2024-25 PORTER APPLICATION 

Thank you for your interest in Mary G. Porter Traditional School.  Our application period for 2024-25 school year begins December 1, 2023.   Porter is part of the PWCS Specialty Programs Department and our application is part their application process.  

Please be sure to read the information below about how the application process works.  If you are applying for a first grader, pay close attention the information regarding 1st grade, the age of students, and the accreditation necessary for a private kindergarten program. 

INFORMATION NIGHTS for the 2024-25 application period: 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 6:30-7:30pm (in person)

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 @ 6:30-7:30pm (in person) 

**Registration is NOT required to attend either of these information sessions. 

The 2024-25 Porter application is once again a part of the PWCS Specialty Program Application.

The DEADLINE to submit your student’s 2024-25 Porter application is 12:00midnight, Thursday, February 1, 2024. NO late submissions will be accepted.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW WHEN SUBMITING AN APPLICATION

1) When completing an application for your student, please note that a separate application must be submitted for each student.

2) PRIVATE SCHOOL students must upload a CURRENT REPORT CARD when submitting an application.

3) Any student with a CURRENT IEP must upload the full IEP (not progress reports) when submitting an application.

4) Duplicate applications for the same choice program will be eliminated; the most recent submission will be kept.

5) Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

6) All applications will be processed electronically.

7) Any falsification of information may result in your application not being processed and/or denied.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If your student is currently on an INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP), you must upload the entire IEP documentation to the Specialty Program application portal.  Failure to do so will nullify the application and it will be considered incomplete.

CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW TO GO TO THE PWCS SPECIALTY PROGRAM APPLICATION: 

NOTE FOR STUDENTS APPLYING FOR 1st GRADE

If a student does not meet the PWCS Age of Entrance for Kindergarten: age 5 by September 30 of that school year, and he/she is attending a private school for Kindergarten, in order to advance to 1st grade at a PWCS school, the private school MUST BE ACCREDITED by the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE) and/or the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). You may go to VCPE.ORG and/or NAEYC.org to check if a private school is accredited.

**per REGULATION 723-1:"...A child who has not attended kindergarten but meets the age requirements for first grade may be admitted to first grade. After appropriate informal and/or formal observation and assessment, the principal, with the consent of the parents, may recommend alternative placement."

Students residing in the eastern part of Prince William County are eligible to apply to Porter Traditional School. If your child's base (neighborhood) school is listed below, you may apply: