Parent Portal

Bus Information

• T.C. Martin Elementary School is expected to 0pen on time following their 2-year renovation, therefore St. Mary’s Bryantown School (T.C. Martin Zoned) students will have bus service for the 24-25 school year
• PK students may ride the bus if they have an older sibling riding the bus with them
• Please read the attached letter regarding bus riders.
• 24-25 School begins at 9:00 and ends at 3:30. Parents may begin drop-off at 8:45. Students should be in their classrooms by 9:00.

Contact office@bryantown.org for any busing questions.

Child Protection and Safety Information

• ADW Child Protection Guide for Parents and Guardians
• Child Protection and Personal Safety Plan

Forms & Documents

The forms below are PDFs and require Adobe Reader to view them. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, please download the latest, free version of the program.

All completed forms may be turned into the main office. Please read all form requirements. Parents and doctor need to complete and sign all appropriate forms. SMB requires up to date vaccinations and immunization records.

• • Back to School Paperwork – Required for all families to complete yearly. An email will be sent to all families to sign up for a time to meet and ensure all forms have been completed. Returning families may sign and date some forms, but all students need new Emergency Cards, Family Survey, and Part 1 of the Health Assessment for each child. New families/students will need to complete all forms (unless previously uploaded to TADS).
  • Form-3 MD Immunization Acknowledgment – Form Required for all students (Read each page carefully, not all pages are required every year)
  • 2024-2025 Childcare Vaccination Requirements – Be sure to set up an appointment if vaccinations are required
  • Form-8-Student Medication Authorization Required for Medications taken during school day (Must be completed by doctor)
  • Form-6-Allergy Agreement Action Plan
  • Form-9-Inhaler Authorization
  • Publicity Release Form-18 (Must be signed and dated by parent for each child)
  • Release of Records Form (New students, 1st-8th Grade)
  • All students must have a Birth Certification on file in the main office. May be uploaded to TADS.
  • Catholic students must have a Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate on file in the main office. May be uploaded to TADS.

Pre-Order School Lunch & Milk

We offer lunch and milk to students on a daily basis. All lunch and milk must be pre-ordered for the month. Lunch menus are open on the 12th of each month and close on the 17th. There will be no late orders accepted. Please set a reminder on your phone to place your order before it closes on the 17th. Payments may be sent in to the main office or paid online for a fee.

Place your lunch order online. To set up your account, use School Code 494SMSMDA. Click for help for help with the lunch system.

Pre-ordered milk will be offered at $10 per student per month. Parents of PK students may only order White Milk for their child.

See online menu for daily food prices.

Want to volunteer for our lunch program? Email minopoli@bryantown.org if you are interested in volunteering. Please make sure you are in compliance with the ADW’s Child Compliance Program before volunteering.

PE Uniforms are available for purchase through ReadyGoPromo. PE uniforms will be delivered to the school to save on shipping costs and distributed to families. PK students wear our PE uniform everyday. K-8th grade will wear one day/week.

2024-2025 School Supply Lists

24-25 Student Supply Lists

Volunteer Opportunities

The school welcomes and cherishes all volunteers. There are numerous opportunities to volunteer including:

• Helping in the classroom
• Working in the lunch room
• Working in the main office
• Assisting with fundraisers

All volunteers must be in compliance with the Archdiocese of Washington (see below) before having any contact with children in the school as well as read and sign the St Mary’s Volunteer Handbook 24-25 and the ADW Pastoral Code of Conduct.

See the weekly Newsletter for upcoming volunteer opportunities.  For more information on how to volunteer, contact Principal Catherine Silverstone at 301-932-6883 or 301-843-3387, or email silverstone@byrantown.org.

Volunteer Compliance

It is a requirement of the Child Protection Policy of the Archdiocese of Washington that all volunteers who have contact with children complete the steps below in order to be in full compliance with the policy.

1. Complete, sign, and return the ADW Volunteer Application to the Main Office.
2. Register for Virtus: Log on to www.virtusonline.org and begin the registration process:
   • Click on “First-Time Registrant” on the left side
   • Click “Begin the Registration Process“
   • Click the down arrow to the right of “Select Your Organization” and scroll down until you find “Washington, DC (Archdiocese)“. Click on “Select“
   • Create a User ID and Password (you will want to write this down and keep it safe). Click “Continue“
   • Select St. Mary Bryantown (402) for the primary location
   • Complete all Registration Screens, including the “Pastoral Code of Conduct and Contact with Minors“
   • Select a “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” online training session, either in English or Spanish (within two weeks). Training is a series of videos and questions and takes between 85-90 minutes to complete.
   • Email crozier@bryantown.org upon completing the “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” training session, to receive the Child Protection Policy Booklet.  Read the booklet, sign the Acknowledgement Form, and return it to the main office.

The above steps must be completed and recorded on VIRTUS prior to conducting the Livescan fingerprinting screening.

• Individuals may go online to find a fingerprinting location in all areas of the Archdiocese of Washington. Maryland locations are listed at: www.dpscs.maryland.gov/publicservs/fingerprint.shtml.
• Many local families will use the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.firstsheriff.com/divisions/criminal-investigations/fingerprinting/default
• Please CLICK to download the form with the ADW fingerprinting authorization number.
• Bring authorization form for fingerprinting to one of the fingerprinting locations along with two forms of identification.
• Please send the receipt to the office as proof of fingerprinting.

Please be aware that you have 60 days to be in compliance with all  requirements and cannot work or volunteer until these requirements have been met.

Note: All volunteers that have been previously fingerprinted by the Archdiocese of Washington do not need to redo them. Those that have been fingerprinted for another entity, must be fingerprinted using the Archdiocese of Washington’s authorization (identifier) number. (Please check with crozier@bryantown.org if your status is in question).

Submit Parent Service Hours Online

Use your family carline number when entering hours. You may enter any time and from any device.

Please submit service hours as you volunteer: here.

Online Payments/Donations

Visit the website below to make a payment or donation.

https://bryantown.square.site/

Parent Testimonials

The marketing team of St. Mary’s School, in conjunction with our Home and School Association and School Advisory Board members, is kindly requesting your assistance with a marketing project for our school: Parent Testimonials.

With your permission, we would appreciate use of your written testimonial on our website and/or as part of our advertising program used for our school.

Should you be available and interested to provide your testimonial, here is the link.
Testimonial Form