Exam Requirements for the 2024-2025 School Year
For the 2024-2025 school year, all students must be up-to-date with physical examination and immunization requirements. All completed physical and immunization forms must be emailed to your child's school (emails listed below) or turned into your child's school office by August 14, 2024. Students who have not submitted their required health documents by August 14, 2024 will be excluded from school until notification has been received by the school that the required health documents have been provided.
All students entering early childhood, kindergarten, 6th grade, and 9th grade are required to have a current physical examination completed via the approved Illinois Department of Public Health Form. The parent portion on the upper backside of the form must be completed and signed.
A sports physical does not meet the physical requirement.
A current physical is one that was completed within one year of August 14, 2024.
All students must be up-to-date with the State of Illinois immunization requirements.
All students entering sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade must show proof of receiving one dose of Meningococcal vaccine (meningitis).
All students entering twelfth grade must show proof of receiving one dose of Meningococcal vaccine after the age of 16.
All students entering grades six through twelve must show proof of receiving one dose of the Tdap vaccine.
Physical Examination and Immunization Requirements by Grade:
Complete Preschool Physical Examination and all required immunizations including:
- 4 doses or DPT/Dtap vaccine
- 3 doses of Polio Vaccine
- 1 dose Hib Vaccine
- 1 dose MMR vaccine
- 1 dose Varicella vaccine
- 3 doses Hepatitis B vaccine
- Primary series of Pneumococcal vaccine
*Physical and Immunizations are due prior to preschool start date
Complete Kindergarten Physical Examination and all required immunizations including:
- 2 doses of MMR vaccine
- 4 doses of Polio vaccine
- 4 doses DPT/Dtap vaccine
- 2 doses of Varicella vaccine
Must be turned in by August 14, 2024
Complete Kindergarten Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15, 2025.
Complete Kindergarten Vision Examination - Must be turned in prior to August 14, 2024.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
Complete 2nd grade Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15, 2025.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
Complete 6th grade Physical Examination (Sports Physical form NOT acceptable) and all required immunizations including those listed above PLUS:
- 1 dose of Tdap Vaccine
- 1 dose of Meningococcal Vaccine (meningitis) after the 11th birthday
(If your child turns eleven after August 14, 2024, you must submit proof of an upcoming scheduled appointment)
Must be turned in by August 14, 2024.
Complete 6th grade Dental Examination - Must be turned in prior to May 15, 2025.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
Complete 9th grade Physical Examination (Sports Physical form NOT acceptable) and all required immunizations. Must be turned in by August 14, 2024.
Complete 9th grade Dental Examination - must be turned in prior to May 15, 2025.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
No additional physical/immunization requirements if up-to-date.
Required immunizations listed above PLUS:
- 2nd dose of Meningitis vaccine received on or after 16th birthday.
Must be turned in by August 14, 2024.
*Required regardless of grade level
• Physical Exam with up-to-date immunization in compliance with Illinois immunization requirement (see above) due within 30 days of enrollment to the district.
• Dental Exam on an Illinois Dental Exam form due within 30 days of enrollment to the district.
• Vision Exam by an Eye Doctor on an Illinois Exam Form due within 30 days of enrollment to the district.