Welcome to the JL Mudd Back To School Headquarters. Please bookmark this page and refer to it often for important tasks, dates and reminders to help you and your student be ready for the first day of school Aug. 25, 2026.
Fort Zumwalt School District is hosting a Back To School Bash from 12 - 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13, to connect families with resources so your students are ready for school to start Aug. 25.
Enrollment Update
The annual Enrollment Update will be available to all parents/guardians through the FZSD Family Portal. Please log-in and complete this required process. Completion of the entire Enrollment Update is required in order for your student to have access to any district technology starting on the first day of school. Students with an incomplete Enrollment Update will not have access to their Chromebooks or any other district technology until the Enrollment Update is completed.
New this year, all families are required to upload TWO (2) current Proof of Residency documents within the online form. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, this will be required in each Enrollment Update going forward. You may upload a PDF document or a picture of your document. All documents must be dated within 30 days. Required proof of residency documents are:
Document #1 must be one of the following:
Mortgage statement
Current Rental Agreement
For new home purchase, ALTA Settlement Statement signed by homeowner and title company
Document #2 must be one of the following:
Electric bill
Gas bill
Water bill
If your child is enrolled with an Affidavit of Residency, you'll have a link to the new form within the enrollment update, along with the requirements for that form.
If your child was approved for enrollment by the Coordinator of Homeless and Foster Care, you will receive residency instructions later this summer.
Remember, you can:
Download the Fort Zumwalt Family Portal app by Focus School Software.
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Click the family portal button on the landing page of any of our school websites.
Log-in and Complete the annual Enrollment Update.
Immunizations
Students entering Kindergarten, 8th and 12th grades will need proof of updated immunizations.
Information on immunizations is always available from our Clinics, Health and Wellness page.
See Missouri Immunization Requirements
Requisitos de Vacunación En Espanol
Families can learn more here about immunization clinics through St. Charles County Public Health
According to state law, students who are not in compliance with immunization requirements will not be allowed to attend school.
You will complete your student’s annual Health Inventory Form as a part of the annual Enrollment Update in the Family Portal. Nurse.
Stopfinder
The Stopfinder app allows parents and guardians to accurately track their student’s school bus in real-time. The easy-to-use app is secured so only authorized users will have access to school bus information. We are excited to have this added layer of communication for our families. Please complete this form at go.FZSD.us/bus if you need an invitation to set up the Stopfinder app. Our Transportation team will help as soon as possible.
Important Dates and Times
Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop off (1st & 2nd Grade ONLY)-
Thursday, August 20th
1st grade @ 3:30 - 4:30 pm
2nd grade @ 4:00 - 5:00 pm
KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION-
August 21 @ 9:00 - 11:00 am
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL-Tuesday, August 25th
Back to School BBQ with O'Fallon Firefighters- Thursday, September 24th (Be on the lookout for the RSVP in August)
FIRST EARLY RELEASE DAY: September 2, 2026 @1:30 (Please note, the district sends text reminders the day before each Early Release Day to parents grades K - 8)
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES: Wednesday, October 28 (5:00-8:00pm) and Thursday, October 29 (10:00am-8:00pm)
Important Dates are easiest to find in the events section of our school website or on the Fort Zumwalt App. You can also find our Activities schedules there, just subscribe to [INSERT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING Fort Zumwalt East Lions Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars Fort Zumwalt North Panthers Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs]. To see your school’s information, check your settings to be sure your school is listed when you click the “My Organizations” dropdown at the top in the Menu.
Once you’re subscribed to your school:
You can download specific events from our calendars to your personal calendar.
Through the app, you can share specific events from our calendars with others.
Want it all in your calendar? Visit go.FZSD.us/SyncMyCalendar for options to sync information from some of our calendars with yours.
Bookmark go.FZSD.us/QuickCalendar to see the school year at a glance.