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Back to School Forms 2026-2027

WELCOME RETURNING STUDENTS!

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. 

Please note: Families who have NEWLY registered their children to start school in September DO NOT need to complete any BTS forms as you have already provided this information within your enrollment application.

FILLING OUT THE BACK TO SCHOOL FORM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL RETURNING STUDENTS

 

These forms are intended for families with students who completed the 2025-2026 school year in APS 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.

HOW TO ACCESS AND FILL OUT THE BACK TO SCHOOL FORM 

  1. Log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account.

  2. Select the student you wish to review/update. If you have multiple students, you can toggle between them by clicking on their name at the top of the page. Please Note: You will need to complete the BTS update for each student separately. 

  3. Choose Forms from the left Navigation

    Screenshot of Menu with 'forms, 'back to school update', and student names circled in red


  4. If you are starting the BTS update for the first time, click on the 'Back to School Update' Form. 
    Note: If you have previously started the BTS update, skip to number 7

    Screenshot of Menu and 'Back to School Update Form' link
  5. Read through the Welcome & How to Complete instructions and click submit. 

    Screenshot Menu with Submit Button circled in red in lower right


  6. The Address Change Form will be the first to appear on your screen. 


    Select Yes or No to update an address, then ‘submit’ once you are done making the changes or ‘save for later’ if you would like to finish at another time. When you click submit, the next form will appear on your screen.


    Screen shot of Address Form

  7. Once you have started the Back to School update, you can return to the forms page in your parent Portal at any time and you will be able to select each individual BTS form. There are 5 in total. 
        • Address Change Form
        • Contact Update Form 
        • Student Permissions Form
        • Student Technology Form
        • Language Preference and Translation Needs 
 
Please note: Some survey & permissions questions will only appear for middle and high school students.

PowerSchool Menu showing Forms button on the left, and Back to School Forms on right

8. After filling out a form, make sure you've provided your electronic signature in the space provided.

Select the Submit button in the bottom right hand corner. If you are not ready to submit and would like to return to the form at a later time, click the 'Save for Later' button on the left. 

Form section showing box to enter signature and submit bottom in the bottom right
 
 
 
 
9. School and registration teams will receive and review your submissions. If any additional information is required you will be notified via email.
 
Please Note: Your BTS update is not considered completed until all 5 forms listed above have been electronically signed and submitted. 
 
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)