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.
1. Must provide ONE document from Category A:
- Real estate tax bill
- Signed lease
- Mortgage document or payment book
- Letter of Residence Affidavit (English) / (Spanish)
- Military housing letter
- Section 8 letter
- Other
2. Must provide TWO documents from Category B
(must be dated within 45 days):
- Gas bill
- Electric bill
- Water/sewer bill
- Phone bill
- Cable bill
- Credit card statement
- Vehicle registration
- Public aid card
- Food stamp card
- Paycheck stub
- City sticker receipt
- Driver's license | State ID
- Other
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.
Residency verification is one step in the enrollment process. Student online registration and paying student fees are the additional two steps in the enrollment process. All three steps of the enrollment process must be completed for a student to be enrolled in the District prior to the start of the school year. Students will not be assigned to a classroom teacher or allowed to start the school year until residency has been verified.
Residency Q&As
- How do I get my property tax bill if I can't find a copy of it?
- If my lease expires before the first day of school, do I need to submit an updated lease?
- What if my family qualifies for Free and Reduced-Price Meals for this school year and plans to apply again for 2024-25, do I still have to pay by June 1 or what is the process for payment?
- Do I need to provide an official birth certificate for my child?
- What if I am unable to provide proof of residency?
- Will I get an email reminder about paying student fees prior to June 1?
- Can I provide a driver’s license as one of the proofs of residency?
- I am divorced/legally separated. Must I submit a custody plan?
- If I am unable to upload documents into Infinite Campus (for whatever reason), may I email the documents to the school office secretary, or must they be physically brought into the office?
- What is a Residency Affidavit?
- I live month-to-month and cannot provide a lease. What documents do I need to provide?
- Who can I contact if I have further questions about Residency?