Current contact information is essential. Schools will need to regularly notify parents about program changes and opportunities, such as laptop distributions, school supply lists, and other essentials, as well as student absences, academics, and other concerns. Please update your information through FCPS 24-7.

Consent Needed for Select Digital Resources                              

At Garfield Elementary, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here https://garfieldes.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources 

Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.

Health Information and Emergency Care Forms - Required

The Health Information Form and the Emergency Care Information form provide valuable information regarding student health conditions. These forms are critical in the early identification of students who may need healthcare support in the educational environment.  These forms are required for all students for the 2020-2021 school year.

Health Information Form:

You can complete (and save) and email to Darlene Deese or Sarah Rothman or print and mail to the school. 

Emergency Care Information Form:

The Emergency Care Information Form is available for electronic submission by parents via their FCPS 24/7  (Blackboard) accounts within the weCare at School Module.   More information about WeCare.

Find links and information below about :

1. Military Connected Students
2. Child Opt OUT Information
3. FLE forms and information
4. Homeless Student Referral

 

• Identification of Military Connected Students Form

Please download and complete these forms if they pertain to your student.  If possible, please scan completed forms and email them to Darlene Deese or Sarah Rothman. If you are unable to scan the completed forms, please drop them off to the school before September 29.

 

• Opt Out Form  

If you are not opting your child out of anything, no action is required.

If you do not wish for your child’s information to be published via the school directory, yearbook, website, or to the Fairfax County Public Library, please complete the Objection to Release of Directory Information to the Public form (page 11 & 12). If you do not wish for your child to participate in academic, career or social or emotional counseling, please complete the School Counseling Opt-Out Form (page 13)

We must receive completed opt out forms no later than September 18

We ask that you review all options on the form carefully to avoid opting your child out of something you intended for them to participate in. Once these publications (school directory and yearbooks) are printed, changes cannot be made.

Please download and complete the Opt-Out Form only if they pertain to your student. If possible, please scan completed form(s) and email them to  Darlene Deese or Sarah Rothman.

 If you are unable to scan the completed form(s), please drop them off to the school

 

• Family Life Education Instructional Program Information

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. 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, opt out forms are available online for Elementary (K-6)

Select the grade level FLE Opt-Out form for your child. Enter your child’s name, teacher name, check the line next to the lesson(s) you do not want your child to take part in, sign and date the form. If possible, please scan completed form(s) and email them to Darlene Deese or Sarah Rothman. If you are unable to scan the completed form(s), please drop them off to the school or mail.

• Homeless Student Referral

Parents and guardians, please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities and related resources at www.fcps.edu/srr.

• Short SR&R Information  (can be printed and mailed to Garfield)
• SR&R Google Form for Parent Acknowledgement  (online version) 

Parent acknowledgement is due October 30, 2020.