The first day of school for all Joliet Grade School District 86 students is Friday, August 16, 2019.
This will be a half day of school for students. All students who attend Marycrest Early Childhood
Center will begin school on Tuesday, August 20.
All parents/guardians must register children
online at https://www.joliet86.org/students-parents/student-registration/ and verify residency before
the first day of school.
All District 86 students will be eligible to receive a free breakfast and lunch each school day for the
entire 2019-2020 school year. Students may also bring a lunch from home. Additional cartons of
milk will be available to purchase for $0.35. School fees are $25.00 (Kindergarten-Fifth Grade) and
$45.00 (Sixth-Eighth Grade).
Physical examination and proof of immunization records are required for students entering Pre-
Kingergarten, Kindergarten, Sixth Grade and any students new to the State of Illinois for the
2019-2020 school year. All students enrolling in Kindergarten, and any student entering Joliet
District 86 for the first time, must have an eye examination. Kindergarten students are required
to show proof of having two doses of MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) and two doses of
varicella. Kindergarten, Second, and Sixth Grade students are also required to have a dental
examination. In addition, proof of Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis), two doses of varicella
and one dose of meningococcal conjugate (MCV4) vaccine are required for all Sixth Grade
students.
For more information, visit www.joliet86.org or call the J.F. Kennedy Administrative Office at
(815) 740-3196.
