By mandate of the Illinois State Board of Education and the Board of Education of Wesclin CUSD # 3 anyone seeking to enroll a student is required to be able to prove that the students attending its schools are truly a resident of this school district. You will find residency requirements listed below. Please bring all documents with you to your appointment.

A certified or registered birth certificate (from the courthouse) for the student

Proof of residency within the District by providing the required number of documents from each of the following categories:

Category I (One document required)

Most recent property tax bill and proof of payment, e.g., cancelled check or Form 1098 (homeowners)

Mortgage papers (homeowner)

Signed and dated lease and proof of last month’s payment, e.g., canceled check or receipt (renters)

Letter from manager and proof of last month’s payment, e.g., canceled check or receipt (trailer park residents)

Letter of residence from landlord in lieu of lease.

Letter of residence to be used when the person seeking to enroll a student is living with a District resident.

Category II (One document showing proper address is 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 (if it lists your name and address)

Receipt for moving van rental

Mail received at new residences

Military Personnel Enrolling a Student for the First Time in the District

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

Military Personnel Wanting to Keep Child/Ward Enrolled in the District Despite having Changed Residence Due to a Military Service Obligation. Upon submitting a written request, the student’s residence will be deemed to be unchanged for the duration of the custodian’s military service obligation. The District, however, is not responsible for the student’s transportation to or from school.

Anyone with a Custody Order Seeking to Enroll a Student

Must 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.)

Non-Parent Seeking to Enroll a Student

Must complete and sign Evidence of Non-Parent’s Custody, Control, and Responsibility of a Student form.

Important:

The School District reserves the right to evaluate the evidence presented, and merely presenting the items listed in this Procedure does not guarantee admission.

WARNING:

If a student is determined to be a nonresident 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 nonresident of the District is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, except in very limited situations as defined in State law.

A person who knowingly or willfully presents 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 nonresident tuition charge is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.