Waynesboro Public Schools

We are excited to begin preparing for the 2020-2021 school year.  This page contains the information you need to successfully register your upcoming Kindergartner for this coming year. 

One of two Kindergarten Registration scenarios will apply to your student:

1. Your student is attending or has attended Wayne Hills Preschool.
2. Your student has not attended Wayne Hills Preschool.

The scenario that applies to your student will determine which registration path you follow.  Please read the information below carefully and follow the instructions that best apply to your student.

My student is or has attended Wayne Hills Preschool.

Use the following instructions if your student is or has ATTENDED ​Wayne Hills Preschool here in Waynesboro.

1. You should have received a document from Waynes Hills that contains two important pieces of information.
   1. Access ID
   2. Access Password
   3. These two items are NOT your login ID or login password.
   4. If you have not received this document, please contact Wayne Hills Preschool and ask for this information.  The phone number to call is 540-946-4626.
2. Once you have your student's "Access ID" and "Access Password" please go to this website which is Waynesboro's Powerschool Parent Portal:  www.wpspowerschool.com/public
3. If you have never visited the Parent Portal before, click on the "Create Account" tab.
   1. Enter the information about yourself and use your student's "Access ID" and "Access Password" when asked for it.  This will link your Parent Portal account to your student.
   2. After you have submitted the information on the "Create Account" page, you will be directed to login to the Parent Portal.  Please do so.
   3. Once you are logged in, look at the navigation pane on the left side of the screen and click on "Forms".
   4. You will see a heading titled "Existing Student Kindergarten Registration" with a list of forms underneath it.
      1. Please click on the first form in the list and begin entering the information.
      2. Click the submit button when finished and you will automatically be sent to the next form.
      3. We encourage you to try and submit all the registration forms at one time.
      4. When you finish the last form, which is the "Electronic Signature" form, you have finished the process.
4. If you have logged in to Waynesboro's Parent Portal before (You may have another student already attending one of Waynesboro's schools), you do NOT need to create a new account.
   1. Please login to the Parent Portal using your current username and password.
   2. Click on the "Account Preferences" link in the navigation pane on the left side of the screen.
   3. When the next screen opens, click on the "Students" tab and then the "Add" button.
   4. Follow the prompts to add your upcoming Kindergartner to your Parent Portal account.
   5. Once you are logged in, look at the navigation pane on the left side of the screen and click on "Forms".
   6. You will see a heading titled "Existing Student Kindergarten Registration" with a list of forms underneath it.
      1. Please click on the first form in the list and begin entering the information.
      2. Click the submit button when finished and you will automatically be sent to the next form.
      3. We encourage you to try and submit all the registration forms at one time.
      4. When you finish the last form, which is the "Electronic Signature" form, you have finished the process.

Please enter the information as accurately as you can and read all the information carefully.  A working email address and phone number is critical to a successful registration process.  If your student's school requires more information or has clarifying questions, they will contact you using the information you have provided.

My student has not attended Wayne Hills Preschool  

1.  Please click on this link to access the New Student Registration Pre-submission form:  Presubmission Form
2.  Fill out all of the information on this form and click the "Apply to School" button.  It is important that you provide a working email address and phone number in the event that your school needs more information or clarity.
3.  You will receive a notification email, at the email address you provided in the form, that the submission was completed successfully.
4. The school you selected in the pre-submission form will be notified that you have completed this step.  The staff at the school will review the information and either approve it, contact you for more information, or reject the submission.  You will receive another email notification when this is complete.
5. Within one (1) hour of your pre-submission being approved by your school, you will receive another email at the email address you provided with instructions on the next step.
6. These instructions will contain two critical pieces of information.
   1. Access ID (this is not your login ID)
   2. Access Password (this is not your login password)
7. Once you have your student's "Access ID" and "Access Password" please go to this website which is Waynesboro's Powerschool Parent Portal:  www.wpspowerschool.com/public
   1. Enter the information about yourself and use your student's "Access ID" and "Access Password" when asked for it.  This will link your Parent Portal account to your student.
   2. After you have submitted the information on the "Create Account" page, you will be directed to login to the Parent Portal.  Please do so.
   3. Once you are logged in, look at the navigation pane on the left side of the screen and click on "Forms".
   4. You will see a heading titled "Existing Student Kindergarten Registration" with a list of forms underneath it.
      1. Please click on the first form in the list and begin entering the information.
      2. Click the submit button when finished and you will automatically be sent to the next form.
      3. We encourage you to try and submit all the registration forms at one time.

Please enter the information as accurately as you can and read all the information carefully.  A working email address and phone number is critical to a successful registration process.  If your student's school requires more information or has clarifying questions, they will contact you using the information you have provided.