Enrollment and Verification Help

Enrollment is completed electronically at grades.fwps.org. 

If your child is new or returning to FWPS after time away, visit New Students for support resources and instructions.

If your child is currently enrolled and moving up to the next grade level, visit Existing Students for support resources and instructions.

Yes. All student enrollment and verification is completed electronically.  

You will need the following documents:

• Address verification documentation (lease, utility bill, etc.)
• Immunization records
• Emergency and medical contact information 
• Age verification documentation (birth certificate, passport) 
• Previous education experience (transcript) 
• Special Education support documentation (IEP)  

Your child's assigned neighborhood school is your first point of contact for support. To identify your neighborhood school(s), search your address on our School Boundary Map. Please note: school offices have special summer hours and are closed each July.

In addition, you can reach out for support in the following ways:

• View step-by-step instructions at www.fwps.org/enrollment/new-students
• Email: grades@fwps.org
• Call: 253.945.2100

Visit your neighborhood school or the Educational Service Center where computers are available to use. 

Enrollment is determined by your home address. To identify your neighborhood school(s) search your address on our School Boundary Map.

Please proceed with completing the online verification process, then contact LeAnn Miller in Business Services at choice@fwps.org or 253-945-2098.

First, you need to register at your home school. Then, you can apply for Choice enrollment. If the Choice Enrollment window has closed, it may not be too late. FWPS accepts Post-Lottery Choice Enrollment through late August. More information can be found under Choice Enrollment.

The online enrollment or verification process must be completed for elementary scholars before the first day of school. This must be completed for secondary students before the school’s schedule pick-up event. 

Contact your child’s school to withdraw and request a copy of records. 

More information can be found in the Rights and Responsibilities handbook or on our website. Contact the school office to complete the form. 

ParentVUE is the place for current information about your child’s attendance, grades, academic courses, and teacher information throughout the school year. Each parent/guardian can have their own personalized access to ParentVUE. 

Tutorials and support resources for ParentVUE are available in the Technology Resources section of our website.

1. Go https://grades.fwps.org/ 
2. Click “I am a parent” 
3. Click “More Options” 
4. Click “Activate Account” 
5. Press “I Accept” 

To activate your account, enter your first and last name exactly as it was registered in our system, along with the activation key provided to you by your school. Get your activation key by contacting your student’s school or emailing grades@fwps.org. 

Tutorials and support resources for ParentVUE are available in the Technology Resources section of our website.

Reset your password by visiting https://grades.fwps.org/: More Options\Forgot Password.  

To reset your username, please call your school or email grades@fwps.org.   

If you are trying to create a new ParentVUE account but have been denied, you may have answered the fifth question incorrectly by mistake.

The fifth question asks, "Is this the first time you have ever requested access, or had access to an online parent account in Federal Way Public Schools?"

Since our system remembers the previous entry, to bypass the error message and start again, you will need to do one of the following:

• Clear your internet browsing browing history and start again
• Open a different internet browser (ex: change from Google Chrome to Internet Explorer), and start again