Community Consolidated School District 146 announced on Apr. 16 that all students entering kindergarten and sixth grade must submit a complete physical examination and proof of required immunizations before starting the 2026-2027 school year. The district said these requirements follow Illinois State Law, which also applies to students enrolling in an Illinois school for the first time, regardless of grade level.
The district highlighted that these health measures are necessary to ensure student safety and compliance with state regulations. Parents or guardians are expected to provide documentation using the Illinois Department of Public Health Certificate of Child Health Examination form, available on the district website or at medical providers’ offices where immunizations are given.
Assistant Superintendent Kelly Voliva and District Nurse Coordinator Laura Bruni wrote, “Please understand failure to comply with the above requirements by October 15 of the school year will result in your students’ exclusion from school until the required physical exam and immunization records are provided to the school nurse.” They thanked families for working together “to assure our students stay healthy and safe at school.”
District policy states that proof of a recent health examination and immunizations is required prior to entry into kindergarten or first grade (if kindergarten was not attended), sixth grade, or any enrollment into an Illinois public school—including transfers from out-of-state or country—and includes pre-school students receiving speech itinerant services.
Community Consolidated School District 146 serves Cook County through several schools including Arnold W. Kruse Education Center, Bert H. Fulton School, Central Middle School, Memorial Elementary School, and Walter F. Fierke Education Center according to information from the Illinois Report Card. The district enrolled about 2,400 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth during the 2019-2020 academic year; it is located in Tinley Park according to data.
The student body is made up of approximately 66.5 percent White students, with Black (6.6 percent), Hispanic (19 percent), and Asian (2.1 percent) populations represented as well according to ISBE figures. In terms of staffing, there were a total of 188 teachers earning an average salary of $66,097 before pension contributions; nearly ninety percent were women as reported by ISBE. The district reported no teachers had more than ten absences during a single academic year.
Financially, Community Consolidated School District 146 spent $24,950 per student in fiscal year 2020 for a total expenditure just under $60 million according to official reports.
In addition to meeting health standards among its students as outlined this week by administrators Voliva and Bruni, Community Consolidated School District 146 had zero chronically truant students enrolled during the last reporting period—a rate significantly lower than both state averages and other districts such as Gen. George Patton School District as indicated by ISBE data.
