Parent/Guardian Checklist for Attending Vienna ES
Required and Optional Steps needed for Enrollment
Step 1: Make Sure You Have a SIS Parent Account
A SIS Parent Account will give parents access to ParentVUE, Parent Digital Consent System and Schoology. If you need help with your SIS account, please contact our registrar, Darleen Ham.
Having an account is crucial to staying connected to your student's information.
*Before school begins parents should log in to both ParentVUE and the Parent Digital Consent System to review and update all necessary information.
- This is the preferred method for parents to update student information such as: phone numbers, emergency contacts, health conditions, and immunization dates and opt outs.
Step 2: What Forms Need to be Completed?
During the initial weeks of the school year or when a new student enrolls, crucial information is shared. Various forms are available to caregivers via the Parent Digital Consent System and SIS ParentVUE, requiring completion. Below you can find more information to help guide you as needed.
Required Forms
Online Verification Update Packet - SIS ParentVUE
Online Verification Update Packet (OVU) can be accessed from ParentVUE accounts. OVU allows parents to conveniently update phone numbers, emergency contacts, health conditions, and immunization dates for students. It is accessible through ParentVUE accounts.
Returning families or whenever there is a change with existing accounts, please log in to review and update your information before the start of the school year so that we have your family's most up-to-date information.
If you have any questions, please contact Darleen Ham
Emergency Care Card: Updated Annually - SIS ParentVUE
Steps
- Visit the Student Information Systems - SIS Parent Account Overview
- Log in with your username and password
- Email Darleen Ham, registrar, if you do not have a ParentVUE account
- Click on your child’s name
- Make changes/Save changes
Although the preferred method is to be done digitally, here is the Emergency Care Card Printable Forms.
Health Information Form - SIS ParentVUE
While you are updating your Emergency Care Card Information make sure to fill out the “Current Health Conditions” and/or “Current Medical Care Details" in addition to submitting this form.
Health Information Form
Health Information forms are required for each student. (Newly registered students do not need to complete if completed at registration).
- View the health information form.
- Please print and return to school or return via email to our public health nurse, Sarah Watnee
Although the preferred method is to be done digitally, here is the Health Information Printable Forms.
Parent/Guardian Digital Consent - Parent Digital Consent System (PDC)
Teachers will use a variety of digital resources to help students learn during the current school year. These digital resources have been checked and approved by Fairfax County Public Schools. Please provide your consent for your student to use these resources through the Parent Digital Consent System.
Explanation of Form: As part of our commitment to protect student data, FCPS is required to secure parental permission for student use of software/applications for which FCPS does not have a confidentiality agreement. For ease of access, an online process has been developed to collect this information digitally and provide school-based reporting.
You can find more information about FCPS’ commitment to student privacy at Digital Privacy in FCPS and a list of all approved digital tools is viewable online in the FCPS Digital Ecosystem Library which has links to the vendors’ privacy notices and other useful information.
This permission will expire at the end of this school year and can be revoked at any time by contacting the school. If you have questions about any of the digital resources listed below, please contact your child’s school.
Although the preferred method is to be done digitally, here is the Parent Digital Consent Printable Form.
SR&R Signature Sheet: Required for Each Student - SIS ParentVUE
The SR&R handbook is located online. Parents and guardians are responsible for acknowledging they have received and reviewed the SR&R . Students will be reviewing the SR&R during the month of September.
Parents/guardians will digitally sign the SR&R in SIS: ParentVUE. Every parent/guardian with a ParentVUE account, regardless of relationship to the student, will see the SR&R upon login to ParentVUE until the SR&R acknowledgment has been completed. If a parent chooses, he/she/they may “skip” the SR&R acknowledgment by clicking on “Remind me later!”. The next time the parent/guardian logs in the SR&R acknowledgment will appear again.
The parent/guardian will NOT be required to click on the pdf document link to download/view the SR&R packet before the parent/guardian will be able to digitally sign and acknowledge the SR&R. The name in the digital signature box must match the parent first and last name in SIS exactly before the signature will be accepted. Confirm the exact match with the "Welcome Message" in the top right of the screen where the parent's name is printed on the screen.
CLICK on "SEND FORM." Changes will be updated electronically in our Student Information System (SIS). You do not need to return the paper copy.
Use of SIS: ParentVUE to submit the SR&R signature sheet is preferred. If you need assistance accessing the SR&R Resources or the Signature Sheet please contact the school for guidance.
Although the preferred method is to be done digitally, here is the SR&R Printable Signature Sheet.
Optional Forms
Opt-Out Forms, Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, Privacy & Related Rights - PDC
Login to the Digital Parent Consent System (PDC) to view the optional Opt-out forms.
Although the preferred method is to be done digitally, here is the Opt Out Booklet with Printable Forms.
Family Life Education (FLE) Opt-Out Forms - PDC
Vienna Elementary provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades K-6. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted-out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, please submit via the PDC.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Learn about the criteria and process to apply for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch.
Homeless Student Referral Form
Printable Homeless Student Referral Form.
Confidential form if needed for families experiencing homelessness.
If you have any questions, please contact Darleen Ham.
Military-Connected Student Form
Printable Identification of Military Form
Form only needs to be returned if there is a change in parent's military-connected status. If applicable please print and return to school or send via email to Darleen Ham.
Health Room Forms and Medication Authorizations
As needed, over-the-counter medications may be transported to school (directly to the health room) by a parent or designated adult. The medication must be in the original unopened container and accompanied by an appropriate Medication Authorization Form. They can be dropped off at our Open House as well as any time during the year.
- Health Flyer for Parents
- VESbtsparent-guardian-letter.pdf
- Medication Authorization Form
- Asthma Action Plan (Inhaler Authorization Form also required. Specifically for students who have a prescribed inhaler.)
- Anaphylaxis Action Plan (Epi: Specifically for students who have a prescribed epi-pen)
- Scoliosis Information and Fact Sheet
Step 3: Other Helpful Information for the School Year
Below you can find some more helpful links to get organized for the start of the school year.
MySchoolBucks
My School Bucks is an online payment service that provides a quick and easy way to pay for school-related purchases. You will be able to pay for a variety of school fees, including field trips, meals, and using credit/debit cards or electronic checks.
- Create an account if you haven't already done so.
Lightspeed Parent Reports on Child's Device Activity
🔍 Lightspeed Parent Report on Child’s Device Activity
FCPS has tools to help parents know more about their child’s activity on any FCPS device. These tools are provided at no cost to families by Lightspeed, the school division’s internet content filtering service.
Parents may sign up for a weekly Parent Report, which will provide a list of the top sites your child visited. The report also offers parents the ability to sign up for free access to the Internet Use Parent Portal. Through the portal, parents may pause their child’s access to the internet on their FCPS device during non-school hours.
Learn more about Lightspeed Parent Reports.
Here Comes the Bus Mobile App
Know when your bus is approaching your stop. Here Comes the Bus app is a school bus tracing app that can simplify morning and afternoon routines for parents and students by giving them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts, helping them to get to the bus stop on time. Find out more information.
Vienna PTA
Schoology: Learning Management System
Teachers use Schoology to post their classroom materials online, to provide a secure forum for students to discuss their ideas and collaborate on projects, and to assign and collect homework electronically. It helps students stay organized and it keeps the class connected.
Schoology is the learning management system FCPS uses division-wide. It is a learning space that supports instructional practices aligned with FCPS’ learning model and helps students reach the Portrait of a Graduate goals.
A Schoology parent account gives you access to:
- Your child’s classes.
- Your child’s upcoming assignments.
- School, class, and group announcements.
Parent accounts will be available after the first day of school. To access Schoology, parents will need to have an active SIS ParentVUE account. More information on how to log in and use Schoology is available online.
School Supplies
Here is our most up-to-date school supply list.