Back to School (24-25)
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- Academic Calendars
- First Day of School, Open House, Bell Schedule, and more
- School Supply Lists
- New Student Enrollment for 2024-2025: Infinite Campus
- Bus Transportation
- School Nutrition Services
- Applications for Free & Reduced Price Meals
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
Calendars for Download
Download your child's academic calendar for 2024-2025:
Year-Round Calendar (Hillsborough Elementary) Traditional Calendar
First Day of School
- The first day of school for students at year-round Hillsborough Elementary is Monday, July 15, 2024.
- The first day of school for students on the traditional calendar is Monday, August 26, 2024.
- Kindergarten students may have a different first day of school.
- Visit your school's web page and read messages from your principal for complete calendar details.
Open House
Open House for all schools will be held on the evening of Thursday, August 22, 2024, as follows:
- Elementary Schools: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Middle Schools: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- High Schools: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Your school or your child's program may have additional hours scheduled. Translation and interpretation will be available for families and students at Open House. Check for further details in messages from your child's principal and teacher(s).
Bell Schedules
- Elementary Schools: 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Middle Schools: 8:25 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.
- High Schools: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Check your child's school website and messages from the principal for additional schedule information.
OCS 2024-25 Code of Student Conduct
The new 2024-2025 OCS Code of Conduct is now ready for all OCS staff, students, and families.
The core of the new Code of Student Conduct, with complete lists of rules and consequences, is found in Orange County Board of Education Policy 4305 (in Spanish here).
*These documents last revised: August 22, 2024School Supply Lists for 2024-2025
Infinite Campus for 2024-2025
Click here for answers about Frequently Asked Questions about Parent Portal
Parent Portal
Orange County Schools has moved to the new North Carolina Student Information System (NCSIS), powered by Infinite Campus. Keep watching updates from schools and the district as you create and make the most of your new Parent Portal account to see your student's schedule, attendance, grades, and other key information on the go.
Check your email for login information and your activation key.
Click here to enter Parent Portal, also known as Campus Parent.
Student & Family Webinars
A webinar is available for families to learn more about the Campus Parent and Campus Student apps. A recording of the previous webinar is available on the NC Public Schools YouTube page. Join the webinar on September 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Click here or click above to enter your new Campus Parent Portal.
Click here for steps to start a new registration, or return to a saved registration.
New Student Registration is for:
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Students who did not finish the 2023-2024 school year at one of our OCS schools.
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Rising Kindergarten students who finished PreK in an OCS elementary school in 2023-2024 and did not complete a new student registration in Infosnap
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Students who finished the 2023-2024 school year in an OCS school do not need to fill out a New Student Registration.
If you have questions about whether you need to register your child, please contact your child's assigned school or contact:
Joy Toellen, Director of Student Assignment
919-245-4020 x12512
Email: joy.toellen@orange.k12.nc.us
Si necesita asistencia en español contacte a Sandra Blefko al 919-644-3200 x15508.
Bus Transportation
OCS Transportation has finished creating bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year on the traditional calendar.
- Please click here to view and download the 2024-2025 OCS Transportation Parent/Student Guidelines:
- The district is sending out new route assignments to families on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
- This gives families time to speak with staff at your child's school during Open House on Thursday, August 22.
- This gives families time to speak with staff at your child's school during Open House on Thursday, August 22.
- The first student day for schools on the traditional calendar is Monday, August 26, 2024.
- All requests for Transportation received after August 12 will be assigned a new bus route starting Tuesday, September 9, 2024.
CLICK HERE FOR "HERE COMES THE BUS" APP INFORMATION
If you have questions about bus transportation, please contact the front office at your child’s school or:
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Call OCS Transportation at (919) 732-2531, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
School Nutrition Services & Free and Reduced Price Meals
Lunch applications for 2024-2025 are available NOW (click here or click above)!
Students who attend an approved CEP school (Central Elementary, Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary, New Hope Elementary, and Partnership Academy High School) do not need to fill out an application as they are approved for meals at no cost.
Paper applications may also be obtained from the front office or cafeteria of your student’s school site. If you are completing a paper application, please submit it to the school cafeteria or mail to:
Orange County Schools
ATTN: School Nutrition Services
200 E. King St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
A letter regarding the status of your student’s meal application will be sent home and emailed within 10 working days after the application is submitted, or call (919) 732-8126 to inquire about the status of your application.
- Only one application needs to be completed for each household.
- Print or download a 2024-2025 Meal Application packet here
Meal Application Packet - English Meal Application Packet - Spanish
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Latest revision date: August 5, 2024