Registration Information

Summer Registration Hours

Monday – Friday

8:30 am – 1:00 pm 

1601 S Dearborn Building Only 

 Enrollment in CPS

Please note: To enroll in any Chicago Public School, you must be a resident of the City of Chicago and submit proof of age and proof of current address.

Procedures and Required Documents for South Loop School Students

1.  Required with NO EXCEPTIONS:

• Parent/Guardian’s IL Driver’s License or State ID with current boundary address
• Original Lease/Mortgage
• Proof of current address with includes but is not limited to any of the two of the following documents:
  • Two original utility bills (gas, electric, water – not cell phone) (or)
  • One original utility bill and one of the following:
    • an original voter’s registration for
    • Original piece of mail from the City of Chicago or State of Illinois
    • Employer identification card
    • MediPlan/Medicaid Card
    • Court documents
    • Original Bank statement

2. Proof of age includes, but is not limited to, the following original documents:

• Child’s birth certificate
• Passport

3. Immunization Requirements

• Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Tetanus (DTP, DTaP & Tdap)
• Polio
• Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR)
• Hepatitis B
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)
  • Two (2) doses of varicella are required for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th,11h, & 12th grades. The first dose on or after the first birthday and the second dose no less than four weeks (28 days) after the first dose.
  • One (1) dose required on or after the first birthday for PreK, 3rd, 4th, 5th, grades.

• Haemophilus Influenzae, Type B (HIB)
• Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV)
  • If none is received before age 24 months, only one (1) dose is required from age 24 to 59 months of age. Not required age 5 years or older.

• Meningitis Conjugate (MCV4)
  • One (1) dose of the meningitis vaccine for 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
  • Two (2) doses of the meningitis vaccine for 12th grade.
  • 2nd dose must be administered at least 8 weeks after 1st dose.
  • If the 1st dose was given at age 16 or older; only one (1) dose will be required for 12th grade.
• Vision Examination
  • Proof of Vision Form ENGLISH
• Dental Examination
  • Proof of Dental Form  ENGLISH

Enrollment Eligibility 

• Preschool: If you have a child who will be three years or four years old on or by September 1, and are interested in a preschool program, please visit www.cps.edu/ChicagoEarlyLearning. For personal assistance, please contact the South Loop Early Childhood Center at (773) 534-9066.
• Kindergarten: Child must be 5 years old but not yet 6 on or by September 1^st
• 1^st Grade: Child must be 6 but not yet 7 on or by September 1^st