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WELCOME NEW FAMILIES

If you are a new family or Registration Information

participant, start by contacting Ways to Register:
• Online Registration (Preferred Option)
WDSRA at 630­681­0962. • Drop­off or mail­before the start of registration. All mailed and

dropped­off registration forms will be processed concurrently
with online registrations and processed in random order.
New Participant Intake • Email ­ download a form from our website, fill it out and
As a new participant to WDSRA, the front office team will email it to registration@wdsra.com (do not add credit card
send you an initial intake form. After you complete it, they will info on form when emailing it).
set you up with a household account in RecTrac (our registration • Phone in registrations are not accepted.
system). They will send you your household account information
which will be used to register for WDSRA programs. You will Virtual Program Registration
also receive an invite to fill out ePACT, which securely collects Registration will be first­come, first­served for both residents
your child’s health and emergency contact information. This and non­residents.
additional information provides WDSRA staff the opportunity
to properly staff programs and provides an environment that Individual Lesson Registration
will be successful and enjoyable to the participant. For safety
reasons, an individual without current ePACT medical information Registration will be first come, first served for residents and
will not be permitted to participate in WDSRA programs. non­residents.

Outreach and New Families In-Person Program Lottery Registration
Our outreach staff can make your transition to our programs All In­Person program registrations will be assigned once
as effortless as possible. Staff focuses on welcoming new WDSRA "spins" the lottery, randomly assigning enrollments
families, answering questions, navigating forms and processes, to the programs you have registered for. The lottery will be
and recommending appropriate programming for your loved spun for residents first, followed by non­residents. If the
one. We get to know your participant and family before starting program has met the maximum number of participants, those
programs so WDSRA can serve you better. We will also provide not enrolled will be added to a waitlist. If you are placed on a
contact information for resources your participant may need. waitlist and WDSRA can accommodate you safely, you will
be enrolled in the program and notified.
Inclusion Services
WDSRA and its member park districts believe all individuals Out of District Policies
should be provided with leisure opportunities that allow for Families living outside a WDSRA Park District member district
performance at their highest level of ability. We understand and belonging to a neighboring SRA are welcome to register
not every person who has a special need desires WDSRA in WDSRA programs with no additional fee. During lottery
programming. In cooperation with our member districts,
WDSRA staff will assist and advise any resident who is interested registration, in­district families will be spun first, followed by
in participating (inclusion) in a local park district program. out of district families. This would apply to NEDSRA, FVSRA,
WDSRA will provide the type of support deemed necessary NWSRA, and SEASPAR residents.
for successful participation. Supports may include training with • If you live within a community with a Park District that
park district staff members, consultation with the individual does not belong to a Special Recreation Association, fees
and their family members, and the assistance of a support will be increased by an additional 50%.
staff member. WDSRA provides all inclusion services at no • If you live in a community without a Park District or in an
cost to the individual. unincorporated area that falls outside of the Park District
boundaries, fees will be increased by an additional 50%.
An example of this would be Wayne residents and some
parts of West Chicago.

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