Enrollment Info
The Enrollment Process
- Contact the school office for enrollment forms
- Schedule an interview with the principal (new students only)
- If desired, visit a classroom or tour the school (by appointment)
- Complete the application
Health Information
Physicals & Emergency Forms:
All students at St. Paul are required to have current (within one year) physical forms on file in the school office. The state of Illinois requires PHYSICALS upon entering Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Fifth grade. St. Paul requires annual PHYSICALS for all students participating in extra-curricular athletics. In addition, all students are required to provide emergency information on a form provided by the school.
STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND CLASSES OR PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICES OR GAMES UNTIL THESE PHYSICALS AND EMERGENCY FORMS ARE ON FILE IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
If the immunization record, listed on the physical form, is found not to be in compliance with state guidelines, students will be given two weeks in which to comply with the regulations before being excluded from school. Information about these guidelines and a list of free clinics is available from the school office.
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act:
This legislation requires that parents of children between the ages of six months through six years provide a statement from a physician or health care provider that the child has been screened for lead poisoning. This statement is to be provided prior to admission and subsequently in conjunction with physical examinations. The Illinois Department of Public Health has revised the Certificate of Child Health Examination (School physical form) listing lead screening as a physical examination requirement. However, neither the School Code nor the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act authorize the exclusion of children who have not been screened from educational programs in which the child is otherwise eligible to participate.
Student Accident Insurance
Students who are covered under a parent(s) insurance plan are required to provide documentation of that coverage before enrolling. (Parents are required to list the name and policy number of their insurance company on the enrollment form.) Students who have no accident insurance coverage through a parent are required to purchase student insurance before attending classes or participating in extra-curricular athletics at St. Paul.
Admission Policy
St. Paul Lutheran School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
St. Paul Lutheran School gives preference in applying for admission to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes to members of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Returning students (students enrolled in classes during the current school year) are given preference in applying for admission to grades one through eight.
Students must be three or four years of age by September 1 of the current school year in order to enter Pre-Kindergarten classes at St. Paul; five years of age by September 1 in order to enter Kindergarten; and six years of age in order to enter first grade.
All students enrolling at St. Paul Lutheran School for the first time (or re-enrolling after a lapse in attendance) are required to submit a birth certificate. Parents of transfer students will be required to fill out a “Request for a Transfer of Records” form which will enable St. Paul to receive an official transcript from the student’s previous school. St. Paul will request special education and disciplinary records in addition to the usual health, academic and attendance records.
Grade placements for all new students are considered temporary, subject to a nine week evaluation period. This evaluation period will allow the school to receive transcripts of transfer students, to ensure that the grade placement is at the appropriate level, and to determine that the programs at St. Paul are adequate for the needs of the student. The evaluation will be based on observation by the classroom teacher in consultation with the principal.
Children with special needs that cannot be handled through the programs offered at St. Paul or Release Time programs, may be denied enrollment or enrollment may be discontinued in order to encourage them to enroll at a school that can provide an appropriate program.
