Welcome to Gurnee School District 56

Attention!

Submitted registrations without the required documentation will not be process in a timely manner. Please review all the information in this page to ensure you have all documents to required to register.

Please contact the District office to verify that your address is within district boundaries at 847-336-0800

To finalize the registration and proof of residency the following documents will need to be emailed to your student(s) school building.

(PLEASE REFER BELOW FOR EMAIL ADDRESS). A total of THREE documents are necessary for Proof of Residency Documentation from Category 1 & 2 - MANDATORY

All documents need to be within the last 30 days of the present day.

CELL PHONE & CABLE BILL ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE

•  Login to New Student Online Enrollment

•  Enter the information requested on the screen and click on the orange bar.

  You will receive an email containing a login and password.  Click on the link in the email to go to Skyward Enrollment Access Page and enter the login and password.

Registration staff will be reviewing all proof of residency upload into the Skyward Family Access account to ensure proof of residency documents are current and accurate. You will be notified if there are any issues with your proof of residency you have submitted.

Once you are logged into Skyward, please follow the remaining steps. 

After each of the following steps, you must click on the box, “Complete Step # and move to Step #”.  Required information is indicated by a red asterisk *.

• Step 1:  Student Information.  (Click on Complete Step 1 and move to Step 2).

**ATTENTION** Make sure you selected the correct school year for your student. For Kindergarten - 8th grade 2024-2025 school year click below on NEXT SCHOOL YEAR (2024-2025) then click on FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (08/21/2024)

• Step 2:  Family/Guardian Information.  (Click on Complete Step 2 and move to Step 3).

• Step 3:  Medical/Dental Information. (Click on Complete Step 3 and move to Step 4).

• Step 4:  Emergency Contact Information, please provide at least 2 contacts.  (Click on Complete   Step 4 and move to Step 5).

• Step 5:   Requested Documents:  Items Highlighted in BOLD are required to be uploaded for your online registration to be approved. 

• Birth Certificate

• Proof of Residency (see category 1 for acceptable documents as proof of residency)

• Utility Bills (see category 2 for acceptable utility bills) 2 utility bills are needed

• Illinois Transfer Form: If the student is transferring from another public school in Illinois, an (Illinois Student Transfer form) must be obtained from the previous school.

• If you have a Physical, Dental, or Eye Exam to submit, you may submit it in step 5 as well. (Click on Complete Step 5 and move to Step 6).

• Step 6:  Additional District Forms:  Click on each form name and fill out the information requested, electronically sign and date. (Click on Complete Step 6).

• At this point, you can add/change information in any of the steps by clicking on the “Edit” button next to each step.

Click “Submit Application to the District”.  You will not be able to submit the application if all the steps are not completed.

Residency Affidavit, if applicable – If a parent/guardian is living with a relative or friend, the following process should be followed. The affidavit form must be signed by both the Parent and the Resident in front of a Notary Public to be valid.  (Affidavits are available by clicking on links below)

AFFIDAVITS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED for HOMEOWNERS. No affidavits are accepted if parent/guardian is living with a relative or friend on a lease.

The following process should be followed:

• Completed PARENT and RESIDENT affidavit, with the current date, ALL sections complete and notarized

• Present category 1 and 2 documents associated with the homeowners identified on the affidavit (see the chart below)

• Parent/Guardian and Homeowner's driver's license or state ID Residency

CELL PHONE & CABLE BILL ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE

After you have completed online registration submit your Affidavit package to the registrar at newstudent@d56.org.

The package must include complete affidavit signed and notarized without any alterations. Resident proof of residency, one document from Category 1 and two documents from category 2. Copy of the resident and parent ID. Proof of residency documents needs to be current, within the last 30 days and submitted at the same time.

If you have questions or need assistance please call 847-336-1110.

Registration staff will be reviewing all proof of residency upload into the Skyward Family Access account to ensure proof of residency documents are current and accurate. You will be notified if there are any issues with your proof of residency you have submitted.

For all incoming new students to the District the following steps and documents must be provided to the district in order to finalize the enrollment process:

• Online Registration

• Proof of Residency: THREE documents are required to verify residency.  You must upload proof of residency during the online registration process. To verify you are living within District 56 boundaries you must provide ONE document from Category 1 and TWO documents from Category 2.  All documents must be current (within past 30 days) and include parent/guardian name and address.

• Birth Certificate: Families must provide a legal birth certificate to register their children.
  Hospital/baptismal certificates are not acceptable.

• Health Requirements - ALL New Students

  Illinois students must show the most recent physical examination, immunizations, eye exam and dental exam.

  -  Out-of-state students must meet  Illinois immunization requirements, physical, eye exam, and dental exam prior to entrance. All medical forms need to be completed in Illinois state forms. Out state forms are not acceptable.

• Illinois Student Transfer Form
  If a student is transferring from another public school in Illinois, an Illinois Student Transfer form must be obtained from the previous school and submitted along with the other registration documents. 

• CUSTODY DOCUMENTS - Anyone with a Custody Order seeking to enroll a Student presents a Court Order, Agreement, Judgment or Decree that awards or gives Custody of the students to any person including divorce decrees awarding Custody to one or both.

Every attempt should be made to pay school fees. Once fees are available to view all families will be notified. Each student will be assigned an iPad that will be his/her primary instructional tool.  We strongly recommend that each family make accommodations ($30.00) to allow students to have 24-7 access to their iPads to ensure maximum learning gains for them.

School Fees Waiver application for the 2024-2025 school year will be available August 2024.

Any questions about the registration process please call the registrar at 847-336-0800.