• August 2-9 - No School Students or Staff
• August 16 - No School Students or Staff
• August 22-September 2 - No School Students
• September 13 - Early Dismissal - student busing starts at 1:25pm
• September 19 - Open House - 5-7pm

Covid is now classified as a respiratory illness and will fall under our normal sick policy. Students/Staff may return to school/work with symptoms improving and fever free for 24hrs. This will be included in our 24-25 Handbooks that will be rolled out in September.

Governor Whitmer announced the newly passed education budget for the 2024-2025 school year will continue providing free breakfast and lunch to all Michigan public school students.

The budget allocates funding to allow free school breakfast and lunch to be provided throughout the school year. It is projected that Michigan schools will have served 76.3 million breakfasts and 135.6 million lunches to students throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

West Ottawa is excited to take part in serving our students free breakfast and free lunch for the 2024-2025 school year!

Education Benefit Forms are still critical to complete so the school district can receive the most funding! Complete the online application or paper application ASAP. If you would like a paper copy, please contact the office at 616-738-8960.

How do I qualify for Summer EBT Benefits?

You must complete the application for free and reduced lunch for your student(s), if you do not already receive food stamps. The quickest way to complete this is by going onto your student(s) food service family portal account and completing the free and reduced lunch application (Education Benefits Form).

Completion of this form does not automatically qualify your student for the summer benefits. The benefits will be based on the annual income you report on the free and reduced application.

Please read more: Summer EBT Letter and Summer EBT Letter Espanol

The Ottawa Area Center is moving to an online format for annual student information updates. You should have received an email on June 5th( the sender would be IC messenger) to create a parent portal. If you did not receive an email, please contact the Ottawa Area Center office 616-738-8960.

Check out the great article in the Grand Haven Tribune about our Festival of the Arts celebration in June - OAC FOTA

Parkview AFC Home has openings. They are located in downtown Zeeland (Ottawa County) and currently have 3 openings for developmentally disabled women. We are a 12 bed, mixed gender home. Parkview is located in a historic home, so there are quite a few stairs. Due to this, all residents must be able to walk without assistance. Connect with Michelle Brothers if you have any questions or would like more information. mbrother@oaisd.org or 616-738-8960

Check out this interactive map to locate nutritious meals at sites across Michigan - Meet Up and Eat Up Interactive Map

The Summer Food Service program, called Meet Up and Eat Up, was created to provide anyone 18 years of age and younger free nutritious meals during long school vacations when they do not have access to the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs. The program is available at locations throughout Ottawa County; serving breakfast, lunch and/or snacks during the summer months.

Saturday September 7, 2024 9am to 12pm

James P Meerman Stadium (Coopersville High School Football Stadium)

198 East St, Coopersville MI 49404

Victory Day is a FREE event that gives individuals with special needs (ages 6-60+) the opportunity to participate in various fall sports at stations set up by the fall sports programs. The participants will be partnered with fall sports athletes and go to the modified sporting stations, which may include football, tennis, cheerleading, track, golf, soccer, volleyball and band. After visiting the different sports stations, the participants will have a Friday night football experience by “running” through a tunnel when their name is called and “running” a 40 yard touchdown against a mock defense-that doesn’t touch the participant during the run. Victory Day gives the participants a chance to be in the spotlight! Please share with family and friends who would like to participate. Contact Christie Hill at chillhill393@gmail.com for any questions.

Harbor House Ministries has been having so much fun celebrating 20 years in service this year! So far, we have focused on those past and present folks who have been part of the HHM family directly, but now we hope to spend some time with all of you in our greater community of caregivers!

We are excited to extend an invitation for you and those you serve to attend an HHM All Abilities Red Carpet Event!

The dance will be held on Thursday, August 8th from 6 to 9 pm at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville.

This is a Red Carpet Event, so guest of all ages and abilities are welcomed to attend in their most glamorous "Hollywood" outfit (optional) and get ready to SHINE! Mobility supports can be "glammed up" too!

Light refreshments will be served.

A photo Booth will be available to capture some memories.

We will be raffling off some wonderful prizes and holding a 50/50 raffle for a cash prize.

Sibshops are a nationwide program specially designed to support siblings of those with special needs. Siblings often have the longest relationship with those who have a disability and tend to take on the role of caregiver to their brother or sister with special needs as adults. They also take on a lot of the stress and worry as children too. Sibshops are a fun, safe, and supportive opportunity for sibs to spend time having fun with other sibs who “get it”. We are blessed to have a gifted Sibshop facilitator here in Ottawa County, Andrèa Vugteveen. Families can contact her with questions, to register a sib, or to discuss scholarships at: amvugteveen@gmail.com or 616 460-3781 .

Searching for housing, facing eviction, living in a car, in a shelter, or on the streets makes life even more complicated. The Good Samaritan housing team created this Housing Search Packet to give you some tangible leads toward finding solutions to your housing crisis.

Housing Packet Resource Guide

This is your one stop location for parents/guardians to go for community supports and resources. Please check out this resource at Social Work/OCSN Resource Warehouse. Bookmark this resource on your computer and refer back often. It will be continually updated with fresh and new information.

Full Day – 8:37am-3:03pm

½ Day – 8:37am-11:50am

Early Dismissal – 8:37am-1:35pm

Student AM Bussing begins at 8:27am

Student PM Bussing begins at 2:53pm

Email: bseymour@oaisd.org
Website: www.oaisd.org/schools/ottawa-area-center
Location: 10160 96th Avenue, Allendale, MI, USA
Phone: (616)738-8960
Facebook: facebook.com/OttawaAreaCenter/