Ottawa Area Center Parent Link

• July 30 - Early Dismissal

• August 1 - No School

• August 4-8 - No School

• August 11-14 - Scholastic Book Fair

• August 13 - Early Dismissal

• August 14 - Open House - 5-7pm

• August 15 - No School

• August 20 - Early Dismissal

• August 22 - No School

• August 25-29 - No School

The Scholastice Book Fair is coming to Ottawa Area Center - August 11-14! The book fair will be open during our Open House on Aug 14, and classrooms will be visiting during the school day.

5:00-7:00- Building Open for Visits

• Visit your child’s classroom, meet the classroom staff, and receive classroom information
• Check out our Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Music Therapy, Physical Education departments, our Library, and Art Room
• Receive information on community resources o Receive information on our open positions
• Assistance with annual enrollment
• Take a picture in our Photo Booth
• Enjoy some refreshments
• 5:00-6:00- Wagon Rides, located at the back of the building

Full Day – 8:33am-3:05pm

½ Day – 8:33am-11:50am

Early Dismissal – 8:33am-2:05pm

Student AM Bussing begins at 8:23am

Student PM Bussing begins at 2:55pm

Early Dismissal Bussing begins at 1:55pm

1/2 Day Bussing begins at 11:40am

Thank you to all for being patient with the rollout of the new visitor system. We have been working through some programming issues, and we have resolved them.

When you come to check in or out your student during school hours for the first time, you will need to check in as a visitor using your state-issued driver's license or ID. This will add you to the Visitor Aware system, and then you will sign in or sign out your student. You will not need your driver's license or ID for subsequent visits.

As a reminder, all volunteers on any OAC outing are required to complete the volunteer form and have a background check done before volunteering in a classroom or attend any school outing or classroom field trip. This process does take several weeks to complete the background check process, so please plan accordingly to get your volunteer forms turned in to the office or your classroom teacher. well before the date you would like to attend a field trip or volunteer in the classroom. The forms must be completed each school year. Please contact the office if you would like volunteer forms sent home in backpacks.

Volunteer Form

Check out the follow local resources for summer meals.

For ZPS Meal Pick Up - please fill our this Google Form

A free, supportive gathering designed for caregivers of children with physical, develpmental and bahavioral health needs.

The Lucas Project Meet & Mingle Program was created to bring respite care to special needs families while they enjoy a much needed break, run errands, or connect with other caregivers. We are excited to bring this opportunity to families within the West Michigan community, as it is a much needed resource for parents and caregivers. This program is offered for a low cost fee of $5 for disabled individuals between the ages of 13 – 50 years old.

This is your one stop location for parents/guardians to go for community supports and resources. Please check out this resource at Social Work/OCSN Resource Warehouse. Bookmark this resource on your computer and refer back often. It will be continually updated with fresh and new information.

Any time your child is absent from school for a medical appointment, please send in a Dr. excuse note to the office or to your teacher. The office will code the absence as a medical appointment and then the absence does not count towards the overall absence total. We can only mark it as a medical appointment if we have documentation from the doctors office.

OAC needs substitute aides and teachers. If you are interested in a flexible schedule where you work on the days you want, this is the job for you. If you have any questions please call Michell at 616-738-8960 ext. 4608.

Want to sub at OAC - Contact Edustaff
Start an Application

Call Edustaff at

877.974.6338

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Full Day – 8:33am-3:05pm

½ Day – 8:33am-11:50am

Early Dismissal – 8:33am-2:05pm

Student AM Bussing begins at 8:23am

Student PM Bussing begins at 2:55pm

Early Dismissal Bussing begins at 1:55pm

1/2 Day Bussing begins at 11:40am

Email: bseymour@oaisd.org
Website: www.oaisd.org/schools/ottawa-area-center
Location: 10160 96th Avenue, Allendale, MI, USA
Phone: (616)738-8960
Facebook: facebook.com/OttawaAreaCenter/