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Back to School Forms 2025-2026

WELCOME RETURNING STUDENTS!

Welcome back all Arlington students and families! It's time to complete the Back to School Form. This form is very important to your schools and lets you update key information like student address, contact details, school permissions. 

WHY IT MATTERS
If you don't complete the Back to School Update form you may miss important updates and communications from your student’s school and the district!

 

You will be informed via email once the form is ready to complete. If your contact information has changed and you haven't updated it with us, you can update it in PowerSchool or contact your school directly.

FILLING OUT THE BACK TO SCHOOL FORM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS
 
Each year, APS families are required to update and confirm their student’s data. These forms are intended for families with students who completed the 2024-2025 school year and will be returning to Arlington for another school year this September.
 
You will have the opportunity to verify important pieces of information associated with your student’s account like:
  • Student address* and contact addresses
  • Parent contact phone numbers and email addresses
  • Emergency contact names and phone numbers
  • Photo and media permissions, district agreements, Home Language survey, and more.
    *In the event that you need to update your student’s address on file, you will be required to provide supporting residency verification documents (per APS District Policy). Your form is not complete until these documents are submitted. It is recommended to gather the required documents prior to filling out the form.
 
If you do not have the required documents at the time of filling out the form, you will still be able to submit. A member of the registration team will be in contact with you to obtain any missing documents.
 
View the list of acceptable address verification documents.
 
REMINDER: Families who have newly registered their children to start school in September do not need to complete any BTS forms this summer as you have already provided this information within your enrollment application.
HOW TO ACCESS THE BACK TO SCHOOL FORM
 
In order to access the Back to School form and verify/confirm your student’s information, you MUST have a parent portal account.

How to Log Into your Parent Portal Account and Access the BTS Form:

Visit https://aps.powerschool.com/public/ and enter your username and password to access the Parent Portal.

Steps to take once you have logged into the Parent Portal:

  1. Select the student you wish to review/update
  2. Select the Returning Student Update icon on the button of the left side menu.
  3. For Authentication, please fill in your student's date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY format) and
    click "Continue"
  4. Follow the instructions on the form to complete the Returning Student Update.

If you have multiple children within the school district:

If you have multiple students within the Arlington Public Schools district, you must complete the Back to School Update form for each student. Once you have completed updates and confirmation on one student’s form, go back to the homepage of the parent portal and complete the steps above once again. You will be able to switch to a different student by clicking on their name at the top banner or top tab of the parent portal. You will have the option to import certain form fields from the previously submitted record.

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