{"id":237,"date":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:39:27","slug":"public-education-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"Public Education System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ACADEMICS \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION  SYSTEM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration<\/strong><br \/>\nRequirements for school registration in Illinois include an official  birth certificate, proof of residency (mortgage papers, lease agreement, or  current utility bill), legal proof of guardianship if applicable, and health  and immunization records. New students will also need to provide transcripts  from the previous school attended or contact information for requesting  transcripts. Illinois requires immunization against diphtheria, tetanus,  pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, and rubella in specific doses and  intervals.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a test for tuberculosis, all kindergarten and fifth-grade  students and any first graders who have not attended kindergarten must have a  physical exam. Only in extreme circumstances will a child be allowed to attend  school if health and immunization requirements are incomplete. Even in those  cases, the grace period is only 15 days. The cut-off date for kindergarten  registration for five-year-olds or first-grade registration for six-year-olds  is July 1st of the enrollment year. For more information or answers to specific  questions, contact the local school office or the state education agency:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois State  Board of Education<\/strong><br \/>\n312-814-2220<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isbe.net\/\">www.isbe.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charter Schools<\/strong><br \/>\nIn many communities, charter schools present an alternative choice for  public education. Operating under a &#8220;charter,&#8221; these schools are free  from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools. Charter  schools are designed to create choice for parents and students within the  public education system as well as encourage innovative teaching practices. For  more information about schools that may be available in your area, contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois Network  of Charter Schools<\/strong><br \/>\n312-629-2063<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.incschools.org\">www.incschools.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment &amp;  Testing <\/strong><br \/>\nIllinois requires public schools to administer a variety of tests that  are designed to measure the performance of students and schools against the  Illinois Learning Standards. For more information on statewide and national  standards testing or to review school scores, contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois Student  Assessment Division<\/strong><br \/>\n866-317-6034<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.isbe.net\/Pages\/Assessment.aspx\">www.isbe.net\/Pages\/Assessment.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACADEMICS \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM Registration Requirements for school registration in Illinois include an official birth certificate, proof of residency (mortgage papers, lease agreement, or current utility bill), legal proof of guardianship if applicable, and health and immunization records. New students will also need to provide transcripts from the previous school attended or contact information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":717,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions\/717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Chicago3\/BWEMcGrath\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}