Tuesday will wrap up Oak Park and River Forest High School’s residency verification period.
For the second year in a row, OPRF is conducting a spring-only check of every family’s place of residence, be it a home or rental unit. Parents and guardians are required to bring into the school proof-of-residency documents, such as leases or mortgage statements.
The high school is continuing to perform a spring check for all families after conducting a pilot program in April 2013. In all, about 2,000 parents or guardians went through last year’s verification process.
Prior to last year, verifying addresses was a scattered, rag-tag endeavor at OPRF, where families could bring in documents, upon request, at any point during the school year. Still, some parents sporadically responded to a request.
School administrators said that process was inefficient and cumbersome for staff doing the checks.
The verification period this year runs April 7-15. School officials maintain that an annual verification period with all families at the same time is much better system.
“This is to help ensure that only students who legally reside within the district’s boundaries receive educational services funded by district tax dollars,” according to a notice in the school’s HuskiEmail.
Residency verification continues at the following times at OPRF:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday April 12
4:15 to 8:15 p.m. Monday April 14, and Tuesday April 15,
List of acceptable documents available here, courtesy OPRF.