Find It Fast
Oak Harbor Public Schools Events
-
March 8, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
March 10, 2021
-
March 17, 2021
-
March 18, 2021
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM READY! for Kindergarten
-
March 22, 2021
-
March 29, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
April 5, 2021
-
April 6, 2021
-
April 7, 2021
-
April 8, 2021
-
April 9, 2021
-
April 12, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
April 16, 2021
-
April 21, 2021
-
April 26, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
May 10, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
May 25, 2021
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM School Board Meeting
-
May 31, 2021
-
June 19, 2021
-
June 22, 2021
Headlines & Features
-
Highly Capable Services Referral Announcement
The referral window for students in grades K-1 and 4th are opening soon. Check out your options to be selected for our Highly Capable Programs.
-
2022-25 Levy Information
Get all of the factual information about the upcoming Educational and Operations Levy.
-
Meal Drop-Offs and Times
Our free meals program will be delivering to locations around Oak Harbor. Click here to find when and where!
-
School Supplies
Thanks to our #OHmazing community and their support of our schools with local levies, we are providing all of the supplies needed for the 2020-21 school year.
COVID-19
-
-
Below are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Island County Public Health. Sadly, our community, like most, is seeing a significant increase in cases. Our District team continues to receive the weekly report to assess our current conditions.
-
The OHPS Daily Attestation flowchart is to guide families in deciding whether to send their child to school or not. The goal of the attestation is to keep sick children and those exposed to COVID at home so they don’t expose other students or staff.
Each morning, begin with Step 1: “Does your child display ANY of the following symptoms?” If the answer is “no” and your child does not display any symptoms then begin Step 2. If the answer is “yes” then your child should be kept home unless their symptoms are caused by a pre-existing condition such as asthma or allergies. If your child stays home, please call the school to report the absence.
As long as your child has had no contact with a confirmed COVID-19 positive individual, then they are welcome to come to school that day. If your child is considered a “close contact” or has had any COVID exposure, we would ask that you call our school to provide further details. If you are unsure if you should send your student to school, contact us for help. We are happy to walk you through the process.
(Click for full resolution)
2020-21 Important Information
School Information
Communication
-
It has been a busy couple of weeks for our schools and district, but we have some important news to share. Please carefully read the following information.
REMEMBER TO VOTE
Just a friendly reminder that the upcoming Replacement Levy deadline to vote is Tuesday, Feb. 9. We have terrific information on our website to make sure you are informed when voting. Please call our district office if you have any specific questions.
GRADES 7-12 RETURN TO CAMPUS
Beginning next week, all of our schools will be offering two days of in-person instruction for students choosing our hybrid model. Oak Harbor is the largest district in western Washington to be offering PK-12 hybrid learning. North Whidbey Middle School, Oak Harbor High School, and HomeConnection will phase into Hybrid Instruction starting next week. Each school has communicated its “Soft Start” plans to make sure students have time to adjust and ask questions about the instructional and schedule changes while learning the new safety expectations.
We are happy to report that this week, we met the criteria to open our schools. Our three metrics for bringing back grade 7-12 students into hybrid next week were:- Plans that meet all of the requirements from DoH and are approved by ICPH
- Less than 3% of 7-12 staff test positive for COVID
- Island County COVID two-week case rates below 200 per 100k
We presented a letter from Island County Public Health during our last School Board meeting accepting our plans to reopen, stating we met all of the State Department of Health Requirements. This week we tested our 7-12 staff and are happy to report 0 positive cases. Lastly, Island County released their recent COVID case rate report, which shows that our county's rate has now dropped to 94.32 per 100K for the two-week period of 1/21/21 to 2/3/21.
NEED COVID TESTING?
We heard that some families are experiencing difficulty accessing COVID testing. If someone in your family has been exposed or has COVID symptoms, you may be able to access free state-funded, drive-thru testing (by appointment only) at Walgreens. Use this link to request an appointment.
NEW DASHBOARD
We recently published a new dashboard on our website, which features cumulative and current cases of COVID-19 in our schools. The numbers are minimal right now, but the dashboard is updated daily as a tool for families to know how many staff and student cases the district has reported. As a reminder, when a case is reported at school, all families impacted will be notified directly with a phone call from the school’s office. All other families in the school will be notified by email about the situation. This is the protocol for any staff or student case.
COVID-19 CASES
This week we had two unrelated student cases at Olympic View Elementary. These are our first positive cases in PK-6. Both cases were clearly contracted outside of school and none of the other students or staff in these classrooms have symptoms. As an added layer of precaution, OVE staff members were tested.
We learned of the first student case on Tuesday, and out of an abundance of caution, all of the students and one staff member in that cohort were treated as possible “close contacts.” The second case was confirmed yesterday. Again, this was completely unrelated to the case earlier in the week. As standard protocol, we are quarantining appropriate cohorts with the recommendation from Island County Public Health.
We’ve been fortunate to have 2,700 PK-6 students in school for over four months and only two cases. However, all of our mitigations are in place, assuming that cases are in our schools daily. While we are likely to have more cases as long as the disease persists in our community, we are confident that our track record of strong mitigations will continue to prevent and limit the spread of COVID in our schools.
DAILY ATTESTATION AND COVID MONITORING
None of our positive student or staff cases were contracted in school, they all came from the community. This is why it is important for families not to get complacent or let their guard down when it comes to examining their child for COVID-19 symptoms before sending them to school. Please err on the side of caution. If someone in your household is suspected of having COVID and/or awaiting a COVID test after exposure, please do not send your child to school until that household member tests negative. Please continue to consult the Daily Attestation flow chart we sent earlier this year and contact your child’s school if you have any questions about sending your child to school. We appreciate your partnership in keeping our students and staff safe during these unprecedented times.
THANK YOU
We cannot express how thankful we are to live in a community that’s been incredibly supportive. Even though we’re offering more than surrounding districts, we know two days of in-person instruction is not enough for your child. We are continuing to explore avenues to get your child more in-person instruction safely within the limitations set by the state. Please continue to communicate with your child’s teachers and schools, and please reach out to us if you have any concerns.