Transfer Students

Calendar of Events

NOTE: All dates listed above were accurate as of March 7, 2023. To verify all dates, check the Stevenson website calendar. You may also subscribe to the online newsletter, E-Minuteman, in order to receive news alerts. 

Family To-Do List

Enrollment

Parents/guardians will need to complete and upload the following required school enrollment documents. All completed documents must be in digital form to upload during the online enrollment process.

• Student Information

  • Student’s birth certificate (translated in English)

  • Health/medication information, immunizations, doctor and hospital choice
  • 504/IEP documentation
  • Parenting agreement for students whose parents/guardians live in separate households
     

• Sender School Records

  • Unofficial transcript
  • ISBE (withdrawal) form, if transferring from an Illinois public school
  • MAP (or other standardized test scores), if the student is a freshman
     

• Affirmation of Legal Residency

  • One of the following:
    • Current and valid lease agreement (including name and phone number of landlord)
    • Real estate tax bill
    • Monthly mortgage statement (If the home was recently purchased, Stevenson will accept a closing document, bill of sale or warranty deed)
  • Two of the following:
    • Utility bill (Must include the entire first page of the bill including the coupon portion. Utilities accepted include gas, electric, water, trash collection or cable). New families will be asked to provide utility bills within 30 days of occupancy.
  • Vehicle registration (current year)

Health Forms

All required health forms must be returned to the Health Office by Aug. 11 before a student begins classes at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. If a student is attending summer school, the health forms must be returned by May 1.

REQUIRED HEALTH FORMS:

• Child Health Examination Form

• Eye Examination Form
• Dental Examination Form
• Medication Permission Form

IF APPLICABLE:

• Asthma Action Plan
• Anaphylaxis Action Plan

Health Forms Submission

Please email, fax or mail (email is preferred) the required health forms:

• Email: nurses@d125.org
• Fax: 847-955-2445
• Mail: Stevenson High School
  Attn: Health Office
  One Stevenson Drive
  Lincolnshire, IL 60069

Transfer Student Programs

Orientation

For students who enroll over the summer, a special Transfer Student Orientation is offered on Thursday, Aug. 10. Transfer students are paired with a Transfer Buddy, a current Stevenson student who has volunteered to escort the transfer student around the school. The Transfer Buddy shows the student where their classrooms are located as well as other important locations, such as Learning Centers, Student Support Team offices and restrooms. Students who enroll after the school year starts will also be assigned a Transfer Buddy to
help with orientation.

Transfer Parent/Guardian Evening

Parents/guardians of transfer students are invited to Transfer Parent/Guardian Evening on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Here, they will learn about Stevenson High School, from academics, to co-curricular activities, to available resources. Parents/ guardians will also have the opportunity to ask questions. If a student enrolls after this date, the family can contact the student’s counselor with any questions.

Transfer Student Resource Fair

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, transfer students are invited to attend the Transfer Student Resource Fair. At this event, transfer students will meet with various groups at the school, including co-curricular coordinators, intramural coordinators and the sponsors of Transfer Students Activity Group (TSAG). TSAG is a social group for transfer students who meet throughout the school year to make connections during field trips such as bowling, whirlyball and other activities. TSAG is free, except for food purchases. All new transfer students are invited to join TSAG.

Transfer Student Groups

Starting on Friday, Aug. 25, Transfer Student Groups begin meeting during each lunch period. These weekly meetings are vital for transfer students to attend so they can learn and ask questions about Stevenson, such as how to drop a class, how to level change or how to fix their iPad.

Invitation to Join PPA

Families new to Stevenson are also invited to join the Patriot Parent Association (PPA). More info is available at www.d125.org/parents/parent-groups/patriot-parent-association.

Course Enrollment & Registration Information

Following the enrollment process, students and families will be guided through course enrollment and registration.

Course Enrollment Appointment

Transfer students will be placed into core courses based on the student’s previous academic history. Students may be asked to complete a Mathematics exam and/or World Language exam (if applicable) in order to verify placement. After placement into core courses, students transferring into grades 10, 11 and 12 will typically have one or two open periods in which they may take an elective course.

To assist with the course enrollment process, transfer students will have an enrollment appointment with a counselor to help select these courses. Students can view the Stevenson Coursebook online to review their interest prior to the enrollment meeting.

If there are questions about the placement results, please contact the director of the specific academic division.

Registration Instructions

After residency has been verified and enrollment is complete, families will receive instructions to complete the registration and fee payment process. After residency has been verified and enrollment is complete, families will receive instructions to complete the registration and fee payment process. Information will also be provided regarding student IDs, iPads, books and transportation/bussing.

Course Placement

Placement Process

Stevenson uses a placement process to make an initial recommendation in Communication Arts, Mathematics, Science and Multilingual Learning courses for new transfer students. Stevenson’s divisions may use a slightly different evidence based process to arrive at their placement recommendations than other schools, so please review the following information for division-specific benchmark details.

Communication Arts

Stevenson’s Communication Arts Division uses the fall or winter MAP reading score to make a recommendation for placement.

Students who are able to provide a standardized reading and/or English test score (from the MAP, AIMS or Iowa tests, for example) do not need additional assessment. Contact Kim Musolf at kmusolf@d125.org to submit these scores.

For students who cannot provide a standardized reading and/or English test score, recommendations/placement in Freshman English and literacy courses is determined by a reading assessment of the student’s ability to comprehend and analyze text. Students should expect to read texts, answer questions in argumentative paragraphs and answer online multiple choice questions. This test is also open to students who wish to reassess and change their initial Academic Literacy placement. In order to arrange for this SHS testing, please contact Denise Perkins at dperkins@d125.org or 847-415-4325.

Science

Recommendations for Stevenson’s Science classes are based on MAP scores in math and reading, as well as a review of students’ prior coursework. The Science Division first reviews math MAP scores; based on strong math MAP, some students are given the recommendation/choice of Accelerated Chemistry or Accelerated Biology.

For the other students, the MAP reading score is reviewed to give one of three options. The English recommendation is also considered and then:

• Recommend Accelerated Biology with a choice of Accelerated Chemistry
• Recommend Accelerated Biology with a choice of College Prep Biology
• Recommend College Prep Biology with a choice of Accelerated Biology

Mathematics

For students transferring into Stevenson from outside Consortium 125 schools, the Mathematics course placement will be determined based on a complete transcript from the previous school and curriculum review of the student’s previous course. A full topic-by-topic syllabus of the previous course is requested.

Contact Valerie Tomkiel at vtomkiel@d125.org or 847-415-4581 for details about the transcript/curriculum review.

A benchmark/placement exam will only be administered when additional data about a student’s mathematical proficiency is needed. Please be aware that, while options are available for adjustment in Mathematics course placements, all prerequisite coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in subsequent courses.

Multilingual Learning

Placement in Multilingual Learning courses is determined by student performance on a language-specific assessment. Students who have prior coursework or experience in Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish or Latin, and are interested in potential placement in one of these language programs beyond the introductory level, may sign up for the corresponding language benchmark exam.

• Chinese, French, German and Spanish: Students will complete the listening, reading and writing portions of the AAPPL exam.
• Hebrew: Students will complete the listening, reading and writing portions of the STAMP exam.
• Latin: Email multilingual_learning@d125.org to discuss assessment.

Email benchmark@d125.org or 847-415-4700 with any questions regarding benchmark testing for Multilingual Learning.

iPads & Technology

How Students Receive Their SHS iPad

Each transfer student will receive an iPad which they keep until their time at Stevenson is finished. Students should expect to use these to access textbooks, class assignments and communicate with their teachers. Students new to Stevenson who will be attending summer school will receive their SHS iPad on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Students who only attend the second summer school session, will receive their SHS iPad on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

For transfer students attending summer school:
Stevenson iPads will be distributed on Transfer Student Orientation Day on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

For students not attending summer school:
SHS iPads will be distributed on Transfer Student Orientation Day on Tuesday, Aug. 9. An iPad orientation session may be requested by emailing helpdesk@d125.org. An optional hour-long iPad orientation session will be available at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. The session will be held in Link Lab (Room 3014). Students may sign up by replying to an email they will receive about this session. Alternatively, students may simply show up to this session.

For frequently asked questions about SHS iPads, click here.

Student Access to Technology

Stevenson students are given access to several different technology programs. Every student is provided with a network account, an email account, Canvas account, IRC account and an Infinite Campus account. Login information (account names and passwords) should be kept private at all times. Additionally, all students will have the Student Guidebook downloaded onto their iPads.

Students with questions or needing assistance with an Stevenson- issued iPad should visit the technicians at the SMARTdesk. The SMARTdesk is located in the Link Lab (Room 3014). During summer school, the SMARTdesk is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special hours will be posted. During the school year, it is open on regular school days from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. On late arrival days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special hours will be posted.

During the school year, computers are available for student use in the Information Learning Center (ILC, Room 2300), in the Lower IRC (Room 1300) or in the East Learning Center (Room 7026). Students may use the desktop computers during study hall by asking a classroom teacher for a pass to one of the Learning Centers from the study hall.

The use of a Stevenson High School computer is intended to serve instructional purposes only, playing games is not permitted. In exchange for the privilege of using the district’s computers, computer network and internet access, students must consent to staff members monitoring such use.

In order to use the internet, a summer school student must have a signed Acceptable Use Guideline form (regarding access and use of the District Information Services systems) on file. For the school year, students will agree to acceptable use during the registration process. Inappropriate use of the district’s computers, computer network and/or internet access may be considered gross disobedience or misconduct.

Need Help?

For help with technology services for students, visit the SMARTdesk page in the student’s Canvas portal. Or visit the online SMARTdesk webpage: www.d125.org/student-life/tech-services.

Student Support Teams

Every student at Stevenson High School is assigned to a Student Support Team (SST). Each SST consists of a counselor, dean, social worker and school psychologist. The purpose of the team is to monitor student progress and connect students with resources, programs and opportunities to realize their goals. Teams meet on a weekly basis to coordinate efforts to support all students. See the SST contact list on page 19 of this brochure.

Student Services Instagram: @shs_studentservices

Student Guidebook

All students will have the Student Guidebook downloaded onto their school-issued iPads. This guidebook will support the transition to Stevenson by familiarizing students with school procedures and providing an opportunity to establish goals, manage time, enter assignments, establish priorities and record personal and social information. Students may also purchase a paper version in the School Store.

Relevant Links

• Transfer Parent Evening Meeting Presentation - August 2023 (PDF)
• 2023-24 Academic Calendar
• Course Selection
• Summer Enrichment (incl. Programs and Reading)
• School Technology
• Student Activities
• Fine Arts Auditions
• Athletics
• Infinite Campus

Frequently Asked Questions