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.