The Scoop: Back to School Updates

Thank you to the incredible community members and students who volunteered their time this summer to beautify our campuses before the start of the school year! Your commitment to making our schools a safe, welcoming space for our students is inspiring.

Upcoming Important Dates:

View our Back to School Guide for information about school supplies, schedules, health services and more!

We are excited to announce that for the 2024-2025 school year, all schools who serve students in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade (including Broad View Elementary, Crescent Harbor Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Oak Harbor Elementary, Olympic View Elementary, HomeConnection, and Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center) are eligible for free school meals for all students. 

While meals will be free to students at these eligible schools, to maintain this eligibility, families must continue to complete their free and reduced-price meal applications every year. Families need to ensure their free and reduced-price lunch applications are filled out and returned to the school district as soon as possible.

Starting this year we are using Nutrislice menus. This easy-to-read online calendar can be translated into a user's preferred language and includes extended nutritional information and common allergens. These menus can also be printed in the language of choice from the same location in the format of choice - with optional filters during printing. 

Thank you to the summer food service workers who spent countless hours feeding children in our community this summer! They distributed more than 50,000 meals to families in need.

Bus routes have been assigned for families who have requested it. Check your email for details! 

Regular transportation is provided for students residing outside the one-mile walking area of their home school attendance area. Please fill out the Transportation Request Form to request student transportation or to request a change to your current arrangement throughout the year.

Beginning this school year, Oak Harbor Public Schools will be using a new app called BusRight that will allow you to keep track of your student's school bus route to and from school directly from your smartphone. The BusRight app will allow you to, in real-time, follow your student's bus route to and from school, receive notifications when the bus begins and ends its route, and view the expected arrival time at your student's designated bus stop. You will still receive notifications via ParentSquare of any delays longer than 15 minutes from the Transportation Department.

For any questions, please contact our transportation team at 360.279.5570.

This week we welcomed new teachers, counselors, and speech-language pathologists to our #TEAMOneOakHarbor at our new staff orientation day.

Thank you to NASWI personnel and volunteers who joined us today to discuss partnership and volunteer opportunities within our schools. As a Purple Star School District, we are proud of our relationship with NAS Whidbey Island and appreciate the hundreds of volunteer hours contributed to our schools each year.