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Joliet D-86 offers instructions for 2023-24 registration

District 86 provides additional resources on its registration page

By Denise M. Baran-Unland
Students exit a bus on the first day of school at Woodland Elementary School in Joliet. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Joliet.

Students exit a bus on the first day of school at Woodland Elementary School in Joliet. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Joliet. Families who students will attend a school in the Joliet Public Schools District 86 must register for the 2023-2024 school year through the Aspen Family Portal account on the District 86 website. (Gary Middendorf - gmiddendorf@shawmedia.com/Gary Middendorf)

Is your child attending a Joliet Public Schools District 86 school for the 2023-24 school year?

Then you must register through District 86′s Aspen Family Portal account, according to a news release from District 86 regarding registration. Families can create an account at joliet86.org/students-parents/student-registration. Instructions are available in English and Spanish.

Registration staff also are available at four District 86 schools to assist families: Hufford Junior High, 1125 N. Larkin Ave. (815-725-3540); Edna Keith Elementary, 400 Fourth Ave. (815-723-33409); Pershing Elementary, 251 N. Midland Ave. (815-725-0986); and Isaac Singleton Elementary, 1451 Copperfield Ave. (815-723-0228).

Contact staff from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Schools are closed July 4.

Parents or guardians of returning students must provide proof of residency in the form of one document showing the student’s address. Acceptable documentation is on the District 86 website. Upload proof online or drop off at one of the above schools.

The following are also required:

Physical examination and proof of immunization records for students entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and sixth grade.

Eye exams for incoming kindergarteners or students attending District 86 for the first time.

Dental exams for students entering kindergarten, second, and sixth-grade.

Proof of TDAP immunization for all sixth-grade students.

For information, including acceptable documentation for proving residency, visit joliet86.org/students-parents/student-registration.

The registration page also includes a school locator, student technology resources, steps for reporting bullying, community events and information on social/emotional learning.