Owego Apalachin Central School District

OA UPDATE: The district's food service department, Rock On Cafe, is moving to EZ School Pay for student meal accounts. As a new district using EZ School Pay, we've been notified that families won't be able to see or access OACSD on the app or website until sometime next week. Details on EZ School Pay can be found here: https://5il.co/1fki0. The free/reduced meal application and other food service information can be found here: https://www.oacsd.org/article/808363. Breakfast and Lunch menus can be found in the dining section on our app and website for each school building and on the main Food & Nutrition page on our website. The menu for September is available now: https://www.rockoncafe.org/owego-apalachin_home.aspx Please use Let’s Talk! for any questions you may have. Select Food & Nutrition as your topic here: https://www.oacsd.org/o/ae/page/lets-talk #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA REMINDER: The OA Mobile App is everything Owego Apalachin CSD in your pocket. Access documents, news updates, event calendars, breakfast and lunch menus, and never miss emergency notifications. Download the app on Android or iPhone today. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA UPDATE: The Transportation Department mailed postcards home with Bus Route information for the 2022-2023 school year. Keep an eye on your mailbox for a card that looks like this: https://5il.co/ye40. If you haven’t completed the Transportation Needs Survey, please do so here: https://forms.gle/4qxvbMFBMQxk2X389. Families using district transportation should also download the Versatrans MyStop Bus Tracking App. Versatrans My Stop® is a mobile app that allows parents to track their student's bus locations and arrival times and receive notifications on delays, breakdowns, and other pertinent information. Get more information on downloading and using the MyStop App here: https://5il.co/w7kj. Contact OA Transportation directly at (607) 687-7305 with any questions when offices reopen on Tuesday, 9/6. Or any time using Let’s Talk! here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

UPDATE: SchoolTool Parent Portal Accounts SchoolTool Parent Portal accounts were created at approximately 1PM today, August 31st. Many parents received their account creation email, while others did not. We found that the email server in SchoolTool failed to send some of the emails. If you did not receive an email, an account may still have been created for you. Before requesting a new account, please go to the SchoolTool Parent Portal Log-in Page: https://sms5.scric.org/OwegoApalachin/Default.aspx and use the 'Forgot My Password' link. Type in your email, and you should receive a new password. If you do NOT receive a password reset email after using the 'Forgot My Password' link, please request a Parent Portal Account by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/mEfZJUD5YEhfKEoN7 Thank you.

OA REMINDER: Owego Apalachin Middle School will hold 6th Grade Orientation tonight, Wednesday, August 31, at 6:00 pm. Get more information here: https://5il.co/1gqm8. Contact the OAMS Main Office at (607) 687-7302 with any questions. Or reach out through Let's Talk! here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA REMINDER: Owego Elementary School Kindergarten Meet & Greet is tonight, Wednesday, August 31, at 5:30 pm. Families can meet their child's teacher and see the classroom. Get more info here: https://5il.co/1haqc. Contact OES directly with any questions at (607) 687-7303 or use Let's Talk! here: https://www.oacsd.org/o/oe/page/lets-talk #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA UPDATE: Summer Enrichment 2022 was our biggest summer yet. We had 84 programs over the six weeks, with 851 students participating. Check out the photo galleries: https://www.oacsd.org/page/enrichment and a highlight video: https://youtu.be/HatRTf4Y83M #OACommunity #OAPride

Welcome to OACSD - New Teacher Orientation is happening this week. The new staff members took a moment out of their busy day to smile for our camera! We are happy to have them as part of OA and wish them all the best this school year. #OAisYOU #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

Dear OA Parents/Guardians,  Starting in the 2022-2023 School year, the district has moved to a new Student Management System called SchoolTool. We will no longer be using eSchoolPLUS for student information. We are excited about this change as SchoolTool has several advanced features and reporting tools. Like eSchoolPLUS, SchoolTool has a Parent Portal where parents/guardians can log in and view their students’ education information including: schedules, attendance, demographic Information, grades, assignments, contacts, etc. Parent Portal Accounts for parents with students in 6th-12th grade will be created Wednesday, August 31st. If you are the parent of a student in 6th-12th grade, with an email address in our system, you will receive an email from ‘no-reply@scric.org’ with your Parent Portal account password. Your username will be your email address. All of the information you need will be contained in the email.  If you do not receive this email, it could be that we do not have an updated email address for you, or your parent account was not flagged for Parent Portal Access. If you would like to sign up for a SchoolTool Parent Portal Account, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/caJSfVR5MgANnFz4A. An account will be created for you based on the guardian information we have listed in our system. Please give us 1-3 business days to get your account set up.  **Please note that student schedules will be active as soon as the OA Guidance Office has them finalized. This will likely be Monday or Tuesday of next week. Accounts for Elementary Parents will be created after the start of the school year! We will send out another communication before creating those accounts. Stay tuned! More information regarding the SchoolTool Parent Portal can be found on the Parent Resources Page of our website, here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/parent-resources For questions regarding Parent Portal accounts, please submit a Let’s Talk! Dialogue using the category ‘SchoolTool Parent Portal’ here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk

OA REMINDER: There will be a regular Board of Education meeting tonight (8/29/22) at 6:30 pm in the BOE room at the District Office. More info: https://www.oacsd.org/page/board-of-education YouTube LiveStream: https://youtu.be/cYS7U3PHe1Y #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

Click on the following link to read the Back-To-School Newsletter: https://5il.co/1gvns #OAisYOU #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA Reminder: Owego Apalachin Middle School will hold 6th Grade Orientation on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 6:00 pm. Get more information here: https://5il.co/1gqm8. Contact the OAMS Main Office at (607) 687-7302 with any questions. Or reach out through Let's Talk! here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

OA Reminder: Owego Free Academy will hold Freshman Orientation on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 6:30 pm. Get more information here: https://5il.co/1gqmv. Contact the OFA main office at (607) 687-7301 with any questions or reach out through Let's Talk! here: https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

The Owego Apalachin Central School District has an immediate need for school bus drivers. For more info or to apply, please use the following link: https://www.applitrack.com/oacsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Transportation Questions??? Call (607) 687-7305 ext. 5001 #OAisYOU

OA Alert: On Wednesday, August 24th, the Village of Owego will be paving the following roads, George Street, Hill Street, and Spruce Street. The paving will limit access to our main campus (OES, OAMS, OFA), and all drivers will need to enter and exit on Route 96 near the Bus Garage. Please be mindful that this will take most of the day and that traffic will not be allowed on the roads until the pavement is ready. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

The Owego Free Academy Class of 1992's 30th Reunion Weekend is September 30th-October 2nd. Get more information here: https://5il.co/1gljc. Contact us through Let's Talk! on our website or app if you have alumni news or information to share. #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

Owego Free Academy earned high National and metro-area rankings in the 2022 Best High Schools by U.S News & World Report. Check out the OFA U.S. News profile page with details about its rankings here: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/owego-apalachin-central-school-district/owego-free-academy-13952

The Owego Apalachin Central School District is once again happy to offer FREE After School Care for our students in Grades PreK-5th Grade. This program is specifically designed to assist families who are unable to be home with their child following the regular school day. The program will run on each school day, from 2:30 pm-5:00 pm (please note the time change from last year). There will be two locations for the program - AES and OES. Students MUST attend the after-school care program at the Elementary School they attend. All OES and AES Students are welcome to use the After School Care program. You may contact Andy Buchsbaum with any additional questions. Use the Let's Talk! on our website or app and select OA After School Care topic: https://www.oacsd.org/o/oe/page/lets-talk REGISTER NOW on Family ID here: https://www.familyid.com/organizations/owego-apalachin-central-school-district

OA Update: Please read the following letter from Superintendent Green highlighting administrative changes for the 2022-2023 school year. Click here for his letter: https://5il.co/1g48n #OACommunity #OAPride #OATradition

In order for our Transportation Department to prepare for the 2022-2023 school year, we are asking all parents to fill out the following survey to indicate whether or not their child will OR will not need Transportation to begin the new school year. This process helps us to more accurately plan bus routes. Typically, busses are routed under the assumption that all students will ride. On many routes, this ends up not being the case, and the bus times become inconsistent for those who are riding. Collecting this information ahead of time, and routing students based on actual rider counts will help to keep bus pick-up and drop-off times more accurate as well as more consistent. We are asking all parents to please complete and submit the questions below. There is an option to select that you DO NOT need transportation, and that information is just as valuable in developing routes as those who will need transportation. **Filling out this information does NOT lock you into your decision for the entire school year.  We fully understand that circumstances can and will change throughout the school year. Please make a selection based on your needs for the START of the 2022-2023 School Year. If at any point, your transportation needs change, please contact the Transportation Office (687-7305) and we will be happy to work with you on the changes needed for your student.  You do not need to 'Hold' a spot for your student in the event they may need transportation at some point in the year. Please indicate in this form what their REGULAR needs will be. ***If your transportation needs do not fall into the categories listed in this form, please contact us at the Transportation Office so that we can assist your needs. Thank you in advance for taking the time to submit your request  It is requested that the schedule you choose for your student is maintained for a minimum of a Monday – Friday weekly schedule.  Changes can be made for emergencies only. This is for initial planning purposes only - if this changes at any time, simply call the Transportation office and request a change. Complete the survey by clicking here: https://forms.gle/FsjhuV6pSgc6LbRT6