School Forms

Go to FAM (Family Access Module) on the PMFS Parent Portal at any time to:

• See the most up-to-date version ot the PMFS Family and Staff Directory
• Update your family’s contact information

Each spring you will be directed to School Forms Online (SFO) on the PMFS Parent Portal to:

• Sign enrollment contracts
• Update student heath and medical information
• Update family contact information for the printed version of the handbook and directory, the PMFS RedBook

Please alert the PMFS Main Office to all medication and health updates that occur outside the SFO inquiry in a timely manner.

All students must provide the school with proof of up-to-date vaccinations, or risk exclusion from school 2 months after the first day of school (extended from 6 days for the 20-21 school year). Click here to read the PA Immunization Requirements (as of 2017) for all the details. Check with your child’s physician if you have any questions.

Helpful information: Notes from the School Nurse

A variety of forms need to be submitted regularly to the School Nurse. Not all forms need to be filled out yearly; contact the Main Office if there are any questions about when forms are due.

Required upon enrollment to PMFS:

• Pre-K Health and Medical Report (Pre-K only)
• PA Dept of Health Student Physical Form (K-6)
• PA Dept of Health Dental Form

Required certain years, in addition to above:

• PA Dept of Health Student Physical Form (K-6) required for Kindergarten and Fifth Grade
• PA Dept of Health Dental Form required for Kindergarten and Third Grade

Required yearly:

• proof of vaccinations
• Read the PMFS Medication Policy (2019-20)
• Stocked Non-Prescription Medication Permission
  • Recommended for all students,  permission for a child to take OTC medicine (even cough drops and anti-itch cream)
  • Parent and pediatrician signatures needed
• Medication Supplied by Parent
  • Required for any short-term or ongoing medicine to be administered by PMFS
  • Parent and pediatrician signatures needed
• Action Plans for Children with Food Allergies or Asthma
  • Asthma Action Plan to be completed by pediatrician
  • Allergy Action Plan to be completed by pediatrician

Volunteer/Chaperone Requirements

What are the requirements for volunteering?

As of August 2015, PA state law (Act 135) requires volunteers over the age of 18 at PMFS to have three completed clearance checks. These clearances will need to be renewed every 60 months (i.e., 5 years).

Who needs these clearances?

ALL parents who wish to:

• visit classrooms
• act as volunteers on PMFS campus
• chaperone any PMFS-sponsored field trips
• chaperone any PMFS-sponsored overnights
• volunteer on behalf of the PTO food program or in another capacity

Why do I need to start now?

• clearances may take up to a month to process
• teachers want to be able to welcome you into the classroom and share their adventures with you
• some classrooms have class trips during the first days of school and rely on parent participation
• the PTO also relies on parent volunteers to run the school lunch program

What do I do when they arrive?

Please bring originals to the PMFS Main Office so that we can make a copy for our files. For FBI Clearance/Fingerprinting, bring your UEID Number only to the Office.

For FBI Clearance/Fingerprinting, bring your UEID Number only to the Office.

1. PA Criminal Record Check  – when the Reason for Request box comes up, choose “Volunteer” and follow instructions provided (available immediately; fee waived for volunteers)
2. PA Child Abuse History Clearance – create an online account, return to page and choose “access my clearances;” then at bottom of each page, click “continue” until you reach the clearance request (available online, takes up to 14 days; fee waived for volunteers)
3. One of the following, depending on length of PA residency:

• FBI Fingerprinting / Criminal Background Check (uenroll.identogo.com or call 844.321.2101) – complete if you have lived in PA less than 10 years (a multi-step process involving a “field trip” to an approved fingerprinting location; $24.25 fee) New System as of January 2018
  • Use the following Service Code to use the website:
    • Volunteers, PA Educational: 1KG6Y3
    • Employees, PA Private Schools: 1KG6V5
  • Click “Schedule or Manage Appointment” to begin registration for a fingerprinting appointment. During registration, you will receive a Universal Enrollment ID number (UEID). You will need to bring your UEID number and proof of identification to the fingerprinting center.  
  • A list of accepted photo identification and a list of fingerprinting locations can be found at uenroll.identogo.com.

  NB: You will also need to provide your UEID number to PMFS so that the school can access your results.  However, you no longer need to provide us with a paper copy of your fingerprinting results.

• Disclosure Statement Application for Volunteers – complete if you have lived in PA more than 10 years

Also, only for those who will be driving students on a trip:

1. PA Driver Record (apps.pa.egov.idr) click “I agree” to login to get your 10-year history record (fee: $10)

Additional information on clearances can be obtained at  http://dhs.pa.gov/publications/findaform/childabusehistoryclearanceforms/index.htm

• PMFS Discussion Release – permission for PMFS staff to discuss the social and educational progress of a child with an outside individual or agency