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  • Today's Test Kit Drive-through Moved to OAHS

    January 18, 2022   OUSD families,   Today’s drive-through distribution of COVID-19 test kits has been moved to Orcutt Academy High School , 610 Pinal Avenue in Old Orcutt. The drive-through will be held from 4:00-5:30 this afternoon .   If you are coming to this drive-through, please enter the OAHS parking lot from its west driveway as shown in the photo. Staff will form two lanes for distribution of test kits.   This drive-through is intended for students from Lakeview Junior High School, Orcutt Academy K-8, Orcutt Academy High School, and the Orcutt School for Independent Study. But if you have children attending other schools and have not yet picked up a test kit, please drop by.   Parents will be given one test kit per OUSD student, no more. The parent picking up the test kit will need to state their student’s name and school.    This is a voluntary distribution being done as a service to OUSD families who would like to have test kits available when needed. Please note that these kits are for family/home use only and a negative result from the kit is not applicable for a student on quarantine to return to school. See you at the drive-through! Respectfully,   Holly Edds, Ed.D. District Superintendent

    Tuesday, Jan 18 2022

  • Two Vaccination Clinics This Coming Thursday

    January 17, 2022   Orcutt Union School District families,   As a service to students and families in our school district, we have COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled at two of our campuses this coming T hursday (January 20) . Here are the details.   First, Albertsons will put on a vaccination clinic in the Multi-Use Room of Alice Shaw School (759 Dahlia Place in Orcutt) from 2:50-5:50 p.m. on Thursday. The clinic is focusing on children of ages 5-11 but also can provide vaccinations to older students and adults.    Parents/guardians may go to the following link or QR code to register for an appointment for their children:   https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1637264715155     On the day of the clinic, parents/guardians need to accompany their child and bring the following:   Completed vaccine consent form (English and Spanish versions attached) Insurance card (insurance will be billed for the vaccination)   Second, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will put on a vaccination clinic in the cafeteria of Olga Reed School/Orcutt Academy K-8 (480 Centennial Street in Los Alamos) from 2:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday. This clinic will be done on a walk-up basis only. Parents/guardians need to accompany their children and fill out the necessary forms. Spanish speakers will be present to translate as necessary. Booster shots will be available for those who previously have been vaccinated for COVID-19. Special thanks to Albertsons and County Public Health for partnering with our district on these clinics.    Respectfully,   Joe Dana Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

    Monday, Jan 17 2022

  • Orcutt Academy Info Night on Tuesday!

    January 14, 2022   OUSD families,   If you are interested in the  Orcutt Academy Charter School  as a school option for your child, we invite you to attend an Orcutt Academy Information Night on Zoom this coming Tuesday, January 18, at 6:00 p.m. The night will include basic information about the Orcutt Academy K-8 (OAK-8) campus in Los Alamos and Orcutt Academy High School and will provide details on the lottery and admissions process. The Zoom link is here:   https://orcuttschools.zoom.us/j/89939960294      For more information on enrollment at Orcutt Academy, including the enrollment application, please go to the OA Admissions web page here:   https://www.orcuttschools.net/academy-admissions/   Thank you.  If you have questions on the Academy, please contact OAK-8 Principal Jared Banks at jbanks@orcutt-schools.net or OAHS Principal Rhett Carter at rcarter@orcutt-schools.net . Go, Spartans!   Joe Dana Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Orcutt Union School District

    Friday, Jan 14 2022

  • Documentation Sought for Vaccinated Students

    January 12, 2022   OUSD families,   If your child has received a COVID-19 vaccination, we request that you submit documentation to your school office. This can be done by simply sending a PDF or photo of your child’s vaccination card to your office manager by email or Parent Square.   As you know, the Orcutt Union School District is not requiring that students be vaccinated. We are asking for this documentation for students who are vaccinated because this can prevent a student from needing to go on modified quarantine if he/she has a close contact exposure at school and does not have symptoms. If we do not have this documentation, the student needs to be put on a modified quarantine that results in absences from school.    Thank you in advance for your help with this.   Respectfully,   Michelle Romine, BSN,RN,PHN Credentialed School Nurse District Nurse Administrator Orcutt Union School District Phone: 805-938-8932 Email: mromine@orcutt-schools.net

    Wednesday, Jan 12 2022

  • Free COVID Test Kits Available for OUSD Students

    January 12, 2021   OUSD families,   In partnership with the Santa Barbara County Education Office, the Orcutt Union School District is pleased to make available free COVID-19 test kits for our students .   We just received our shipment of kits, and we will distribute them at drive-throughs held at two locations:  Orcutt Junior High School in Orcutt and Olga Reed School/Orcutt Academy in Los Alamos. Each school has been assigned a day/time for a drive-through on the following schedule:   School Date/Time Location Alice Shaw School Thursday, 1/13, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Joe Nightingale School Friday, 1/14, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Patterson Road School Thursday, 1/13, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Pine Grove School Friday, 1/14, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Ralph Dunlap School Friday, 1/14, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Olga Reed School Thursday, 1/13, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Los Alamos Orcutt School for Ind. Study Tuesday, 1/18, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Lakeview Junior High School Tuesday, 1/18, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Orcutt Junior High School Thursday, 1/13, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Orcutt Academy K-8 and  Orcutt Academy High School Tuesday, 1/18, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Orcutt JHS Our drive-throughs at Orcutt Junior High School (located at the intersection of Dyer Street and Pinal Avenue in Old Orcutt) will be done out of the school parking lot. Drivers should enter the parking lot from Dyer Street from the driveway adjacent to the gymnasium, as shown in the photo at right.   Our drive-through at Olga Reed School/Orcutt Academy (480 Centennial Street in Los Alamos) will take place in the campus’ Centennial Street parking lot in front of the school office. Any OUSD families residing in Los Alamos are invited to come to this drive-through.   At all drive-throughs, parents will be given one test kit per OUSD student, no more. The parent picking up the test kit will need to state their student’s name and school. Parents who have children at multiple schools in the district can select one drive-through to obtain all their children’s test kits.   This is a voluntary distribution being done as a service to OUSD families who would like to have test kits available when needed. We hope this is of help to many of you.   Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at our drive-throughs in the days to come!   Respectfully,   Holly Edds, Ed.D. District Superintendent [Friday, Jan 14 at 8:44 AM] The times for our test kit distributions today (January 14) and Tuesday (January 18) have been changed slightly. Both drive-throughs at Orcutt JHS now will take place from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Thank you!!

    Wednesday, Jan 12 2022

  • Two Vaccination Clinics on Thursday, 1/20

    January 10, 2022   Orcutt Union School District families,   As a service to students and families in our school district, we have COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled at two of our campuses on Thursday, January 20 . Here are the details.   First, Albertsons will put on a vaccination clinic in the Multi-Use Room of Alice Shaw School (759 Dahlia Place in Orcutt) from 2:50-5:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 20. The clinic is focusing on children of ages 5-11 but also can provide vaccinations to older students and adults.    Parents/guardians may go to the following link or QR code to register for an appointment for their children:   https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1637264715155     On the day of the clinic, parents/guardians need to accompany their child and bring the following:   Completed vaccine consent form (English and Spanish versions attached) Insurance card (insurance will be billed for the vaccination)   Second, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will put on a vaccination clinic in the cafeteria of Olga Reed School/Orcutt Academy K-8 (480 Centennial Street in Los Alamos) from 2:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 20. This clinic will be done on a walk-up basis only. Parents/guardians need to accompany their children and fill out the necessary forms. Spanish speakers will be present to translate as necessary. Thank you. Hope our students have a great first week back at school.   Respectfully,   Joe Dana Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

    Monday, Jan 10 2022

  • Message from the Superintendent - January 7, 2022

    January 7, 2022 OUSD parents/guardians, I hope you and your children have had a restful Winter Break and have been able to enjoy time as a family. As we look forward to returning to in-person instruction next week, I want to provide you with an update on steps we continue to take to keep our classrooms safe for everyone. We will continue to follow guidance from the California Department of Public Health as it relates to K-12 schools. We ask that you continue to monitor your child for symptoms of COVID-19 and to utilize COVID-19 testing that is available at no cost, including drop-in rapid testing available across from the Orcutt USD District Office, just off the Orcutt Junior High School parking lot, weekdays from 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. We will have expanded hours on Monday, January 10, 2022, and plan to remain open to allow every student that would like to be tested that opportunity before going to school that morning. If your child is experiencing symptoms, please do not send them to school until their symptoms improve and they have a negative COVID-19 test.  If you have not already registered for this service through Primary Health, please do so prior to coming to the testing site, and click on the link sent to your email to finalize registration. This saves a tremendous amount of time the day of testing. The link to preregister is listed below: https://my.primary.health/l/orcutt-usd We are hopeful we soon will be receiving at-home test kits that will be provided by the State of California through county offices of education. We have not yet received information on when that delivery will take place, or how many test kits we will receive. Once we have testing kits for each of our students, we will distribute them and will communicate the details in Parent Square. Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we work together to keep our schools open, and keep our students safely in school. I look forward to a wonderful second half of the school year! Sincerely and respectfully, Holly Edds, Ed.D. District Superintendent

    Friday, Jan 07 2022

  • Free Virtual Mental Health Wellness Workshop for Fam...

    The YouthWell Collaborative presents a free virtual workshop, “Navigating Your Mental Health,” on Sunday, January 9, 2022, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. To register, go to https://youthwell.org/workshops/ . This is an important opportunity for families!

    Monday, Jan 03 2022

  • Message from OUSD Superintendent Dr. Holly Edds

    ​Hello ​Orcutt Parents and Community -  CLICK HERE to view this ​video from our Superintendent, Dr. Holly Edds. December 17, 2021   Hello Orcutt Parents and Community,   My name is Dr. Holly Edds and I am the Superintendent here in the Orcutt Union School District.   I would like to provide you with an update on this school year as we continue to navigate the education of our students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our district continues to follow the current guidance from the state and local health agencies that govern Santa Barbara County.   Our top priority is to keep our schools safely open, and our students and staff in school for in-person instruction. We could not do this alone and we want to thank you for your partnership in utilizing the student testing programs we are offering this year so we can use modified quarantine to keep our students attending for in-person instruction.   We also understand there are a lot of questions regarding the possibility of a vaccine mandate, we have a lot of questions as well. There isn’t a lot of information out there about how the mandate would be implemented, including what types of exemptions families would be able to use such as medical, religious or personal belief.   The reason there isn’t a lot of information at this time is that none of the regulations have been written yet, from what we understand that process won’t occur until the FDA grants full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine. What we do know is there will not be a mandate from the state for this vaccine before next school year at the very earliest.   We also know that the school district is not mandating the vaccine. Any vaccine mandates we have here in our district are ones that are required by the State of California for attendance at school, the Orcutt Union School District does not mandate vaccines.   I can also share with you that any vaccine mandate that is implemented will have to go through a process – whether that is done through an executive order from the Governor, through the regulatory process (which requires public input), or through legislation authored by our state assembly and senate.   As I said earlier, none of this has happened yet and we do not know when or if it will take place. All we know is Governor Newsom held a press conference in October to share his intent to move in this direction.   I also want to acknowledge we continue to address social media challenges in our schools. Past challenges have included vandalism and violence against school employees. This week the challenges encouraged students to threaten violence against schools.   Please know we take these threats seriously and work closely with our law enforcement partners to identify them and address them. We did not receive any threats that were specific to any of our schools in this latest challenge. We have increased our student education, including work with the Sandy Hook Promise program and the See Something, Say Something campaign. We want to thank you for the important role you play in monitoring your children’s social media accounts, and in having those important conversations about reporting what they hear and see to a trusted adult.   I want to take a moment to thank our incredible teachers and staff for everything they have done to carry us through to this point of the school year. Every single person in this district, and our community, is dedicated to supporting our students and each other and I am so grateful to be not only the Superintendent, but also a parent in the district.   I hope you and your family have a wonderful and restful Holiday Break. We look forward to seeing everyone in January! Happy Holidays everyone!         Holly Edds, Ed.D. Superintendent

    Saturday, Dec 18 2021

  • COVID Vaccination Clinic for Children This Thursday

    December 5, 2021   Orcutt Union School District families,   The Orcutt Union School District is pleased to host a vaccination clinic for children of ages 5-11 this coming Thursday, December 9, from 2:15-5:15 p.m. in the Multi-Use Room of  Joe Nightingale School (255 Winter Road in Orcutt). The clinic will be put on by Albertsons and will be solely for children.   Parents/guardians of children 5-11 may go to the following link to register for an appointment:   https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/1637264715155   On the day of the clinic, parents/guardians need to accompany their child and bring the following: Completed vaccine consent form (English and Spanish versions attached) Insurance card (insurance will be billed for the vaccination) Thanks to Albertsons for providing this clinic for the convenience of OUSD families.   Respectfully,   Joe Dana Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

    Sunday, Dec 05 2021