Family Resources

Getting Started in Newport News Public Schools

To help ensure that schools and students are well prepared for the first day of school, parents are encouraged to register their child or children as soon as possible. Doing so helps our schools and teachers be equipped and ready to make each student's first day pleasant and productive.

• Registration Information and Forms
• New Federal Guidelines for Reporting Ethnicity and Race Data
• Health and Immunization Requirements for School Entry 
   

• Health Services
• Bus Stop & Zone Finder
• Dress Codes
• School Supplies
• School Year Calendar
• More Calendars
• Withdrawal Procedures
• Phone Numbers
• Abbreviation Guide
• Military Family Resources
• Requirements for Home Schoolers

• Policies & Procedures Manual
• Rights & Responsibilities Handbook
• Guidance Services Handbooks
• Attendance Policy
• Inclement Weather Information
• Emergency Preparedness
• Grading Scale (Student Evaluation)
• Graduation Requirements
• Athletics Information
• Driver Education
• NN School Age Programs
   

• Elementary Schools Menu
• Middle School Menus
• High School Menus
• Child Nutrition Services

• Local & Community
• Knowledge & Education
• Using Your Internet Browser
• And more!
   

• The Parent Institute  (en español)
• VDOE Parent Links
• Parent Educator Resource Center
• PTA Information
• Get Involved and Volunteer!
• Employers for Learning
• Child Find (PEEP)
• Title I Notice to Parents and Guardians
• Title I for Parent Involvement (Powerpoint)
• Supplemental Education Services (SES)
• ESL Welcome Center
• NNPS Crime Line (757)-591-3800
  Students, parents and community members: If you witness an incident, feel threatened or have information that helps keep students safe, please call. All information is CONFIDENTIAL.

  
Parent Assistant is a web based communication tool that bridges the gap between school and home. It is a new way to keep families informed and involved in their child's education.

Through the convenience of secure online access, families of elementary school students will be able to view attendance and quarterly class grades. Families of middle and high school students will be able to view their child's grades and academic progress, attendance, student schedules, and other important information from anywhere and at any time Internet service is available.

Learn more!