Registration

District 153 has an Online Registration system (OLR). Please read the following information carefully to ensure that your registration process is as smooth as possible.

REGISTERING A STUDENT WHO IS NEW TO DISTRICT 153

New Student Registration: Process and Required Documents CLICK HERE

*All CURRENT District 153 families must register students via their Parent Portal account, including current PreK families with students moving on to kindergarten in 2025-2026 and incoming kindergarten students of current District 153 families (i.e. with older siblings).

Click Here to Begin the NEW Student Registration Process

Required documents for families NEW to District 153

1. Valid Illinois Driver’s License (Must have correct address)

2. Mortgage/Lease/Other

- If you rent, current lease, showing the date of expiration and the name and phone number of your landlord.
- If you own, current mortgage statement.
- If you live with a resident, please call registration at 708-647-2310 for additional information. The resident you live with must provide the residency documents (detailed on this page) and complete a specialized, notarized questionnaire. Parent/Guardian must provide a valid Driver’s License/ID showing your current home address and two pieces of current mail showing the parent’s name, current address, and dated within the last two months. For example, paycheck stub (with name and address), a current bank statement, a charge card statement, or cell phone bill. This must be completed every year.

3. One current utility bill (water, gas or electric only) or the declaration page of your current homeowner's/renter’s insurance policy.

If your living circumstances differ from any of the above, you must call Registration at 708-647-2310.

The following must also be provided for all students NEW to the district:

Certified Birth Certificate
Current I.E.P. or 504 Plan or Other Special Service Documents, if applicable.
Illinois State Transfer Form
Evidence of a physical exam from a Physician practicing in the State of Illinois and an immunization record regardless of their grade level prior to enrollment.
If there are any custody restrictions, please submit a copy of the court order and/or divorce decree to the school.

REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT DISTRICT 153 STUDENTS/FAMILIES

Returning Student Registration: Process and Required Documents CLICK HERE

All returning students must be registered through Parent Portal.

To access online registration within your parent portal account, please follow these steps:

Login to your parent portal account
Click on top left menu to access the drop-down menu
At bottom of the drop-down menu, select MORE
On the next tab, select ONLINE REGISTRATION

Do you need to register an incoming kindergartner, too?

Register the older student(s) first
Then select "add new student" within the same online registration.

Click Here to Register Your RETURNING Student(s) via Parent Portal

Required documents for returning students

If you rent, current lease showing the date of expiration and the name and phone number of the landlord. Each year a new lease must be provided.

If you are living with a Homewood resident, please submit the completed live with form along with the necessary residency documents.

All incoming 6th-graders and Kindergartners need to prove residency by uploading a current mortgage statement or lease, a current utility bill, and Valid Driver’s License/ID showing your current home address. For all other grades, if your housing status is own, and you are registering under the same address as you resided at for the 2024-2025 school year, you do not have to prove residency.
If you have a change of address, please be sure to upload your new lease if you rent, or mortgage statement if you own, a current utility bill, and an updated valid driver’s License (ID/Driver’s license must have correct home address).

If you do not have a parent portal account

Complete this form.
If you need help accessing your account or resetting your password for your existing parent portal account, please email [email protected] or call 708-799-8721, ext. 2403

HEALTH-RELATED REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

NEW physicals with all required immunizations must be submitted for students entering preK/EC for the first time, all kindergarten, all 6th grade, and all transfers from out of state/country.
All transfers from another district in Illinois must submit records from the previous required grade (or more recent).
See drop downs below for due dates and details on the requirements for each school.

Health Requirements for Willow School (Preschool-Grade 2) CLICK HERE

Grade Level	Physical Exam (due by 1st day of school)	Updated Immunization Records	Dental Exam (due May 15)	Eye Exam (due Oct. 15)
PreK, EC	X	X
Kindergarten	X	X	X	X
2nd Grade			X

All Kindergarten, preschool for the first time, and transfers from another district in Illinois
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, your incoming student must have a physical exam from most recent required grade (see chart above) with complete immunization records on file at Willow School by the first day of student attendance for your student to attend school. Dental and eye exams should be submitted before May 15 of the school year.

New students from out of state/country
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, your new student(s) from out of state will need a NEW physical completed on the Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination, along with their complete immunization records on file at Willow School within 30 days of registration to avoid exclusion from school.

For required health forms and more information, visit the District 153 Health Services webpage.

Health Requirements for Churchill School (Grades 3-5) CLICK HERE

Returning students are not required to submit any new physical exam/immunization records.

Transfers from another district in Illinois
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, your student must have a physical exam from kindergarten (or more recent) with complete immunization records on file by October 1, 2025, for your student to attend school after that date. If registering after October 1, records must be on file before student will be permitted to attend school.

New students from out of state/country
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, new student(s) from out of state will need a NEW physical completed on the Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination, along with their complete immunization records on file at the school by October 1, 2025 or within 30 days of registration (whichever is more lenient) to avoid exclusion from school.

For required health forms and more information, visit the District 153 Health Services webpage.

Health Requirements for James Hart School (Grades 6-8) CLICK HERE

Grade Level	Physical Exam (due by Oct. 1)	Updated Immunization Records	Dental Exam (due by May 15)
6th Grade	X	X	X
7th/8th Grade	Pre-participation examination for all students trying out for sports

All 6th grade and transfers from another district in Illinois
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, your student must have a physical exam from most recent required grade (see Willow School section above, if applicable) with complete immunization records (including Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines) on file by October 1, 2025, for your student to attend school after that date. If registering after October 1, records must be on file before student will be permitted to attend school.

New students from out of state/country
In accordance with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Homewood School District 153 Board Policy, your new student(s) from out of state will need a NEW physical completed on the Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination, along with their complete immunization records on file at the school by October 1, 2025 or within 30 days of registration (whichever is more lenient) to avoid exclusion from school.

For required health forms and more information, visit the District 153 Health Services webpage.

FEE PAYMENT

CLICK HERE

SCHOOL FEES

*8th-grade students will own their device upon graduation.

Payment Information

Fees may be paid by check, money order, credit/debit, or in cash. Credit/debit card payments can be made online via your Parent Portal account, at the administrative office, or over the phone by calling 708-922-2419.
Payment must be made, or a fee waiver application must be on file in the District Office by the 1st day of school. Payment plans can be made by contacting Eric Trimberger at 708-922-2419.

BUS TRANSPORTATION

CLICK HERE

QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION?

Telephone: 708-647-2310

Email: [email protected]

2025-2026 School Supply Lists

2025-2026 School Calendar

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*Additional Enrollment Information:

No child will be denied a free, public education based on the child's or the child's parent's or guardian's perceived or actual citizenship immigration status.
District 153 does not exclude any child from any program or activity, deny the child the benefits of any program or activity, or utilize any policies or procedures or engage in practices that have the effect of excluding a child from participation of any program or activity based on the child's or the child's parent's or guardian's citizenship or immigration status.
District 153 does not threaten to disclose or disclose anything related to a child's or the child's parent's or guardian's citizenship or immigration status, except as provided by statute.

Registering a Returning Student 4-14-25