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Charlottesville City Schools

Back to School

  • BACK TO SCHOOL

    Find all the information you need to get ready for fall

The 2026-27 School Year Starts Wednesday, August 12!

This page will be updated throughout the summer to help families get ready for school. ​​​​

On this page:

  • Attendance & Calendars
  • Back to School Events
  • School Supplies
  • School Schedules
  • Registration
  • Nutrition
  • Transportation
  • Stay in Touch With School

Attendance & Calendars

Back to School Events

School Supplies

School Supply Lists

Our School Supplies lists are coming soon. Additionally, we’re excited to announce that we’re once again able to provide backpacks and school supplies for students in need for the 2026-27 school year!

To recieve free supllies you must fill out the form (TBD) for free supplies for each of your students. After you fill out this form, supplies will be waiting for your child at their school in time for meet-and-greets/open houses.

  • In order to make this opportunity a success, we are asking for the support of our generous community. If you would like to help, you can purchase supplies directly from our Amazon wishlists (below) or make a donation by check with “Supplies for Success” in the memo line to:

    CCS Family Engagement
    1400 Melbourne Road
    Charlottesville, VA 22901

Schedules

Teacher Assignments/Student Schedules

Assignments and schedules will be sent home via ParentSquare: 

  • Bus information will be sent by TBD
  • Teacher assignments and class schedules will be sent by TBD

Re-Registration

Click-by-Click Re-Registration Steps

  1. Log in to SchoolMint and verify you are in the 2026-2027 year (found in the upper right). SchoolMint features a password reset feature if you need it!
  2. Find the appropriate student card, and click the Add Forms button [or the + button for Non-Resident families].
  3. 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
  4. 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.

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.

 

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Nutrition & Transportation

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. 

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.

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 or CMS (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: