Notes and News: Residency Verification for the Upcoming School Year
Published by Mr. Dearborn on Feb 24, 2020

District 106 is moving to a more efficient residency verification process that will be easier for parents. Currently prior to registration all parents who have students entering grades pre-K, kindergarten and 6th grade are required to bring three documents to school to demonstrate proof of residency.

Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year the district is contracting with a third-party vendor to automatically verify student address information. The vendor uses a parent’s name and address to crosscheck the information against other electronic databases such as utility companies. We anticipate the overwhelming majority of our families will be electronically verified. If your residency is electronically verified there will be no need to submit any additional paperwork to certify that you live within the district’s boundaries.

A letter will be sent to families whose residency we are unable to verify electronically. The letter will provide details on additional information you will need to provide and the date by which it is required in order to register your child for the upcoming school year.

Verifying residency is an effort to protect taxpayers and district resources by identifying non-residents attending Highlands schools. Illinois law mandates that parents demonstrate residence prior to enrollment in school and allows for periodic verification to validate compliance with the law. This new process will meet the requirement while being more convenient for parents.

Parents attending kindergarten registration will still be required to bring an original birth certificate and a recent photo of their child to the event on March 3, but no residency documents will be need to be provided.

Please contact the District 106 administration office with any questions or concerns.