Back to School Information

Back-to-school forms for the 2025-2026 school year for all returning students (preK and grades 1-12) will be available in early August in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. 

Parents/guardians for all returning students (preK and grades 1-12) will need to access and complete the forms in the PowerSchool Parent Portal to verify and update important student information before the first day of the school year on August 13, 2025.  

These forms involve:

• Parent/guardian contact information
• Emergency medical information and contacts
• Medical history
• Student permissions
• All technology forms associated with students’ school-issued devices, including the Acceptable Use Policy and the optional Technology Protection Plan. 

Those wishing to purchase the optional Technology Protection Plan must complete the technology forms in PowerSchool AND pay the $25 fee in our new lunch and fee payment platform, PaySchools Central, before the first day of school for the 2025-2026 school year (August 13, 2025). If the $25 fee is not paid by the first day of school, the plan is void.

Starting July 1, Upper Arlington Schools will transition from SPS EZPay to PaySchools Central for managing lunch and fee payments. Families of new and returning students (K-12) can log in to PaySchools Central beginning in early August to pay any fees associated with their students. The fees available for payment will include: 

• Instructional fees for elementary (K-5) and high school students;
• Middle school optional community building / social fees; 
• The optional Technology Protection Plan fee ($25) for students in grades K-12.

Families wishing to purchase the optional Technology Protection Plan must complete the technology forms in PowerSchool AND pay the $25 fee in PaySchools Central before the first day of school for the 2025-2026 school year (August 13, 2025). If the $25 fee is not paid by the first day of school, the plan is void.

Middle school course fees will be available in September. Fall athletic fees and UAHS parking fees will be available after those assignments are completed by the schools. Please allow 48 hours from the time of course enrollment to see fees updated in PaySchools Central.

If you have any questions about student fees, please contact fees@uaschools.org. If you have difficulty accessing your account, email psc_help@payschools.com or call 1-877-393-6628 between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday-Friday.

If paying these school fees will cause a hardship for your family, please contact your child’s principal or school counselor.