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  • About Bell
    • About Us
    • Mission and Vision
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    • Equity at Bell
    • Staff >
      • Staff List
      • Administration
    • Tours and Tour Dates
    • Transportation
    • Parent Handbook
    • Arrival and Dismissal
    • New Student Registration
    • School Fees
    • Contact Us
  • Academics
    • General Information
    • Classrooms
    • Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
    • Social-Emotional & Behavior Support >
      • Curriculum
    • Fine Arts Residencies
    • Facing History
    • Supply Lists
    • Counseling Services
  • Extracurricular
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    • Athletics
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New Student Registration

Registration for the 2025-26 School Year

Now Accepting Registrations! Please note that returning students do not need to register again.


Requirements
  • Students must be 5 years-old on or before September 1, 2025.
  • For the neighborhood program, families must reside in the neighborhood attendance boundaries
  • For the Regional Gifted Center, families must have been offered and accepted a seat in the program

Registration Instructions

Step 1 - Download Registration Forms
If you have difficulty downloading forms from the following links, please try the files towards the bottom of this page.
  • CPS School Enrollment Form
  • CPS Request for Emergency and Health Information
  • CPS Home Language Survey
  • CPS Race and Ethnicity Survey
  • State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination
  • Friends of Bell New Student Information Authorization Form
  • Request for Records (Only for transfer students in grades 1-8, form should be submitted to current school)

Step 2 - Complete Downloaded Registration Forms
  • Option A: CPS forms may be filled out electronically using Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview, or Chrome (not Drive) and saved for uploading in step 4
  • Option B: CPS forms may be printed, filled out, scanned, and uploaded in step 4
  • For the State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination form, medical professionals may provide physical examination and immunization records in a different format. These may be substituted for the state form. This form may be submitted during the online registration process or by the first week of school in September.

Step 3 - Prepare Other Documents Needed for Online Form Submission
  • Proof of age document (birth certificate only, passport no longer accepted)
  • Two proofs of address documents (current utility bill, Illinois driver's license, Illinois identification card, deed, etc.)
  • Take photos or scan documents for uploading

Step 4 - Complete the Online Form
  • This form may be turned off periodically while registrations are processed and prepared for in-person verification. Please check back on the following day.
  • A Google account will be required to complete the online form
  • Be sure downloaded registration forms are completed and supporting documents are prepared before starting online form
  • Go to the Bell Registration Form
  • Upload completed registration forms
  • Upload proof of age and current address documents
  • Be sure to complete all four sections and hit submit at the end

Step 5 - In-Person Verification
  • Beginning April 22, 2025 - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM to 11 AM
  • Last date for in-person verification - Tuesday, June 10​
  • Bring original proof of age document for verification
  • Submitted documents will be available for signature

Step 6 - Fee Payment
  • School fee information may be accessed at bell.cps.edu/school-fees.html

For more information, contact:
Judy Ray at [email protected].

Kindergarten Handbook

Downloadable Forms
CPS School Enrollment Form
File Size: 148 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

CPS Request for Emergency and Health Information
File Size: 298 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

CPS Home Language Survey
File Size: 1208 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

CPS Race and Ethnicity Survey
File Size: 134 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

State of Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination
File Size: 414 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Friends of Bell New Student Information Authorization Form
File Size: 39 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Request for Records Form
File Size: 174 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Sibling Registration for the 2025-2026 School Year
Siblings may register when they receive an acceptance on the GoCPS platform.
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