Back to School 2025-2026

August 4 - Back to School plans released.

August 15 - Deadline to complete School Policy Forms in Veracross.

August 18 - Welcome Back to Wellington. Event details can be found here.

August 20 - First day of 2025-2026 school year! Go Jags!

Click here to view all major school events for the 2025-2026 school year.

In preparation for the first day of school, please complete the following steps by Friday, August 15:

Log in to Veracross

• Your username is firstname.lastname
• To change your password, click here

Use the icons along the top or to the top right:

FAMILY PROFILE CHANGES & SCHOOL POLICIES - Expand every section and confirm your family's data, including directory preferences. REQUIRED: Click the School Policies tab to complete General School Policies & Aftercare Opt-In.

MY CALENDAR - View your household calendar. RECOMMENDED: Click the Subscribe tab and subscribe to your household calendar on all personal devices. 

SCHOOL NEWS & INFO - View news pages for divisions, athletics, library, WPA, and more. 

DIRECTORIES - Browse the school directory. Practice filtering and searching for teachers and friends. You may choose to download a PDF of the directory. 

AFTERCARE OPT-IN - From the parent portal home page, click the orange button to make your selections. You may also navigate to the school policies screen to complete, as described above.

Questions? Email technology@wellington.org.

Please complete by August 15

New Families (all grade levels) - Don't forget to submit your Medical Information Form prior to the first day of school, along with the Physical Exam Form for Little Jags and prekindergarten students.  

Please complete by August 15

Returning Students (PK, K, and Grades 7 & 12) - View the Immunization Updates Form for important details about updates required by grade level. Prekindergarten students also need to complete a Physical Exam Form with their pediatrician. 

As we return to campus for a new school year, we remind you that the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff are our top priorities. In addition to nurturing a highly connected and caring community where individuals feel welcome and known, we maintain a comprehensive emergency operations plan, including regular reviews and updates, scenario drills, and consultation from safety experts. We also partner with Upper Arlington Division of Police to staff Wellington with special duty officers.

All community members can help us uphold our commitment to safety and security by observing the following guidelines: 

• Enter via the Main Entrance and check in via Verkada, our visitor management system
• All visitors must prominently display the printed visitor pass.
• Do not hold doors for other incoming guests
• Do not park or leave cars unattended in marked fire lanes
• Refrain from cell phone use while waiting in car line 

Visitor Sign-In 
All guests, including parents and caregivers who do not have an early childhood parent badge, should enter through the Main Entrance (rotunda) and sign in using Verkada Guest. You may use the iPad station or your mobile device. Access the mobile version through the QR code displayed in the rotunda and save the URL for future use. Parents and caregivers are prompted for their phone number, name, and photo. When sign-in is complete, a temporary badge will print and can be picked up from the lower right shelf of the reception desk. Please wear it visibly while in the building. To sign out, use the iPad or reply BYE to your visitor text message.

Questions? Email technology@wellington.org.

Early Childhood Parent Badge Access
Parents in Little Jags, prekindergarten, and kindergarten may opt into a swipe-enabled badge program that allows direct building access during drop-off and pick-up. These badges are optional and do not require daily sign-in through Verkada.

• Little Jags
    • Morning: Main Rotunda Entrance
    • Afternoon: Restroom Vestibule Entrance
• Prekindergarten
    • Morning and afternoon: Main Rotunda Entrance
• Kindergarten
    • Morning only: Kindergarten Entrance

To request a badge, email gage@wellington.org and complete the Parent Badge Agreement in Veracross.

Early Childhood and Lower School (view the morning car line map & the afternoon car line map) 

7:30–8 a.m. – Before Care
Students may be dropped off at the rotunda for Before Care. Weather permitting, students will be on the ECLS Playscape; otherwise, they’ll be in the Brisk Commons.

8–8:20 a.m. – Arrival

• Parents and caregivers may either use car line for curbside drop-off or park in the front parking lot and walk their student into the building.

• Early childhood families with badges should use either the LJ/PK or KinderWing entrances

• All other families: Enter through the rotunda and sign in using Verkada.
• Students dropped off after 8:20 a.m. should enter through the rotunda and walk independently to their classroom.

3:25 p.m. – Dismissal

• Little Jags: Parents must park and pick up from the classroom. Six “Little Jag Parents Only” spots are reserved in the Student/Faculty lot. Badge access is available at the LJ/PK Entrance from 2:55–3:25 p.m. Older siblings will meet Little Jags in their classroom (MS and US siblings will join once released at 3:30 p.m.).
• Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grades 1–4: Students will be dismissed through car line.
• Families using car line should display their placard on the passenger-side visor. Students staying for Aftercare will be walked to their designated location by a teacher.
   

Middle School (view the morning car line map & the afternoon car line map) 

7:30-8:25 a.m. - Arrival: Parents and caregivers may drop their students off in the back parking lot.

7:30-8 a.m. - Supervision in the Middle School Commons 

8-8:25 a.m. - Students head to advisor’s room 

8:25 a.m. - School day begins. Students are marked tardy after 8:25 a.m.

3:30 p.m. - School day ends

3:30-3:45 p.m. - Dismissal

• If a student has a sibling in Early Childhood or Lower School, that younger sibling will be sent to the library at 3:20 p.m. The middle school student will meet them there at 3:30 p.m., and they will be dismissed together from the back parking lot.

• All other middle school students should also be picked up in the back parking lot using the MS/US car line.

• Families using car line should display their placard on the passenger-side visor.

Upper School (view the morning car line map & the afternoon car line map) 

8-8:30 a.m. - Arrival: Parents and caregivers may drop their student off in the back parking lot. Students may park in the back parking lot.

3:20 p.m. - Classes end. 

3:30 p.m. - Parents and caregivers may pick up their student in the back parking lot.

View the morning car line map & the afternoon car line map

Car line tips and tricks:

• Please have patience. Over 200 students need to be safely loaded into cars.

• For the safety of students, please limit technology use while in car line.

• Display the placard you receive at your intake conference in the passenger side visor.
• Ensure authorized pickups are updated in Veracross. Otherwise, the adult will need to present a state ID.
• Car line gets faster as people have more practice! Please have patience while people learn this process.

For more information about local school district transportation options or Wellington bus options, Click here for a transportation guide for parents. - updated 8/6

The 2025-2026 school year will soon open on Vidigami, our secure photo sharing site! New families as well as returning families who have not activated their accounts will receive an email invitation to access Vidigami soon. 

Vidigami has released a new version of the mobile app called "Vidigami for Education." It is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for free.

Questions about Vidigami or any of the photos on the platform? Please contact communications@wellington.org.

Welcome to the WPA!

As a parent or guardian of a Wellington student, you are automatically a member of the Wellington Parents Association! 

Getting involved and volunteering your time at school events throughout the year is a great way to use your skills, meet new people, build lasting friendships, and support our children. Parent volunteers are always needed and most welcome. The WPA's goal is to support, promote, and strengthen the school community. Wellington has a wonderfully diverse community, and both values and celebrates individual voices. 

We hope you will join us in our effort to support the school and the entire Wellington community. We still don’t know exactly what this year will look like, but we will keep you up to date on all events and activities. Please keep an eye out for WPA emails and join us for our monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. 

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Varsey Laurelle P '32 '37, president

Visit www.wellington.org/wpa or browse the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal to learn more and to register to volunteer. 

Join monthly meetings at 8:15 a.m. in C111 (Innovation Space) in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams (meeting link can be found on the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal). 

2025-2026 WPA Meeting Schedule

• Tuesday, September 9
• Tuesday, October 14
• Tuesday, November 11
• Tuesday, January 13
• Tuesday, February 10
• Tuesday, April 14
• Tuesday, May 12

Browse our collection of used dress code-appropriate clothing at discounted prices! Our location has moved to Jag Commons as a mobile store and is no longer accessible outside of the dates listed below.

2025-2026 Pre-Loved Apparel Sale dates:

• Monday, August 18, 4:20-5:45 p.m.
• Friday, September 5, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, October 3, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, November 7, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, December 5, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, January 9, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, February 6, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, April 10, 7:30-8:30 a.m. (adjusted due to spring break)

The Wellington Parents Association supports its members in a variety of ways. The following affinity groups have been formed by WPA members, and all Wellington parents are encouraged to get involved. Visit the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal for contact information for each group. 

• Parents Raising Black Students Affinity Group (MOSAIC) 
• LGBTQ+ Families Affinity Group
• Muslim Parents Affinity Group
• AAPI Affinity Group
• Jewish Parent Affinity Group
• ¡Hola! Hispanic Origin Latin American Parent Affinity Group
• Neurodiversity Parent Affinity Group
• Single Parent Affinity Group

The Sokol Store is open daily from 8-8:25 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. Visit www.wellington.org/wpa to sign up as a volunteer. They will also be open for special hours on Monday, August 18, 4:20-5:45 p.m. You may also shop The Sokol Store online anytime by visiting the online store.