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Letter from Principal Komassa
Carta del la directora de la escuela Dear Parents: As we begin the last two weeks of the school year, I’d like to start by thanking you for your commitment to your child’s education. I see the many volunteer hours, PTA meetings, and extracurricular activity helpers helping each week to make Oak Hill the best it can be. Over the course of the year, I know that many of you have contributed to the PTA’s additional funding of Oak Hill supplemental programs via the No Hassle fundraiser or the school carnival. I’m writing you now because of a need not for PTA funding, but to bridge a gap in the operating budget for the 2019-20 school year we’ve not previously encountered. Due to increased Austin ISD recapture payments and revised rules on which schools may receive Title I funding, Oak Hill ES’s operating budget will decrease by $70,000 during the upcoming school year. While the Texas House and Senate are debating some measures that may provide some relief, there is currently no guarantee of this, nor of when help would arrive if they do agree on a new education plan. In order to do our best to continue providing needed materials, workroom supplies, copiers, and other fundamental day-to-day needs, Oak Hill Elementary can use every family’s help in contributing $60 per student by May 31 to help raise $22,000 to bridge some of the expected shortfall. This will help us maintain items like extra reading support, field trips, educational software licenses, and classroom library updates that make Oak Hill a great place to learn. We’re working to make every dollar count - now more than ever - and at a time when the Texas school finance system is restructuring due to outdated formulas and rules, we could use the support of our parents and community to make sure the kids aren’t the ones being impacted by external events. While I’m hugely appreciative of any previous contributions you’ve made through our PTA’s fundraising over this past year, please understand that this request is different, and is being made specifically to fund an expected shortfall in the school’s operating budget. Your support now can prevent program interruptions or cancelations during the next school year. To contribute now, please visit https://give.livingtree.com/c/oak-hill-school-fundraiser where you’ll find more details. If you have any specific questions regarding how budgetary changes affect Oak Hill, please feel welcome to call me at 512-414-2336. Thank you for your inspiring and ongoing support of our Oak Hill Eagles, and I wish all of you a wonderful summer with your children. Warmest Regards, Lori Komassa Proud Principal of Oak Hill Elementary Lori.komassa@austinisd.org
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School Supplies 2019-2020
Preordering of school supplies closes on May 15, 2019. If you did not purchase, please see the list below in order to buy your own supplies. Local stores and online offer the supplies that our teachers are requesting. Please do not label any items you buy for school supplies. Teachers will give you instructions on the first day of school (or at meet the teacher). PreK, Kinder - 5th grades: |
OHE Summer Camps 2019
Don't panic - there are a few spots left in these awesome summer camps! Sign up today!  |
Online Registration Is Now Open for School Year 2019-2020
RETURNING STUDENTS: For families registering students returning to Austin ISD, a Parent Cloud account must be created before you can access the online registration system. To create a Parent Cloud account, visit my.austinisd.org.Note: Only parent/guardian contacts are able to use the online registration system. If you have any questions or need assistance with Parent Cloud or online registration, please contact your student’s campus or call Parent Technology Support at 512-414-9187. *All returning students who have had a recent change of address must submit proof of residency to their campus for the 2019–20 school year. Please note that additional documentation may be requested by campus in order to complete enrollment.* NEW STUDENTS: For families registering students new to AISD, a Parent Cloud account must be created before you can access the online registration system. To create a Parent Cloud account, visit my.austinisd.org. Note: Only parent/guardian contacts are able to use the online registration system. If you have any questions or need assistance with Parent Cloud or Online Registration, please contact your student’s campus or call Parent Technology Support at 512-414-9187. Families registering students new to AISD will need to provide the following documentation at the child’s campus:
*All students new to AISD must submit proof of residency to their campus for the 2019–20 school year. Please note that additional documentation may be requested by campus to complete enrollment.* |
Dual Language Applications for 2019-2020
Dual Language Applications for 2019-2020 Applications for the 2019-2020 Dual Language program are now open. You can access the needed forms HERE. Please note that Oak Hill is frozen to transfers for the dual language program. If you are zoned to Oak Hill and are interested in the Dual Language program for Kindergarten or Pre-Kindergarten, please fill out the necessary forms and return to the main office. Oak Hill follows a lottery process for admission to the program when applicants exceed the number of available spots. Also note that Oak Hill does not follow the district timeline for the lottery process. Applications for Dual Language at Oak Hill are due April 26, 2019. If you have questions, please visit our website. |
GT Students Apply! Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Scholarships
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Food Assistance Over Fall Break
If you or someone you know is need of food assistance over Fall Break please see the attached resources for additional information. |
HUG ZONE
HUG ZONE STARTS MONDAY AUGUST 27th FOR 1st THROUGH 5th GRADES! Parents who wish to walk their children into the school building will now utilize the "Hug Zone” for drop-off. In the main building, the hallway in front of the office is designated for this purpose. In the annex, the front entryway by the annex office is designated for this purpose. After the first week of school, we ask that you use the “Hug Zone” to say your goodbyes before your child walks to class. No parent or family member will be allowed to escort their child to class in grades 1-5. PK and Kindergarten will restrict parents after the 3rd week of school to allow ample time for transition to the school environment. This will allow teachers to begin instruction immediately after announcements and allow staff to monitor who is in our building at all times. |
Safety and Dismissal Changes
Safety of our students is the top priority at Oak Hill Elementary. In order to make sure we are providing the safest environment possible, I met with the emergency management department of Austin ISD at the end of last school year to survey our building and safety procedures. As a result of this meeting, we will implement enhanced safety and security measures at Oak Hill Elementary School. The following procedures will begin this school year, 2018-2019:
HUG ZONE Parents who wish to walk their children into the school building will now utilize the "Hug Zone” for drop-off. In the main building, the hallway in front of the office is designated for this purpose. In the annex, the front entryway by the annex office is designated for this purpose. After the first week of school, we ask that you use the “Hug Zone” to say your goodbyes before your child walks to class. No parent or family member will be allowed to escort their child to class after the 1st week of school in grades 1-5. PK and Kindergarten will restrict parents after the 3rd week of school to allow ample time for transition to the school environment. This will allow teachers to begin instruction immediately after announcements and allow staff to monitor who is in our building at all times. DISMISSAL Bus riders and car riders will use the same process for dismissal. Parents who wish to walk in to pick up their children, will wait outside the side gym door on the north side of the school. Students will be dismissed to the gym to sit down and wait to be called. Each parent will be given a pick up tag for their child, similar to our car pick up procedure. You MUST have this tag in order pick up your child. Below is the information and reminders from the dismissal procedures handout.
Also remember that no students will be dismissed from the bus line to parents and no students will be removed from a bus once they have gotten on the bus, except by an administrator. VISITOR CHECK-IN POLICIES All visitors must check in with the office, no exceptions. Below are our policies and guidelines for visitors. ● During school hours, all visitors must buzz in through the front door. Should someone knock on a side door asking to be let in and does not have a badge or visitor sticker, do not let them in. Ask them to go to the front office to check in first. Report any suspicious behavior to the office immediately. If anyone gets upset with you, please remind them that it’s for the safety of the students and that they may talk with administration if they have concerns. ● All visitors must sign in at the front office and obtain a visitor's sticker. Some volunteers may have an additional special badge that they wear while volunteering. District employees and subs don’t need to obtain a sticker, but they do need to have their badges displayed on their person. We have a new visitor check in system this year so EVERY parent will need to have their ID rescanned the first time they visit the campus this year. ● Parents may visit classrooms during the day only if they are volunteering. Visitors should not be loitering in the classroom unless they are actively helping the teacher; if a parent wishes to observe a class, they need to obtain written permission from an administrator. If a visitor is being distracting to the learning environment, please notify the office so that we can help. ● Students and staff will report suspicious persons or activities to the office immediately. ● Students are not released to parents or other custodial adults from the classroom. Parents or custodial adults can only obtain release of their students from the office and must complete the appropriate paperwork and confirmation of identification as required by the school. ● All visitors to the campus will be expected to follow all campus and district policies related to decorum and items that are not allowed on campus, including offensive clothing and behaviors. ● All visitors to Oak Hill are to park along School Road and not the parking lots (these are reserved for faculty & staff). No parking in the fire lanes or in areas that otherwise would block emergency vehicles. Parking along the front circle drive is allowed in non fire zones betwen 8:00am and 2:00pm only. Parking on Patton Ranch Road is not allowed. ● Faculty and staff must wear district identification when they are on campus or performing functions directly related to their district responsibilities. VISIBILITY We noticed many areas in the building where visibility of students was a concern. To remedy this, we have put up curtains or glass film in order to reduce that visibility. It was necessary to also reduce visibility to the hallways to allow students to move across the halls safely and quickly in the event of a lockdown. LOCKDOWNS Being an open concept campus provides many challenges in a lockdown situation. The emergency management department helped us to evaluate the building and made recommendations for the safest locations in a lockdown situation, which is behind a locked door. This is one of those challenges I mentioned, but using closets, bathrooms, and offices, we were able to find enough locked locations to have our students behind a locked door. Beginning this year, every classroom will be able to move safely and quickly to a location behind a locked door. We practice our lockdown drills once per semester and should their be a safety issue in the area, Austin ISD police notifies us and directs us to go on lockdown. DRILLS Austin ISD has adopted the Standard Response Protocol created by the I Love U Guys Foundation. The SRP provides clear language and concise instructions for teachers, students and school visitors in case of a critical incident on a campus. The SRP uses five terms to address critical incidents: • Lockdown: Locks, lights, out of sight. • Lockout: Get inside. Lock outside doors. • Hold: In your classroom. Clear the halls. • Evacuate: to the designated location. • Shelter: in the designated location. Emergency drills are practiced according to the recommended schedule from the Austin ISD emergency management department. Evacuation drills are practiced monthly throughout the school year and all other drills are practiced once per semester. GENERAL SECURITY · Last year, we began closing and locking the door between the main office and the workroom. We will continue this security measure this year. I know this is a lot of information to process and some of these changes will take a while to get used to and run smoothly. We appreciate your patience and support as we work to provide the safest and best school environment possible for our students. |
Meet the Teacher
Meet the Teacher will be held in the OHE Cafeteria on Friday, August 17th, 2018 from 3:30-5pm. Doors will open to classrooms to meet the teacher at 4pm.  Here are the details: 1. PRE-ORDERED school supplies: These will already have been delivered to your students’ classrooms. Just go straight to your child’s classroom and find pre-ordered supplies there, or bring your own and unpack them in the classroom. 2. EASY EAGLE: 3:30-5 in the Main Cafeteria. One-stop shopping for No Hassle Fundraiser, Eagle Gear, PTA Membership (don’t forget your checkbook!) 3. MEET THE TEACHER: Drop in any time between 4 and 5 PM. Kids are welcome of course! Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms are in the blue annex building; all others are in the main building. 4. KONA ICE: The Kona Ice truck will be selling snow cones from 4-5pm in the circle drive in front of the main building. Please purchase snow cones on your way out as snow cones will NOT be permitted to enter any school buildings. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please Sign-up to Volunteer at Meet the Teacher Here: SignUpGenius |
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