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Your Back to School Guide!

Posted Date: 7/16/25 (4:10 PM)

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Important Dates

  • August 28 - School Open Houses, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
  • September 3 - First Day of School for Grades 1-12
  • September 3 -5 - WAKids Conferences for Kindergarten
  • September 8 - First Day of School for K, Pre-K, & TTK
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School Supplies

We are committed to providing the necessary school supplies and programs to make sure students receive a quality education in Oak Harbor Public Schools. We are able to provide school supplies to all classes and academic and extracurricular programs free of charge to our students through the incredible generosity of our community through the support of our local levy. Our schools will purchase the basic supplies students need for learning, as we do with books and other materials. You are welcome to provide your student with their own personal supplies. 
More Info About School Supplies
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Student Transportation

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. If you submit a form over the summer, the transportation team will contact you in late August.

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.

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

Request Transportation
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School Meals

The following schools will have free school meals for all students for the 2025-2026 school year:
  • Broad View Elementary
  • Crescent Harbor Elementary
  • Oak Harbor Elementary
  • Olympic View Elementary
  • HomeConnection
  • Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center
To maintain free meals, applications for free and reduced lunch must be submitted by families every year. Be sure to set up an e-Funds account to make payments and monitor account balances.
Monthly school menus are available through your school's website on the home page.
Menus and More
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Stay Connected

ParentSquare provides a simple and safe way for everyone at school to connect. With ParentSquare you can:
  • Receive all school and classroom communication through your preferred notification settings via email, text, or app
  • Communicate in your preferred home language with automatic translation
  • Direct message teachers and staff
  • Comment and ask questions on posts
  • View upcoming events on your school’s calendar
  • Access your school's documents and pictures/videos that come in your ParentSquare messages
  • Easily sign up to volunteer and/or bring items
  • Easily fill out required forms online
When you log onto ParentSquare over the summer you should see your student’s school, but the class lists will not be available until they are released by the schools individually at the end of August.

Get Started with ParentSquare
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Share Your First Day of School Excitement

Print a Back to School Sign, take a photo, and post it on social media with the hashtag #OneOakHarbor to be a part of our Back to School photo gallery.

Even if you don’t print a sign, we’d love to see your back-to-school photos! Make sure to tag @OakHarborPS on Facebook and Instagram!

Print a Sign & Share Your Photo
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Check Out The Full Back to School Guide

More information to prepare you and your child for the first day of school and beyond!

  • Bell Schedules
  • Health Services
  • Technology
  • Attendance
  • Ways to Get Involved
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