Admission
Procedure
All
students must register for school each year on the dates and at the place
designated by the Superintendent.
Parents/guardians of students
enrolling in the District for the first time must present:
1.
A certified copy of the
student’s birth certificate or other reliable proof of identity and
age. Upon the failure of a person
enrolling a student to provide a copy of the student’s birth certificate or
other reliable proof of identity and age, the Building Principal shall
immediately notify the local law enforcement agency and shall also notify the
person enrolling the student in writing that, unless he or she complies within
10 days, the case shall be referred to the local law enforcement authority for
investigation. If compliance is not
obtained within that 10-day period, the Building Principal shall so refer the
case. The Building Principal shall
immediately report to the local law enforcement authority any material received
pursuant to this paragraph which appears inaccurate or suspicious in form or
content.
2.
Proof
of residence, as required by Board policy 7:60, Residence.
3.
Proof
of disease immunization or detection and the required physical examination, as
required by State law and Board policy 7:100, Health
Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students.
Homeless
Children
Any
homeless child shall be immediately admitted, even if the child or child’s
parent/guardian is unable to produce records normally required for enrollment.
Board policy 6:140, Education of Homeless Children, and its
implementing administrative procedures, govern the enrollment of homeless
children.
Transfers To and From Non-District Schools
A student
may transfer into or out of the District according to State law and procedures
developed by the Superintendent. A
student seeking to transfer into the District must serve the entire term of any
suspension or expulsion, imposed for any reason by any public or private school,
in this or any other state, before being admitted into the School District.
Foreign
Exchange Students
The
District accepts foreign exchange students with a J-1 visa and who reside within
the District as participants in an exchange program sponsored by organizations
screened by administration for a period of time not to exceed twelve months.
Exchange students on a J-1 visa are not required to pay tuition.
Privately
sponsored exchange students on an F-1 visa may be enrolled if an adult resident
of the District has temporary guardianship and the student lives in the home of
that guardian. Exchange students on
an F-1 visa are required to pay tuition at the established District rate.
F-1 visa student admission is limited to high
schools and attendance may
not exceed 12 months.
There
shall be a limit of two
exchange
students admitted in any given year at each of the attendance centers.
Exchange students must comply with District immunization requirements.
Once admitted, exchange students become subject to all District policies
and regulations governing students.
Re-Enrollment
Re-enrollment
shall be denied to any individual above the age of 19 years who has dropped out
of school and who could not earn sufficient credits during the normal school
year(s) to graduate before his or her 21st birthday. A person denied
re-enrollment will be provided counseling and be directed to alternative
educational programs, including adult education programs, that lead to
graduation or receipt of a GED diploma. This
section does not apply to students eligible for special education under the
Individuals With Disabilities Act or accommodation plans under the Americans
With Disabilities Act.
LEGAL
REF:
Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232
Illegal
Immigrant and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. § 1101.
20
U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
42
U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
105
ILCS 5/2-3.13a.5/10-20.12, 5/10-22.5a, 5/14-1.02, 5/14-1.03a, 5/26-1, 5/26-2,
5/27-8.1-and 10/8.1.
325
ILCS 55/1 et seq. and 50/1 et seq.
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CROSS
REF.: 6:140, 6:310, 7:60, 7:70, 7:100,
7:340
ADOPTED:
October 4, 1999
REVISED:
February 19, 2001
REVISED:
August 19, 2002
REVISED:
October 28, 2002
REVISED:
September 25, 2003
REVISED:
January 27, 2005