• Open the ParentVUE Account Access page and enter your username and password.

Select a Packet to Begin

• There will be 7 sections you will need to complete before submitting your Online Registration packet.
• As you complete each page, use the Previous and Save And Continue buttons to navigate between pages. Do not use the browser back and forward buttons.
• A green check mark means the section is complete.
• An orange exclamation mark means the section is in progress.

• Welcome page - This will show Information about the Online Registration process. Read and click Continue.
• Student Summary page - No students will be listed for new families. Click Save and Continue.
• Signature page - By typing your name, you will attest that you are the account holder, are authorized to provide the information, and agree that the information provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

• Home Address - Enter your home address by using the search box or enter it manually. Military families on active duty orders moving to Fairfax County should enter their current out of the county or APO address. Click Save and Continue. 
• Mail Address - Mail address automatically shows as the home address. You may enter a different mail address, if needed. Once ready, click Save and Continue.
• Parent/Guardian Demographics - Your name will display as provided when you created your SIS ParentVUE account. Click Save and Continue.
• Parent/Guardian Contact Information - Add at least one phone number where you can be reached. If adding more than one number, indicate which one will be the primary number. Verify your email address and click Save and Continue.

Information about all parents/guardians must be completed by the enrolling parent. The enrolling parent is the natural or adoptive parent or the legal guardian with whom the student lives the preponderance of the school week and who enrolled the student in school.

In the event of an emergency, school staff members shall attempt to contact the enrolling parent first, and then the other custodial parent, if any. Under certain conditions, the enrolling parent/caregiver can be changed. Please review Regulation 2240, V., B. for more information and work with your school should this be necessary.

• Add New Parent/Guardian - Add another parent, if applicable. Provide their name, address, phone number(s), and email (if available). Click Save and Continue.

Important: Emergency Contacts have your permission to pick your child up from school during the school day.

• Emergency - Add at least 2 people who the school may contact in case of an emergency. They will be contacted only if you or the other parent listed on the Parent/Guardian page cannot be reached.
• Add New Emergency Contact - Click on the button and add their names, preferred language (optional), and phone number(s). Click Save and Continue.

• Click Add New Student
  • Demographics - Enter the student’s information as it appears on the birth certificate. Select the parent with whom the student resides. Zoned school is determined based on this address.
  • Country of Birth - Select the country where the student was born. If the student attended school in the United States, check the box and answer all questions to the best of your knowledge.
  • Pre-Kindergarten Experience (This page will display for the Kindergarten students only) - Select an Experience Code and how much time the student spent each week in the program.
  • Contact Information - Enter a phone number set to Primary that will be used to contact you for emergency situations, attendance, or any other school notifications. Add a student phone number (‘Type’ should be set to Student Cell), if applicable.
  • Homeless Student Referral - The information on this page is confidential and will be used to determine qualification for homeless support. This page is optional.
  • Military Connected - Indicate if the student has a parent in one of the United States uniformed services.
  • Interstate Compact - This page will only display if you say YES to the Military Connected page. Select the option applicable to you.
  • Ethnicity - Select the student's ethnicity and all applicable races associated with the student.
  • Parent/Guardian Relationships - Parents/Guardians entered on the Family and Parent/Guardian pages will display on this page. Select the relationship that each Parent/Guardian has with the student. If the Parent/Guardian is not associated with the student, check the ‘Not a valid contact for this student’ box.
  • Emergency Contact Relationship - Select the relationship each emergency contact has with the student. If the emergency contact should not be associated with the student, check the ‘Not a valid contact for this student’ box.
  • Language Survey - answer all four questions on this page. If a language other than or in addition to English is selected, then the student's English proficiency will need to be evaluated to ensure that services are offered to students who need them.
  • Physician Information - Enter the student’s physician and dentist information, if available.
  • Health Condition - Parent Confirmation - If health conditions were added to the previous page, then you will need to select the checkbox and click Save and Continue to confirm.
  • Answer the Tuberculosis Screening question. If the student was born in, resided in, or visited a foreign country on the High TB Burden Country List for a consecutive period of four weeks or longer, you will need to present one of the following TB screening tests before your student is permitted to enter school (Regulation 2101): Evidence of a negative tuberculin skin test (TST), evidence of a negative Interferon Gamma Releasing Assay (IGRA) blood test, or evidence of a normal (negative) chest x-ray.
  • FCPS Health Forms - You can download the forms listed on this page, if needed. 
  • Health Conditions - On this page, you will be able to list your student's health conditions. The information you will provide is only shared with required school staff, as needed.
  • Immunization - You have the option to add immunization dates, if available. You may upload a copy of the immunization Documentation or present a hard copy to the school during the in-person appointment.
  • Previous School History - Indicate if the student attended homeschool and if this will be the first time the student will attend school.
  • Previous Schools Attended - Provide the school information of at least the last school the student attended if you are prompted to do so.
  • Discipline History - Provide the discipline history for the student.
  • Discipline - Indicate if the student has been found guilty of or adjudicated delinquent for any offense listed in this page. If you answer ‘YES’, you will be required to provide information as applicable.
  • School Selection - Based on the primary home address provided for the student, this page will display the student's zoned school or center to which the packet will be submitted.
  • Internet Access - Provide the internet access type the student has at home.
• Continue to Add New Student for other students in the family, or if ready to submit the OLR packet, click Save and Continue.

• This page will list all documents you can upload. If you do not wish to upload, check the “I will deliver a hard copy to the school" box.

Note: If you choose to upload documents, all pages of a document must be uploaded as one file.

Before submitting your the OLR packet, review the information provided and make corrections if needed. 

• Click on the Review button to open the Review/Submit page. Scroll down and carefully review the information you entered.
• Any areas highlighted in yellow are changes you made since you first started to complete the OLR packet.
• If corrections are needed, click on the Edit button located above each area. Click Save and Return to exit the area and return to the review page.
• Once reviewing is complete, check the certification box and click on the green Submit button.
• A school or center staff member will contact you in the near future to schedule an in-person appointment to finalize your student’s registration. 
• To review the Status of your submitted packet, click on the Status page. Packets pending school’s review will be listed under the Active tab and packets processed by the school will be listed under the History tab.

The OLR packet will be submitted to your zoned school or center for review. The registrar will contact you in the near future to schedule an in-person appointment to finalize your student’s registration.

During the appointment, the registrar will review all registration documents and answer any questions you may have.

Bring the following documents to the In-Person Appointment:

• Parent Identification (Photo ID)
• Student identification (original Birth Certificate or affidavit with substantiating documentation)
• Other Required documents if not uploaded (e.g., Proof of residency, Health, Medical forms, last elementary report card or secondary transcripts).
• Documentation of previous educational programs and/or services (IEP, 504, etc.)