Oneida City School District

Oneida City Schools will be offering a free summer feeding program this year. The meals are available free of charge to everyone under the age of 18. Grab and Go meals must be picked up at each site. Each G&G bag will included 1 breakfast meal and 1 lunch meal. Please take note: if your child is attending a special program such as LEAP or Summer school etc., the free meals will be available to them also at the time of their program.

The Oneida City School District is proud to celebrate and share the news of student achievement, innovative programs, and unique enrichment opportunities in our monthly newsletter. We hope you enjoy the June 2022 district newsletter.

Greetings Oneida City School District Community. This week’s Superintendent’s Video Blast is all about the wonderful end-of-year celebrations happening throughout the district this week! Enjoy!

Our 2022-2023 budget vote and Board of Education election results are in! We would like to thank the Oneida City School District community for its support.

The Oneida City School District is proud to celebrate and share the news of student achievement, innovative programs, and unique enrichment opportunities in our monthly newsletter. We hope you enjoy the May 2022 Budget edition of our district newsletter.

As you are aware, the statewide universal mask mandate for schools was lifted as of March 2, 2022. This means that most students, staff, and school visitors are no longer required to wear a mask in our school buildings or school buses. Of course, mask wearing continues to be optional for everyone. As you also know, health and safety guidance from the state and local health departments related to COVID-19 continues to evolve. While the latest state guidance removes the mask requirement, the following health and safety protocols remain in place:

Yesterday afternoon, Governor Hochul announced that the state-wide mandate for wearing masks in school will be lifted beginning Wednesday, March 2. The Governor’s announcement is based on data regarding declining positivity and hospitalization rates. However, while the school mask mandate will be lifted, counties and cities with high rates of transmission may still require masks in schools depending on local conditions. We understand that the New York State Department of Health and the State Education Department are preparing a final guidance document for schools. Pending the release of new guidance, OCSD will maintain our other Covid-19 protocols including social distancing, hand washing and sanitization.

Greetings Oneida City School Community, I joined several local Superintendents to express our interest in getting clear communication and guidance for safely lifting Covid-19 mandates in schools. Attached is a copy of a letter that was sent to the Governor’s Office, State Health Department, and the State Education Department. I will keep you updated as we receive any information from the Governor’s Office, NYS Health Department, and NYS Education Department.

The Oneida City School District is proud to celebrate and share the news of student achievement, innovative programs, and unique enrichment opportunities in our newsletter. We hope you enjoy the February 2022 district newsletter!