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Additional Resources
- Instructional Resources & Learning Links
- Activities and Athletics
- Annual Required Notifications
- Career & Technical Education - Annual Notice
- Code of Student Conduct
- Credits Required for Graduation
- Emergency & Non-Emergency Notifications
- Facilities Usage
- Fentanyl Awareness
- Head Start & VPI Programs
- Health and Medical Forms
- Home Instruction
- Homebound Services
- Homeless/McKinney-Vento/Project Hope-Virginia Information
Instructional Resources & Learning Links
Each school has its own Instructional Resources & Learning Links page which can be accessed by clicking on a school below.
Gordon-Barbour Elementary School
Locust Grove Middle School
Orange Elementary School
Lightfoot Elementary School
Locust Grove Primary School
Prospect Heights Middle School
Locust Grove Elementary
Orange County High School
Unionville Elementary School
Activities and Athletics
Annual Required Notifications
Orange County Public Schools is required to provide certain information in order to comply with annual notification requirements set forth by federal and/or state code or regulation or School Board Policy. These notifications can be found on the division's Annual Required Notifications page.
This information is also included in the OCPS Parent-Student Notifications Handbook (available for download below). All policies are posted on the division website.
Career & Technical Education - Annual Notice
Code of Student Conduct
Credits Required for Graduation
Emergency & Non-Emergency Notifications
Learn More About Parent Notifications
If you are experiencing issues with receiving notifications please contact your student's school.
Facilities Usage
The School Board may permit use of school property by members of the community when such use will not impair the efficiency of the school.
For more information on the use of division facilities please visit our Facilities & Maintenance page.
Fentanyl Awareness
House Bill 1473 requires that all schools in the Commonwealth provide students in grades 9-12 with a fentanyl informational one-sheet developed by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).
The purpose of providing this informational one-sheet is to promote awareness of:
- the dangers of fentanyl use;
- how to identify and avoid fentanyl;
- overdose prevention and preparedness;
- how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a fentanyl overdose; and
- resources for students who may need help or may know someone who needs help with a substance use disorder.
Head Start & VPI Programs
Orange County Public Schools' Preschool Programs include:
- Head Start Preschool: Ages 3 & 4
- Early Head Start Preschool: Ages 6 weeks to 3 years old
- Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPS State Funded): Age 4 years by September 30th of each school year.
Learn more by watching the video below and then visit our division's Preschool Website.
Health and Medical Forms
Home Instruction
Home Instruction information must be submitted annually. For information on Home Instruction procedures please visit the division's Home Instruction Information page.
Homebound Services
Homebound instruction shall be made available to students who are confined at home or in a health care facility for periods that would prevent normal school attendance based upon certification of need by a licensed physician or licensed clinical psychologist. For students eligible for special education or related services, the Individualized Education Program committee must revise the IEP, as appropriate, to direct off-site instruction.
For more information on these services visit the Homebound Services Page.
Homeless/McKinney-Vento/Project Hope-Virginia Information
The Orange County School Board is committed to educating homeless children and youth. Homeless children and youth are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless.
To learn more about the services OCPS provides for homeless children and youth click here.
- Inclement Weather & Emergency Closures
- Internet Safety & Privacy Policy
- Laws Governing the Prosecution of Juveniles as Adults
- Out-of-County Student Application
- Registration
- Right to a Free Public Education Notice
- Safe Schools
- School Nutrition
- Student Transfers
- Transportation
- Tutoring
- VA State Police Sex Offender Registry
- Waiver of Fees Policy & Application
Inclement Weather & Emergency Closures
Internet Safety & Privacy Policy
Internet Privacy Policy
We protect our records in accordance with our obligations as defined by applicable Virginia statutes, including but not limited to, Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and by any applicable federal laws. Our website may contain links to other public or private entities’ websites, whose privacy practices we do not control.
When you access our website, the routing or client information (the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using), and the essential (identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using, and the date and time of access) and nonessential technical information (the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website) is automatically collected. No other information is collected through our website except when you deliberately decide to send it to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The optional information you might choose to send may include your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail, and/or when you fill out online forms, all the data you choose to complete and submit. Our website does not place “cookies” on your computer.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this website or if you choose to review or correct any information, please contact the Director of Technology, 200 Dailey Drive, Orange, VA 22960 (OCPS Policy KBE 12/08).
Laws Governing the Prosecution of Juveniles as Adults
Section 22.1-279.4 of the Code of Virginia requires local school boards to provide information, developed by the Office of the Attorney General, to students regarding laws governing the prosecution of juveniles as adults for the commission of certain crimes.
For More information please see the links below:
- Virginia Department of Education Superintendent's Memo #057-12
- Laws Regarding the Prosecution of Juveniles as Adults (Superintendent's Memo #057-12 Attachment A)
Out-of-County Student Application
ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS IN OCPS
A student who is not a bona fide resident of Orange County shall not be permitted to enroll in OCPS. However, at the School Board’s sole discretion, a nonresident student may be admitted to OCPS on a tuition-paying basis in accordance with Va. Code § 22.1-5 and pursuant to Orange County School Board Regulation JEC-R School Admission. Learn more.
Registration
For information on how to register your student in Orange County Public Schools please visit our Student Registration page.
Right to a Free Public Education Notice
Safe Schools
Learn more about the division's Safety Drills and Emergency Plans here.
OC-Safe Anonymous Tipline Information
School Nutrition
Free & Reduced Meals Information
All of the division's schools are able to offer free breakfast and lunch to students at school on instructional days through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Learn more.
Online Meal Payments
SNAP Information
Helpful Links
Student Transfers
Student Transfers
All transfer requests shall be considered for approval within the constraints of school, grade level, and classroom capacities as well as program and/or curriculum availability. Requests to transfer for students who require special programs, services, and supports will only be considered if the required programs, services, and supports are available at the requested school. Parents/Guardians must complete the Student Transfer Request Form (JCA-F1) each year. If child care is the reason for the transfer request, parents/guardians must also complete the Child Care Verification Form (JCA-F2).
More information on student transfers and the appropriate forms can be found here.
Transportation
For information on bus routes & schedules please visit our Transportation page.
Tutoring
OCPS will be participating in the Virginia Department of Education's ALL In Tutoring program to provide high-intensity academic tutoring to our students. Details will be provided to families once tutoring schedules have been finalized at each school.
Interested in becoming a tutor? Learn More
VA State Police Sex Offender Registry
Each school in the division registers with the Department of State Police to receive electronic notice of the registration, reregistration, or verification of registration information of any person required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry (the Registry) within the division.
School Board Policy:
State Police Registry Website:
VA State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry
Waiver of Fees Policy & Application
Volunteer
Learn more about volunteering at OCPS.
OC CHAMP Awards
