Open Houses/Meet & Greets
CHS, CATEC, and LMA
- Freshman Orientation (students only), Monday, August 12, 11am–4pm
- Freshman Family Open House, Monday, August 12, 4–5pm
- All-School Open Houses at CHS, CATEC, and Lugo-McGinness Academy, Monday, August 12, 5–7pm
Walker, Buford, and New Pathways
- Meet & Greet, Monday, August 12, 2–6pm
- Meet & Greet, Tuesday, August 13, 12–4pm
Elementary Schools
- Burnley-Moran: Meet & Greet will be scheduled with your child’s teacher for Monday, August 12, and from 4-5pm the PTO hosts Popsicles on the Playground
- Greenbrier: Meet & Greet will be scheduled with your child’s teacher for Monday, August 12 from 8 am-4 pm.
- Jackson-Via: Classroom teachers will schedule Meet & Greet directly with families on August 9, 12, or 13.
- Johnson: Monday, August 12 “Sneak a Peek” (classroom visits), 12–2pm; and Leopard Luau, 2–4pm
- Summit: Meet & Greet will be scheduled with your child’s teacher for Monday, August 12
- Trailblazer: Monday, August 12 “Sneak a Peek” (classroom visits), 8–10am; and Trailblazer Grill n' Chill 10am–12pm
Re-Registration
Re-registration is how you can update your bus requests, phone numbers, and more to get ready for the year.
The re-registration form is open in SchoolMint for all returning resident students and all approved non-resident students. Using your SchoolMint account from last year, please access the program and begin the process by following the Click-By-Click Instructions below. If you have questions or issues in accessing SchoolMint, please contact your school for further assistance.
Click-by-Click Re-Registration Steps
- Log in to SchoolMint and verify you are in the 2024-2025 year (found in the upper right). SchoolMint features a password reset feature if you need it!
- Find the appropriate student card, and click the Add Forms button [or the + button for Non-Resident families].
- The Student Information screen will appear where you will need to confirm basic student information along with your current physical address and district of residence. [Approved Non-Resident students will not see this step as it was completed in the application process.] Click the Save and Continue button
- On the next screen, click the down arrow next to the option of Re-Register at Your Current School, then click the blue, Re-Register button to continue.
Attendance
Virginia requires daily student attendance. Regular, prompt attendance is tied with high student achievement.
Resources:
Academic Calendar/School Holidays
The easiest way to keep up with school holidays is to subscribe to our Google “Academic Calendar.” You can also subscribe to each school’s official calendar for school events. Find a printable PDF of the 2024-25 calendar here. Click here to learn more.
School Supply Lists
Find your school’s list here.
Additionally, we’re excited to announce that we’re able to provide backpacks and school supplies for students in need for the 2024-25 school year! For those who already registered for those free supplies, supplies will be waiting at your child's school open house/meet & greet. If you did not already register but need assistance with school supplies, please contact your student's school counselor to request support.
Teacher Assignments/Student Schedules
Assignments and schedules will be sent home via ParentSquare:
- Teacher assignments for elementary students will be sent Wednesday, August 7 (Late afternoon)
- Schedules for students in grade 5 and above will be sent Friday, August 9 (Late morning)
You can also find them at those times by, logging into your PowerSchool portal.
Student Meals: Free!
All students attending Charlottesville City Schools are eligible to receive a free nutritious breakfast and lunch each day at school. You do not need to complete any application. You’ll receive your child’s meal PIN number (same as last year’s) via ParentSquare on Monday, August 5.
Charlottesville City Schools strives to serve fresh, healthy, and tasty meals. We offer breakfast and lunch. When possible, we purchase local food and cook from scratch to minimize salt, sugar, and fat. We also provide salads to offer choices for everyone, including vegan and vegetarian students.
Out of respect to our Jewish and Muslim students, no pork products are served. All meals follow USDA guidelines. Menus and meal ingredients are available online.
Transportation
Students who live in the City are eligible for the bus based on their distance from the school — .75 miles for elementaries, 1.25 miles for Buford/Walker, and 1.5 miles for CHS. Students whose homes are within these distances to their school are in the walk zone (or “family responsibility zone”). Specific students with special needs such as documented medical conditions are also eligible for the bus regardless of distance from school. If your child is eligible and you requested bus service, you will receive bus routing information via ParentSquare on Monday, August 5. At this time there are NO waitlists for bus-eligible students who have requested service.
Not eligible for the bus? Our schools and the City’s Safe Routes to School program work to support safe walking and bike-riding. Learn more about safe routes to school.
Older students also have the option to catch the CAT (public transit) to CHS and Walker (Route 9) or Buford (Routes 4 and 6). Learn more about using public transit to get to school.
Stay in Touch With School
We use ParentSquare for all our school-related communications. Looking for a message or reminder from your teacher, principal, or the school division? Check ParentSquare. Need to send a message to your teacher or another employee? Use the ParentSquare messaging feature. The ParentSquare app or website provides an easy way to scroll through all your school-related messages, keeping important information in one place (and in 100+ languages). ParentSquare will work without the app, but the app (or the web login) provides the best experience. Go to our ParentSquare page to learn more and find links to download the free app.
There are many other ways to stay connected:
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