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If the children are in long term care, they usually transfer to your school district. But, if they are in CPS intake and waiting for dependency of the state, you usually transport them to their school. This is also a case by case thing. Such as, if it is a hardship on a foster family to transport and this is the only placement they can find, then they really have no choice. Also, if it is in the best interest to hide the child, the department would prefer if the child was moved. Usually, we transport them to their own school until we know they are staying with us a while.
As for enrollment...just need what you would need for your own children. Be sure to list that they are foster children so the school knows. Most schools know to look out for anything strange or out of the ordinary.
School lunches...we usually fill out a reduced/free lunch application and the child gets free lunches. The DCFS office also pays for any before/after school care that is needed. As for any activities, usually they will have applications to special pricing if available for that event.