OAK HARBOR: The Scoop: Students Lead Through Service
The Scoop is a weekly email with news, events, and highlights from the Oak Harbor School District sent every Friday afternoon during the school year. Click here to receive future issues. Ed. Note: We reprint those portions of Community Connections pertinent to the activities of the school board. For the full contents of the current edition of the newsletter, click this link.
Oak Harbor Schools Levy Funds Award-Winning Programs
Oak Harbor Public Schools is asking voters to consider renewing our local levy in a special election on February 11 to provide funding to maintain important student programs and services.
The local levy provides funding for every school and includes:
- School nurses, mental health counselors, and school safety enhancements
- Special education, paraeducators, academic counselors, and smaller class sizes
- Student programs like athletics, intramurals, visual and performing arts
- Classroom technology, Chromebooks, and curriculum software
This renews the levy expiring at the end of 2025 that fully funds our athletics programs and also provides art, theater, and music education programs for our students. Learn more by watching this video featuring Oak Harbor High School Athletic Coordinator Jay Turner and Choir Director Darren McCoy.
Guidance & Resources for Immigrant Families
In response to conversations and actions underway at the federal level, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released guidance on state and federal protections for immigrant students in Washington’s K–12 public schools.
Part of our collective work as #OneOakHarbor is to provide a safe and welcoming school environment for all students. Aligned with state and federal laws, OHPS Board Policy (BP 3226 & 3226P) outlines steps in place to minimize interruption to schools.
As a reminder, Oak Harbor Public Schools does not:
- collect or have access to the immigration status of students or family members
- exclude students from receiving an education or unlawfully discriminate against anyone because of their race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, immigration or citizenship status, sex, creed, use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or sexual orientation
Resources
- Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
- Washington Law Help
- Colectiva Legal del Pueblo
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Consejo Counseling and Referral Service
What is CFAC?
Oak Harbor Public Schools is being intentional about including the school community in decision-making. One of the ways we involve our community is through committees.
The Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) began in the 2023-2024 school year to work collaboratively with Oak Harbor Public Schools to analyze facilities planning data, develop project options, and make a recommendation to the School Board of Directors for future capital improvement projects. The committee consists of community members, staff and parent/guardians.
Currently, the committee is engaging in high-level discussions about potential capital projects to best meet our Strategic Plan Foundation of providing “State of the Art Facilities” for students. The role of the committee is to provide feedback, alternative options and analyze data to advise school leaders on next steps before engaging with the School Board and full community on any potential projects.
Let’s Catch Up!
Want to learn more about the upcoming levy renewal? Oak Harbor Public School leaders will be joining the City of Oak Harbor for a Community Catch Up event on January 28 at 6 PM at the Center in Oak Harbor.
On the Ballot in February 2025
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| Proposition No. 1 Educational Programs & Operations Levy |
