YOUR COMPREHENSIVE CHECKLIST

All the paperwork and forms needed for the school year!

A child will not be assigned to a classroom and cannot start attending school until all forms and paperwork have been submitted to SSDS.  All forms for the ’21-22 school year are due June 21, 2021! 

Please send all completed forms to Silver Spring Day School at 33 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, Md 20901 or via email to office@silverspringdayschool.org.  Feel free to reach out with any questions!

See below or click here  for a printable pdf of the information to put on your fridge!

REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS

• Online form to be completed by ALL

• • SSDS “Required Paperwork” online form
    • This year, you will need to create a new login name and password (for each child enrolled at SSDS). Write this down because…
    • This information is updated each year your child is enrolled at SSDS

• Medical forms to be downloaded and completed for all new students (this includes siblings and students who have never attended SSDS in person) OR any students with a change in health or immunization status

• • OCC 1215 : Child Health Assessment
    • To be downloaded, completed by parent and doctor and signed by a doctor.  Only requires updating if your child’s health status has changed 
    • Includes DHMH 4620 : Blood Lead Testing Certificate.  Only requires updating if your child has received a second lead test since first submission 

• • MDH 896 : Maryland Department of Health Immunization Certificate
    • Must be completed by physician, or accompanied by physician-signed printout of immunization record.  Only requires updating if your child receives any new immunizations

• Medical condition or allergy forms to be downloaded and completed only if your child has a medical condition or allergy

• • OCC 1216 : Medication Administration Authorization Form
    • Must be submitted annually if your child has medication to be administered  at school, including emergency medications
    • Medication must be provided in original packaging, including over-the-counter medications.
  • Allergy Action Plan – every year if applicable
  • Asthma Action Plan – every year if applicable
  • Seizure Medication Administration Authorization – every year if applicable

REQUIRED FOR PARENTS/ADULTS PARTICIPATING IN CLASSROOM

Please note that current guidelines continue to limit parent participation in the classroom.  However, we need to prepare for participation so that we are ready when guidelines are lifted.  Up to three family members may be designated as participating adults. 

• Parent medical form to be downloaded and completed by new participating adults (this includes new families and any other parents/adults who have never participated in an SSDS class before and want to this year) 

• • OCC 1204 : Medical Report for Child Care
    • Clearances remain valid for the duration of enrollment at SSDS.  Only requires updating if health status has changed
    • TB tests and immunization records are only required if the examining physician deems them necessary 

• Fingerprinting and training by new participating adults (this includes new families and any other parents/adults who have never participated in an SSDS class before and want to this year) 

• • Fingerprinting
    • Please hold off for now!  We will be having a third fingerprinting date scheduled for early September ($57/person). Stay tuned! 
    • Forms to be completed at home and brought to your fingerprinting appointment
      • OCC 1260 : Release of Information (ROI) will be notarized by SSDS for free at appointment
      • Privacy Act Statement/Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights
    • Results remain valid for the duration of enrollment at SSDS.  Does not require updating
    • Fingerprinting is site specific – if you’ve been fingerprinted for another job, etc., unfortunately, those results will not apply to SSDS

• • Child Abuse Prevention Training and New Parent Orientation
    • August 25th + August 31st, 2021 – stay tuned for sign up! 

Are some of you thinking to yourself, “Okay, my child has already attended SSDS in person so the office has their medical forms (and nothing has changed with their health or immunization history), doesn’t have a medical condition or allergy that requires medicine at school, AND no one new in our family wants to participate this year…so am I all set besides making sure to fill out the Required Paperwork Form above?” Yes, you are good to go! 

After reading that statement are some of you now thinking, “No, none of that applies to me and I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed by all of this!”  And maybe slightly is an understatement.  We know the feeling and we hear you!  But once it’s done, it’s done (usually!).  Please reach out with any questions, we are happy to help wherever we can.