Helpful Information For All Families
- Documents and Forms
- Daily Schedule for Schools
- Transportation and CHS Parking Permits
- Items for Student Success
- Breakfast & Hot Lunch Program
- School Open-Houses
- Skyward Family Access
- Northshore Health Centers School Based Clinic
Documents and Forms
Childcare Transfer Request Form 2025-2026
Please complete this form to request an interdistrict school transfer due to the location of your childcare provider.
Election to Attend Form - Instructions
Please read these instructions before completing the Election to Attend form.
Election to Attend Form
This form may be used in a situation of divorce or separation. If at least one parent resides within the Duneland School Corporation (DSC) attendance boundaries, the parents may elect to have their student(s) enroll in DSC.
Please note: This form, along with the required residency verification documents, must be submitted before the first day of May each school year.
Daily Schedule for Schools
The following opening and closing times have been established for each building for the 2024-2025 school year:
- Elementary (K-4) 7:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m.
- High School (9-12) 8:10 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.
- Intermediate/Middle (5-8) 8:50 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.
e-Learning Days 2025-2026
All Duneland students will have eLearning on the following Election Days: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 and Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Transportation and CHS Parking Permits
Transportation
Duneland students who live outside the established walking boundaries of their respective schools may be bused to and from school. Bus routes for registered Duneland students will be available on or about Friday, August 5 via the Skyward Parent Portal. Please check the Skyward Parent Portal the day before school starts for any updates and changes to busing information and visit the Transportation Department page for additional information.
CHS Parking Permits
Students are encouraged to use the school buses, to carpool, and to drive only when essential. Students allowed to drive must present their current driver’s license and completed registration form in order to purchase a parking permit. A parent's signature is required on the permit registration form. Parking permits are FREE. Please return completed and parent signed CHS Parking Permit Registration Forms to the CHS Main Office.
Items for Student Success
Following the passage of recent legislation on textbooks/curriculum materials, Duneland will not be collecting textbook and instructional supply fees for the upcoming school year. Instead, funding for these items will come from state reimbursement and local school funds. This includes textbook, software, and hardware costs as well as other items required for educating our students.
DSC is now providing Items for Student Success documents to answer your questions and offer recommendations so that families can prepare for the first days of school. Please check out the links to information below for your student’s needs:
Breakfast & Hot Lunch Program
2025-2026 School Year
The school meals program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Duneland School Corporation will process free or reduced-price meal benefit applications for those students who apply and are approved. Those students not qualifying for free or reduced-price meals will be charged the paid meal price for breakfast and/or lunch.
Meal prices for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on the DSC Child Nutrition website beginning Tuesday, August 13, 2025.
School Open-Houses
CHS Freshmen Orientation
TROJAN CHARGE, a Freshmen orientation program, will be hosted on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Chesterton High School. The day will be filled with activities to get incoming Freshmen acclimated to CHS. Students will also get an opportunity to meet upperclassmen, sign up for clubs, have a CHS lunch, open their lockers, and walk their school schedule.
Back-to-School Open Houses
Back-to-School Open Houses are hosted at each child’s respective school building. Families may use this opportunity to visit the student's classroom, learn important information about the upcoming school year, and meet the student’s teacher. Look for information closer to each event from the respective buildings for details.
ELEMENTARY GRADES K-4
(at respective buildings)
Tuesday, August, 12, 2025
4:00-6:00 p.m.
INTERMEDIATE GRADES 5-8
(at respective buildings)
Monday, August, 11, 2025
4:00-5:30 p.m.
MIDDLE GRADES 7-8
(at respective buildings)
Monday, August, 11, 2025
6:00-7:30 p.m.
CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL 9-12
2125 S 11th Street, Chesterton, IN 46304
Thursday, August 14, 2025
6:00-7:30 p.m.
CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL
INCOMING 9TH GRADE ORIENTATION
(TROJAN CHARGE)
2125 S 11th Street, Chesterton, IN 46304
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
NORTHWEST INDIANA ONLINE SCHOOL K-12
(All students must complete annual onboarding to complete enrollment in the online school option) - Location: 651 Morgan Avenue; Door 4 (Former Chesterton Middle School Music Entrance)
Monday, August, 11, 2025 - VIRTUAL K-5 Families 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Monday, August, 11, 2025 - VIRTUAL 6-12 Families 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Monday, August 11, 2025 - VIRTUAL K-12 Families 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - IN PERSON K-5 Families 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - IN PERSON 6-12 Families 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - IN PERSON K-12 Families 5:00-6:00 p.m.
