OCSD Board of Education candidate petitions now available:
The Oswego City School District will begin Tuesday, March 1, accepting petitions for the Board of Education for the 2022-23 school budget vote and board of education election on May 17, 2022.
Oswego City School District will be filling two three-year seats on board of education during the May election.
A candidate for the board of education must meet the following qualifications:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Be able to read and write;
3. Be a citizen of the United States;
4. Be a qualified voter of the district;
5. Be a resident of the school district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of a least one year immediately before the election;
6. Has not been removed from any school ...
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Superintendent News 2.27.22: OHS boiler issue:
Dear Oswego High School Families,
Earlier today, our district operations and maintenance team discovered issues with the boiler used to heat the high school. We are troubleshooting the heating problem and additional support will be on-site tomorrow (Monday, Feb. 28) for repairs.
As a result, due to insufficient heating, our high school will be operating on a two-hour delay and switching to remote learning tomorrow. Our high school administrative team will be sending out specific schedule information this evening.
We understand that not all our high school students have their remote learning materials at home. Staff will be available to distribute Chromebooks and other remote learning materials at the high school beginning at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. Materials may ...
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Letter 2/25: Temp and health screenings update:
February 25, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District families,
I hope that you have had a nice winter break even though it seems we have experienced every season throughout the course of the week. I am writing today to inform parents and guardians of an update to our COVID-19 procedures in all our schools.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, when we return from break, temperature checks as students enter buses and buildings will no longer be required. In addition, parents and students will no longer need to fill out and submit the district’s weekly health screening.
These changes are related to a large decrease in community spread and feedback regarding how the data is used.
Please continue to keep your children at home if ...
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BOE to hold regular meeting 3/1:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will conduct the March 1, 2022 regular meeting starting at 5 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Frederick E. Leighton Elementary School all-purpose room/cafeteria. Social distancing and masks are required.
The Board of Education members consist of President - Heather DelConte, Vice President - Tom Ciappa, Mrs. Pamela Dowd, Dr. Lisa Glidden, Dr. Jim MacKenzie, Mr. Sean Ohnmacht, Mrs. Lynda Sereno and Student Representative Zachary DeMott. Board member, Lisa Glidden, will be attending virtually.
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OMS announces second quarter honor roll students:
Oswego Middle School Principal Mary Beth Fierro along with OMS faculty and staff would like to recognize the following students who earned Honor Roll or High Honor Roll status for the second marking period of the 2021-22 school year.
7th Grade Honor Roll:
Mia Accordino, Tyler Avalos, Owen Bartlett, Mackenzie Battelle, Gabrian Baxter, Andrew Beauvais, Berlin Beglinger, Blake Bild, Kendra Bittner, Steven Bonner, Kiyarah Bragg, Logan Bray, Adilynne Bryerton, Jack Canale Giberson, Layla Chwalek, Shawn Cloonan, Vanessa Cole, Aundraya Crimmins, Boston Dashnau, Austin Denmark, Aidan DeSantis, Dawn Ellis, Cayden Eppley, Addison Frost, Carter Galletta, Tiernan Ganoung, Samuel Garcia, Jayla Griffin, Gavin Guynn, Troy Hazen, Rachel Hilts, Lincoln Hoefer, Karson Hon, Mya Housel, Hunter ...
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Letter: COVID test kit distribution 2/17 at OHS:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – COVID-19 At-Home Test Kit Distribution 2/17
February 11, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District families,
I am happy to announce that we have received another round of COVID-19 at-home testing kits and are ready to distribute them to students next week.
We will be holding a drive-through pickup on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Oswego High School. Please enter via Buccaneer Boulevard no earlier than 4 p.m. to ensure we do not disrupt the flow of traffic related to other on-campus dismissal or other events.
Each student who attends Oswego City School District is eligible to receive one COVID-19 at-home test kit, which includes two tests. Families who are traveling over February recess may want to ...
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BOE meeting set for 2/15 in HS library:
The Oswego City School District will be conducting its Tuesday, Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting at 5 p.m. in the Oswego High School Library.
Please use the high school main entrance located on Buccaneer Boulevard. The public is welcome to attend - masks and social distancing is required.
The agenda for this meeting will be available Feb. 11, 2022 after 4 p.m. on BoardDocs ( https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/vpublic?open# ).
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Here we go again: Mamma Mia! opens this weekend at Oswego High School:
OHS musical cast members (kneeling and standing, left to right): Jillian Bell, Jayden VanWormer, Brennah Jones, Sarah Westcott, Wendy Thompson, Abby Smith; seated are Scott LaPage Swindells, Mariah Pepper and Katie Nettles.
With the Oswego community buried in accumulated snow, it’s almost that time of the year again — time for Oswego High School’s annual musical. Curtains go up on Friday evening.
This year's Oswego High School production is “Mamma Mia!”, the jukebox musical comedy written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the two male members of ABBA, and created entirely from the music of the beloved ‘70s singing group.
Donna, an independent hotel manager in the Greek islands, is preparing ...
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Pfizer Clinic Rescheduled:
Pfizer Clinic Rescheduled
2/2/22
Dear Oswego CSD Community,
Due to weather related concerns, the upcoming Oswego County Department of Health COVID-19 Pfizer clinic that was scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.
The clinic has been rescheduled for Monday, February 7, 2022, from 3:30 PM until 6 PM. Please note, the Department of Health will be reaching out to all registered participants to also inform them of this change.
Should any registered participants have any questions or concerns, we ask that you contact the Oswego County Department of Health directly at 315-349-3545.
Thank you,
Dr. Mathis Calvin
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Kindergarten registration for 2022-23 is 2/28-3/4:
Kindergarten registration is rapidly approaching in the Oswego City School District.
This year, kindergarten registration will be held from Feb. 28, 2022 through March 4, 2022 for the 2022-23 school year. Students entering kindergarten must be five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2022.
Registration will take place at Central Registration (Education Center behind Leighton Elementary School – Playground Entrance) Feb. 28 to March 4 and registration hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anyone who would like a registration packet mailed may contact Central Registration at 315-341-2045 or visit our website at Oswego.org.
To register, parents or guardians must supply the registration packet, birth certificate, proof of immunization, proof of residency and custody paperwork if applicable. ...
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Update 1/31: Facility use by outside organizations:
Important Announcement - Facilities Usage Update
January 31, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District community,
Recently, the district enacted a temporary pause on the usage of our facilities by community organizations due to the recent sharp rise in community spread of COVID-19. With our data now showing that the surge is beginning to slow community-wide, we are pleased to announce that effective Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, we will be returning to our practice of allowing community groups to use our facilities.
Please know, while we are excited about reopening our facilities to our community, COVID-19 numbers continue to be a concern. Because of this, there will be added emphasis on safety procedures like mask-wearing and maintaining social distance for all groups.
While ...
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BOE, Audit Committee to meet 2/1:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducting two meetings on Feb. 1, 2021, Audit Committee meeting (4:30 p.m.) and a regular board meeting (5 p.m.) which the public is welcome to attend.
Both meetings will be held in the Oswego High School's library, please use the high school main entrance that is located on 1 Buccaneer Blvd. Both meetings will be livestreamed and recorded. Social distancing and masks are required.
Agendas for both meetings are available on Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/vpublic?open .
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Letter: OHS incident, update on 1.27:
January 27, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District Community,
I am writing today to inform everyone of an incident that occurred today at Oswego High School where a student verbally threatened an administrator and violence against the school.
A large group of students may have witnessed this event as it was occurring. I wanted to make sure everyone knew that the threat has been investigated by local police and has been deemed not credible. Per protocol, we will have additional personnel from our School Resource Officer team at Oswego High School tomorrow morning for added safety measures.
This morning, also at the high school, there were several classrooms, the cafeteria and one of our gymnasium spaces that briefly experienced a heating issue due ...
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Letter: Spectator capacity updates 1.25:
Important Update – Spectator capacity increases at OCSD events
January 25, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District community,
As you know, we have in the past couple of months implemented a limit on spectators per student to Oswego City School District events, including athletic contests, concerts and the like, due to the sharp rise in community spread of COVID-19.
With the data showing that surge beginning to slow community wide, we are happy to announce that effective Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 we are able to remove spectator limits and return to allowing all visitors who wish to attend events.
Please know that while we are excited to allow more attendees, COVID-19 numbers continue to be a concern and there will be added emphasis ...
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Letter 1/23: Possible OMS threat deemed not credible:
January 23, 2022
Dear Oswego City School District community,
On Friday, district officials learned of a possible threat directed toward Oswego Middle School. Thanks to work from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department and our School Resource Officer team throughout the weekend, we have deemed this threat to be not credible and our planned learning schedule will resume Monday with no interruption.
I wanted to make the community aware of this for transparency’s sake and inform you all there will be an increased police presence in some schools as is standard practice after a threat of this nature, credible or not.
We would like to thank the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department for their partnership and prompt response along with all they do to ...
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Letter: Update to extracurricular booster requirement:
January 19, 2022
Dear Oswego CSD Community,
Having received a number of questions regarding the booster requirement for extracurricular activities, the district sought clarification and received an update that should make things clearer in that area. I have highlighted the section that has been updated, but kept all the other new guidance and information as written in case anyone still needs that information.
Contact Tracing
New guidance from the state of New York makes it clear that individuals are now largely in charge of their own COVID-19 quarantines and contact tracing. Accordingly it appears that the state will rely largely on an “honor-like reporting system” instead of contract tracing.
In addition the state has also shared that local health ...
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Letter: Updates to COVID guidance, protocols 1/18:
January 18, 2022
Dear Oswego CSD Community,
I want to first thank you for your patience and staying with us as a whirlwind of information and guidance have been issued this past week by the state regarding COVID-19 protocols, mandates, contact tracing, quarantine guidance and more. We continue to consult around the clock internally and with local health officials to maintain the most accurate and up to date information district-wide.
Today I am sharing a series of updates that have been put in place by the New York State Department of Health that apply to all area districts impacting a number of areas and ultimately allowing students to be in-person for learning more often. Please review the following major protocol and guidance updates that impact OCSD:
Contact Tracing ...
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Report positive COVID tests, arrange transportation:
Free transportation is provided to residents to go to COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites. This is available through a partnership between Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities, Inc.
Rides are available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 315-598-1514 to schedule a ride in advance.
Link for Free COVID testing/vaccine transportation:
https://health.oswegocounty.com/information/2019_novel_coronavirus/covid-19_vaccine.php
Link to Report a Positive COVID Home Test:
https://treasurerforms.oswegocounty.com/Forms/Report-Positive-COVID-Self-Tests
Link to Report a Positive COVID Lab Test
https://treasurerforms.oswegocounty.com/Forms/Report-Positive-COVID-Lab-Tests
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Students honored for generosity character trait:
At Oswego Middle School, the spotlight characteristic for December was generosity and the school honored a number of students who exude and display this character trait.
“These student leaders help to make our OMS community a better place,” said Principal Mary Beth Fierro. “Their good character is appreciated and is an inspiration to everyone. Congratulations and keep up the great work!”
We are proud to celebrate the following OMS students for showing generosity in December and throughout the year!
They are: Dominick DeStevens, Makenzie VanPatten, Yarielis Morales Martinez, Logan Bray, Taylor Geraci, Hunter Reynolds, Ethan Munger, Leah Kelly and Olivia Kurilovitch.
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BOE holding two meetings 1/18:
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducting two meetings on January 18, 2022: Policy Committee meeting (4:30 p.m.) and a regular board meeting (5 p.m.), both of which will be held virtually and streamed live and recorded.
Agendas for both meetings will be available after 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14 on Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/oswego/Board.nsf/vpublic?open
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