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Please click to read a letter from the Orchard Park Board of Education to the Orchard Park Community regarding the search for a new Superintendent and to access a survey for all community members (faculty, staff, parents, residents, students, and business owners) to provide input on the search for a new Superintendent.
As we move further into the winter season the District is preparing for the possibility of a school closure due to inclement weather just like any other year. During the 2020-2021 school year, we will physically close our buildings for inclement weather, but learning will continue in the remote setting as an asynchronous day for students. Work will be provided for students in grades K-12 on any inclement weather days. This will ensure our ability to keep our students safe during inclement weather while allowing our students to continue learning. This also allows the District to meet the NYSED requirement for student attendance without needing to add additional calendar days to the end of the school year. Students and families will receive additional information from their building principal and/or teachers for asynchronous learning on inclement weather days.
Applications for Universal Pre-Kindergarten will begin being accepted for the 2021-2022 school year on December 1. In order to participate in the UPK program children must reside in the Orchard Park Central School District attendance area, and be four years old by December 1st of the year they start the program. To qualify for UPK during the 2021-2022 school year the child's birthday must fall between 12-2-16 and 12-1-17. The Orchard Park Central School District is able to offer the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program through a grant provided by the New York State Education Department. This grant covers the cost of the program, but does not cover transportation. It is the responsibility of each family to transport their child to the Universal Pre-Kindergarten site. Click for additional information.
Please click here to learn more about registering your student for kindergarten for the 21-22 school year.
Due to unforeseen circumstances the January 7th Parent Information Series presentation will be rescheduled. As soon as a new date is confirmed it will be communicated. The January 7th presentation "Talking to Your Children about Race and Racism" will provide information regarding the racial/cultural identity development of children and tools for parents/caregivers to have age-appropriate impactful discussions with their children on these difficult yet important topics. Click here for additional information or to pre-register for this webinar.
If you need technology assistance please email technology@opschools.org and include your child’s name and a description of the issue you are experiencing. You should immediately receive an automated response. If you don’t receive the automated response within 5 minutes of sending your email, please call 209-6330. Click here for additional information.
Ms. Kelley, high school art teacher, tweaked her first Studio in Art project of the school year which would normally be a self-portrait collage. Instead the students created COVID-19 mask self-portrait collages to reflect the fact that we are all experiencing a global pandemic. The students chose magazine items that reflected their personality and collaged them to create a COVID-19 mask. Ms. Kelley teaches Studio in Art at the Orchard Park High School. Studio in Art is the prerequisite introductory art course at the high school level.
Recently, students enrolled in Mrs. Casto’s Career Exploration Internship Program at Orchard Park High School had the opportunity to hear from some of our local business leaders on relevant workplace topics. The speakers embraced the “new normal” by speaking with students virtually via recorded Google Meets. We are so thankful to our local business leaders for their continued support of our students and programming! Click to learn more about the speakers and what they discussed.
During the 2020-2021 school year the school calendar will be exclusively available online. With guidance from both state and local officials being updated on a very regular basis we are anticipating date changes throughout the upcoming school year. Please visit www.opschools.org and click “Calendar” to access the most up-to-date district event schedule. Please continue to check the website calendar as many events during the 2020-2021 school year may change. The website calendar will be updated regularly throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
Crisis Text Line is always available free, 24/7 for anything you’re going through! Just text SCHOOL to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 crisis support by text message. Please click for more information.
Please click to read a letter from the Orchard Park Board of Education to the Orchard Park Community regarding the search for a new Superintendent and to access a survey for all community members (faculty, staff, parents, residents, students, and business owners) to provide input on the search for a new Superintendent.
Please click to view the 1-22 COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity
Please click to view the 1-21 COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the 1-20 COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the January 19th COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the January 15th COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity.
Please click to view the January 14th COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity
Please click to view the January 13 COVID-19 Testing Update from Superintendent McGarrity
Please click the title "OPCSD COVID-19 and School Reopening Information" to find information about COVID-19 and the reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year.
Please click the headline to read instructions on how to subscribe to the Orchard Park Central School District iCal calendar.
