Your child's class assignment or schedule and a variety of other important back-to-school information such as school rules and procedures, District and school calendars, principal letters, and PTA information will be mailed to you in early August. If you do not receive this packet by Monday, August 17, please contact your school.

School supply lists for each school are available from the schools and are posted on each school's page on the District 15 website at www.ccsd15.net | Our Schools.

All bus assignments, as well as routes and stops, are determined by the Transportation Department, which will send in mid August letters detailing this information to parents whose children ride school buses. This information includes the student's morning and afternoon route numbers, the student's bus stop location, and the approximate times that the bus will pick up and drop off the student. Parents are asked to be sure the information on the bus assignment is accurate. If the information is not correct, or if you have not received it by Monday, August 17, please contact your school or the Transportation Department at 847-963-3900.

District 15 charges a book rental, material, and technology fee to help defray costs. Book/material/technology fees for the 2015-16 school year are:

• Kindergarten -- $60
• Grades 1-6 -- $120
• Grades 7-8 -- $135

Other student fees are optional. They include interscholastic sports ($85/sport/year or $175 maximum/student/year, nonrefundable) and/or paid transportation fees for students living less than 1˝ miles from school.

Student fee statements will be mailed to families at the end of August, and must be paid by November 1, 2015. A late fee of $50 per student will be charged for all student fees paid after November 1.

Fees may be paid by cash, check, or credit card. Cash payments should be made by the parent in the office of the child's attendance school, where a payment receipt will be issued. Check payments are processed through the check processing center of the District's bank and should be mailed to Community Consolidated School District 15, 36246 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694-6200. Credit card payments may be submitted online by visiting http://ccsd15.revtrak.net.

• Pneumococcal (PCV) (preschoolers only): children entering preschool shall show proof of having received vaccine, per schedule


• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DPT): children entering preschool shall show proof of having received four (4) doses of vaccine; children entering Grades K-12 shall show proof of having received three (3) doses of vaccine

• Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis booster adolescent (Tdap): children entering Grades 6-12 shall show proof of having received one (1) booster dose of vaccine


• Polio (IPV): children entering school at any grade level (pre-K-12) shall show proof of having received three (3) or more doses of vaccine


• Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR): children entering school at any grade level (pre-K-12) shall show proof of having received two (2) doses of vaccine


• Haemophilus influenzae (Hib): children entering preschool shall show proof of having received vaccine, per schedule


• Chicken pox/Varicella (Varivax): children entering Grade K, 1, 6, 7, or 9 for the first time shall show proof of having received two (2) doses of vaccine


• Hepatitis (HBV): children entering preschool and children in Grades 6-12 shall show proof of having received three (3) doses of vaccine


• Meningococcal (MCV4): children entering Grade 6 or Grade 12 for the first time shall show proof of having received one dose (1) of vaccine

Students who do not provide the required immunization and/or exam will be excluded from school according to District policy and Illinois School Code. On October 15, students who have not provided a health exam or required immunizations will be excluded from school. Students new to Illinois schools, who register midterm, have 30 days following registration to comply with the health requirements.

District 15 now offers the Here Comes the Bus GPS program, which provides parents with online access (via computer or smartphone) to a wide range of information regarding the transportation services that the District provides their children.

The free program shows parents a map displaying a real-time view of the location of their child's bus in relation to their specific bus stop and school. It also shows parents their child's scheduled and actual pick-up and drop-off times for the current time of day. Using these features, parents can see the direction and pace the bus is traveling, and anticipate potential delays in pick-up or drop-off times.

 

Parents can also pay a fee and receive e-mail alerts and push notifications regarding the status of their child's bus.

 

Instructions and frequently asked questions about signing up and using this service can be found at www.ccsd15.net | Services | Transportation Services | Here Comes the Bus.