Olympia School District

The Olympia School District is accepting referrals to be considered for the district’s Highly Capable program for students currently enrolled in grade 4, and grades 6-12. The deadline to submit a referral form is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 for these grades only.

​The Olympia School District’s Equity Policy Steering Committee (EPSC) is pleased to announce the launch of the OSD Student Developed Equity Surveys for OSD secondary students, educators and families. ​ ​In partnership with OSD Board Members, the Superintendent’s Office, the Teaching and Learning Department and supporting team members from across the district, student board representatives met over the last few months to develop and refine the survey questions. Survey questions are directed at topics and issues directly affecting students daily lives; some questions may be difficult to answer. ​ ​The survey data collected is anonymous and all questions are optional. Honest opinions and thorough participation in these surveys and the data collected will be used to help Olympia students and the EPSC inform the development of our district’s Equity Policy this spring to serve ALL interested parties districtwide.

Olympia School District’s four middle schools invite families of fifth graders to learn more about the transition to middle school. Opportunities to learn more about Jefferson, Reeves, Thurgood Marshall and Washington middle schools are listed below:

Effective on Monday, March 6, 2023, all doors leading into the Knox 111 Administrative Center will be locked during regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The locked doors are consistent with security practices in Olympia School District schools, where entry doors are locked during the school day.

In our most recent edition of Spotlight on Success; McLane’s Jalissa Jones named OSD Teacher of the Year, Olympia Unified 'Packs Hearts' at Olympia HS, Artist Nikki McClure makes a virtual visit to McLane ES, Transitional Kindergarten a Full-Go at Madison Elementary and much more!

Our new Transitional Kindergarten (TK) pilot program is off and running at Madison Elementary School! TK provides free full-day schooling for students who have not participated in a regular early childhood program. This program is designed to support students who face barriers to future school success. Students can be eligible to participate in this program the spring semester prior to their kindergarten year.

The Olympia School Board has revised its protocol for hearing public comment at regular board meetings. ​ ​Effective in January 2023, OSD students, speaking on any topic, and members of the public wishing to speak to the school board regarding an item on the meeting agenda, will be given priority to address the board during “Public Comment: Items related to the agenda” at the beginning of each regular board meeting prior to the meeting’s reports.

Interested in becoming a substitute paraeducator? The Olympia School District, like districts across the region, state and country, is experiencing staffing shortages and a lack of substitutes. The following are some steps we have taken to mitigate our substitute shortage and related information:

Every year, inevitably, snow or severe weather conditions lead to a delay in start times or the closure of our school buildings. We want to keep you updated about those decisions.