2025-2026 Online Returning Student Registration Requirements

To complete online registration, parents must have a district Skyward account. You can sign in to the district's Skyward Family Access by clicking the link down below. If you have never logged into Skyward and have not received an email with your Family Access username, please contact your child’s school and ensure your current email address is on file. Once your email address is on file with the main office, you will receive an email notification with your username and a link to set up your password. 

Note: Online Registration can be accessed via web browser or Skyward Family Mobile App.

Register your child for 2025-2026 school year for free!!!!

Skyward Family Access Portal : 

https://skyward.iscorp.com/PrairieHills144ILStuSTS/

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Skyward - How to Video Family Access and Online Payment (Espanol) - Click Here

Enrolling your child in District 144 requires families to:

1. Complete the online registration process and upload necessary student documentation. (See Below)

2. Complete the Proof of Residency process by uploading necessary residency documentation.

To Prove Residency, Parents Must Upload:

Two (2) Utility Bills (no more than 30 days old)

• Gas,
• Telephone
• Electric
• Water/Sewer
• Cable
• Scavenger/Garbage

                                 AND

Two (2) of the following: (current in district address)

• Illinois Driver’s License / Illinois State I.D.
• Mortgage/Lease Agreement
• Current Payroll Check Stub

Skyward "How to" Guides for Parents:

How to Access Skyward Family Access:

https://www.phsd144.net/Page/9013

How to Access Returning Students' Online Form in Skyward:

https://www.phsd144.net/Page/9014

Skyward - How to Adjust Skyward Family Access to Another Language

Since Skyward Family Access is browser-based, students and guardians can use the built-in or add-on translation features of their preferred browser.

Below are instructions by the browser creators for adjusting translation settings:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge

2025-2026 Online New Student Registration Requirements

Students who are registering in the District for the first time must upload the following:

• An Original/Certified Birth Certificate
• Physical Examinations and Immunizations (required for all pre- k, kindergarten, 6^th grade students and ALL students new to the district)
• Dental examinations are required for kindergarten, 2^nd and 6^th grade students.
• New students are required to have an eye examination by a licensed physician or optometrist.
• All pre-k and 6^th grade students must show proof of having the Hepatitis B vaccination series.
• Pre-K students must have at least 1 dose of Varicella and MMR.  K-8^th need two doses of MMR and show proof of two varicella vaccinations (chicken pox vaccine) prior to registration.

• One dose of Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV) and one dose of Tdap vaccine is required for 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th grades.

• ISBE Transfer Form, (required for all students transferring from an Illinois public school)
• Students transferring from a private school must have a withdrawal and grade placement documentation (private schools will not release information if fees are owed).
• Students who are receiving Special Education Services must upload a copy of the current (dated no later than one year) Individualized Education Program (I.E.P.).
• Custody Documentation (if applicable).

To Prove Residency, Parents Must Upload:

Two (2) Utility Bills (no more than 30 days old)

• Gas,
• Telephone
• Electric
• Water/Sewer
• Cable
• Scavenger/Garbage

                                 AND

Two (2) of The Following: (current in district address)

• Illinois Driver’s License / Illinois State I.D.
• Mortgage/Lease Agreement
• Current Payroll Check