Welcome, New Families!

List of 9 items.

• Morning Bus Sign-Up | Due: April 21

  Burke Bus: Current Routes
  If your student(s) plans to take the morning Burke Bus in 2025-26, please let us know via this form by Monday, April 21: https://forms.gle/CGenLXtRymQfFczPA. Our current bus stops include:

  • Suitland Federal Center (MD) > Capitol Hill SE (DC) > Burke
  • Arlington Central Library (VA) > Palisades & Foxhall (DC) > Burke
  • Reference: Timetable & Fees for 2024-25

   

  Burke Bus: New & Past Routes
  If your student(s) would take the morning Burke Bus if we added a specific stop, please let us know in questions #3-4 on this form, also by Monday, April 21. Considerations include, but are not limited to:

  • Greenway Center (Greenbelt, MD) - past stop
  • Piney Branch & University Blvd (Silver Spring, MD) - past stop
  • Potomac Yard (Alexandria, VA) - past stop
  • Georgia Avenue / Petworth Metro (DC)
  • H Street NE / Atlas District (DC)
  • Jones Mill Road / North Chevy Chase Recreation Area (MD)

  
  Carpool Facilitation
  We are piloting a carpool facilitation system, with our office making initial connections between families looking to form carpools from similar areas. If you might be interested in forming (or expanding) a carpool, let us know here:

  https://forms.gle/jPNrruSV4815kWZc7

• What to Expect | Event Date: June 12

  For all new parents & new middle school students.
  
  RSVP to help us plan:
  https://forms.gle/YUiVNDLVhKBorP6u5

• Login to SIS | July 2025 - Step 1

  In mid-July, look for an automated email with the subject line "Connect to Edmund Burke School." Click "Accept Invitation," and it will walk you through the initial login procedure. We'll also let you know when these notices go out.
  
  Note: each parent and student has a unique login, and parent and student accounts are different. We advise against using any account expect your own! Let us know if you have any trouble:
  
  https://burkeschool.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  
  Once the year starts, you can login to SIS to see your student's schedule, assignments, and reports cards, as well as the school directories.

• Login to Tuition Management | July 2025 - Step 2

  Once you've completed the SIS login process above, go to to this page and follow the instructions:
  
  https://webfiles-sc1.blackbaud.com/files/support/helpfiles/tuition-management/content/st-payer-enrollment.html
  
  This will ensure that your SIS account and Blackbaud Tuition Management account are connected.

• Bookmark the Parent Hub | August 2025

  This is a password-free page that serves as a quick, on-the-go reference for Parents. We suggest adding the page as a shortcut on your phone's home screen too!
  
  > https://www.burkeschool.org/parents

• School Forms | Due: August 10

  School forms (e.g.: emergency contacts, health paperwork) are completed through our Student Information System ("SIS"). We open that system to new families in July, after the current school year officially concludes. We've posted the medical forms below so you can get started early.
  
  Required:
  

  • For Your Dentist - Oral Health Assessment
  • For Your Doctor - Universal Health Certificate

  As Needed:
  

  • DC Health - Medication and Medical Procedure Treatment Plan
  • DC Health - Asthma Action Plan
  • DOH - Action Plan for Anaphylaxis
  • Annual Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Opt-Out Certificate
  • Over-the-Counter Medication Form (PDF)

  
  
  
  

• Create a Lunch Account | Due: August 29

  We work with LunchLink (Wholesome Food Services), which enables you to order lunch on all, some, or no days during the upcoming week. Create an account so you can receive menus and reminders: https://hubs.ly/Q02dc-xK0.

• School Supply List | September 2025

  
  List in progress for 2025-26:
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmtdBbe_EHYETt6kN8EfF-8HGs_nFHLkOhlO3Dp3F2Y/edit?usp=sharing

• Subscribe to the Burke Calendar | September 2025

  YES! You can add the Burke calendar to your personal calendar. Once you have access to SIS, simply navigate to the calendar, click that RSS button in the upper right-hand corner, and select "School Calendars."