4th Foster City Elementary School Bayside Performing Arts Center Budget Update Community Relations Contact Us Departments District Calendar District Maps LEAP Measure L School Board of Trustees Strategic Plan Superintendent's Page
Achievement and Success Curriculum Gifted and Talented Education Magnet Programs Preschool Programs Special Education Standards Based Reporting The Children's Annex Program Improvement Wellness
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8) K-8 School Preschool
Bell Schedules Curriculum Resources District Handbook Emergency Preparedness Education Foundation Forms Health Lunch Menus Finger Printing FAQs PTA Rights and Responsibilities School Library Collections S.P.O.R.T. Student Registration Student Social Responsibility Student Transfers Transportation What school will my child attend? Transitional Kindergarten
Employment Salary Schedules BTSA
Finger Printing FAQs
  • Why is the San Mateo-Foster City School District requiring fingerprinting?
    • The practice of requiring fingerprinting for volunteers is to assure that when a student leaves campus with an adult volunteer, we have completed a background check on that adult.
       
  • Who is required to be fingerprinted?
    • Any adult volunteers who are taking students off campus alone (e.g., driving students on a field trip).
       
  • What if a parent is volunteering in the classroom, do they need to be fingerprinted?
    • No. This practice does not affect any volunteer work or support activities provided under the general supervision of a certificated employee such as a teacher or principal. We greatly appreciate all of our parent volunteers.
       
  • What if my child is riding a bus to their field trip, do I still have to be fingerprinted to go on the field trip?
    • No. You do not need to be fingerprinted as long as you are under the general supervision of the teacher.
       
  • How do I sign up for a fingerprinting appointment?
    • Contact your school office; they will assist you in making an appointment.
       
  • What is the cost of fingerprinting?
    • The cost is between $44-47 per person.
       
  • Do I have to be fingerprinted every year?
    • No. This is a one-time requirement and the fingerprinting is good through your child’s 8th grade year.
       
  • If I have children at more than one school, do I need to be fingerprinted for each school?
    • No. You only need to be fingerprinted once for all children attending the San Mateo-Foster City School District.
       
  • What if a parent used to work for the district, do they need to be fingerprinted?
    • If the parent worked for the district within the past 2 years, they do not need to be fingerprinted. If the parent has not been employed by the district within the past 2 years, then they do need to be fingerprinted.
       
  • What if a parent has already been fingerprinted by another agency, do they still need to be fingerprinted?
    • Yes. Agencies do not share fingerprinting information for privacy reasons.

Thank you for supporting our efforts to keep your children safe. Please contact your school principal if you have questions.