploaded while you complete online registration on our Infinite Campus system. If you are unable to upload the required documents, you will need to go to your school in person and present your residency documents to be copied. All submitted residency documents, online or in person, will be reviewed by the District. Once your child’s residency is verified by the District, you will be notified via email or mail.

If you do not have any of the documents listed, or are experiencing homelessness, please contact the building principal or the Associate Superintendent, 847-963-3000.

Change of Residence Due to Military Service

When a student’s change of residence is due to the military service obligation of the student’s legal custodian, the student’s residence is deemed to be unchanged for the duration of the custodian’s military service obligation if the student’s custodian made a written request. The District, however, is not responsible for the student’s transportation to or from school.

If at the time of enrollment, a dependent child of military personnel is housed in temporary housing located outside of the District, but will be living within the District within six months after the time of initial enrollment, the child is allowed to enroll, subject to the requirements of State law, and must not be charged tuition.

Non-Residents of CCSD15

It is contrary to the policy of the Board of Education to enroll students who do not legally reside with the person who has legal custody of the student within District boundaries. The information you provide will be used by school officials to help establish the eligibility of each student for enrollment. Falsification of information submitted to the District may result in your child being excluded from school, and may expose you to monetary liability under Illinois law for payment of tuition for such time as your child was illegally enrolled in the District. Further, any person who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll a non-resident student in the District or presents to the District any false information regarding the residency of a student commits a Class C misdemeanor.

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