School Registration & COVID-19 Youth Vaccination Information

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 07/21/2021 12:59 PM EDT

Greetings,

As we approach the One Month Mark before the new school year starts on Monday, Aug 23rd, I want to provide Braddock District families with New or Previously Enrolled Student Registration information. I also want to provide information about COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are 12 years of age and older.

REGISTERING FOR SCHOOL

PREVIOUS FCPS STUDENTS RETURNING FROM PRIVATE OR HOME-SCHOOL 

  1. Please contact the local school your child will attend. If you’re not sure, you can find your local school by using the FCPS Boundary Locator.
  2. Contact the Registrar at your local school to determine what updated information or documents you will need to provide. To find contact information for all FCPS schools, click here.

NEW STUDENTS REGISTERING FOR SCHOOL 

Registering new students for school is typically a 5 Step Process:

  1. Your student needs to be 5 years or older by Sept 30, and you need to reside in Fairfax County.
  2. To determine where to register, find your local school by using the FCPS Boundary Locator.
  3. Gather appropriate documents, which include proof of residency, your child’s birth certificate, and health information. For more information on required registration documents, click here.
  4. Fill out the required FCPS Student Registration forms. To obtain the forms, click here.
  5. Make a New Student Registration appointment at your local school. To find contact information for all FCPS schools, click here.

Watch a video on How to Register Your Student in FCPS, click here.

MORE INFORMATION 

Click the links below for more information on these specific topics:

Fairfax County Public Schools Registration General Registration Requirements

Fairfax County Public Schools Registration Kindergarten Registration

Military Families: Planning your Arrival to Fairfax County

QUESTIONS?

For General Registration Questions, contact 703-204-6734 or send an e-mail to RegistrationQuestions@fcps.edu. A staff member will contact you within two business days to assist you.

SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM (SACC)

For detailed information and/or to register for Before/After School Child Care with Fairfax County’s School Age Child Care (SACC) program operated in FCPS schools, click here.

 

COVID-19 VACCINES

BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

To ensure students are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start of the 2021-22 school year, parents need to act now.

It typically takes five weeks to be fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. This is the only vaccine currently available for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years of age.

Covid Vaccine Calendar

WHY GET YOUR CHILD VACCINATED?

To protect your child from COVID-19, limit the spread of illness, and make schools safer for everybody, adolescents 12 and older are encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

In addition, those who are fully vaccinated do not have to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This helps prevent students from missing school, sporting events, and/or other social activities due to a COVID-19 exposure. 

Why Get Your Child Vaccinated

The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. The vaccines have been administered to millions of people under the most intensive safety monitoring in history, which includes studies in adolescents. 

Talk to your child’s health care provider. If you child needs other school-required vaccinations in order to start the new school year, your child may get a COVID-19 vaccine along with other vaccines during the same office visit.

FCPS SCHOOL-BASED VACCINE CLINICS

FCPS has been hosting school-based clinics in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department.

Children who are 12 and older may receive their first or second dose at the following COVID vaccine clinics:

The school-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics are for adolescents 12-17 years of age. To make an appointment for your child, visit the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS).

Each school clinic site also offers walk-in options, during their hours of operation.

These events will be the last opportunity for students to be vaccinated at a school-based clinic, before school starts.

For more information about COVID-19 vaccines for ages 12-18 and vaccination clinics at FCPS schools, click here.

SCHEDULE A VACCINATION APPOINTMENT NEAR YOU

To schedule a vaccination appointment for your child closer to your home, click here.

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