Important Back to School Information

Posted Date: 07/20/26 (01:04 PM)

Back to School Info

First Day of School: Tuesday, August 4th

Online Registration Open

Registration for all students will be done online through Final Forms. Parents received an email on July 20th for returning students. If you need internet access or help completing forms, you may reach out to your student’s school for assistance. Go to: oconee-sc.finalforms.com or use the link below.

Final Forms Registration

Bus Registration Required

The SDOC Transportation Department requires that all new and returning bus riders complete the SDOC Bus Transportation Registration to ensure that your student is assigned to the correct bus for pickup and/or drop off. Your student cannot be assigned a bus number until the registration form is completed. The registration form can be accessed at http://bus.sdoc.org/

SDOC Bus Registation

Bilingual Facilitator Schedule, all info in post

Language Assistance Available

Additional help is available for families who speak languages other than English. SDOC bilingual facilitators will be available on the following days at the following schools:

Blue RIdge Elementary - July 21 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

Seneca Middle - July 22 & 23 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

Walhalla Elementary - July 21 & 22 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

Walhalla Middle - July 23 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

James M Brown July 21, 22, & 23 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

Westminster Elementary - July 21 m 8:00am to 3:00pm

Orchard Park Elementary - July 22 8:00am to Noon

Fair-Oak Elementary - July 23 8:00am to Noon

West-Oak Middle - July 22 1:00pm to 3:00pm

West-Oak High - July 23 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Bilingual Facilitators Contact Information

John Hernandez jhernandez@sdoc.org 864.718.4533

Jessica Sanchez jsanchez@sdoc.org 864.718.4955

Nivia Miranda nmiranda@sdoc.org 864.718.4246

Raquel Resendiz rresendiz@sdoc.org 864.718.432

back to school graphic, all info in post

Back to School Night

Thursday, July 30th

Elementary Schools 2:00 - 6:00pm

Middle Schools 3:30 - 7:30pm

High School Freshman Orientation 6:30 - 8:00pm

Hamilton Career & Tech Center 3:00-6:00pm

Back to School Night allows parents to complete registration if not already finished, meet teachers, confirm transportation information, learn about after-school options, parent-teacher organizations and much more.

Staggered Start for 4K and Kindergarten

Children in 4K and 5K Kindergarten classes will begin school on a staggered start for the 2026-2027 school year. The purpose of a staggered start is to allow students who are in the early stages of experiencing school to be exposed to school-wide and classroom expectations in a small group. This transition will allow for the first day with their entire class to operate smoothly. A staggered start will also allow the teacher to begin building relationships with his/her students and complete required beginning of the year assessments with each student in a more manageable environment.

4K and 5K students will attend just one day of school on either Tuesday, August 4th or Wednesday, August 5th. Then all students will attend school on Thursday, August 6th. Teachers will communicate with parents/guardians after July 27th to schedule what day of the week their child will attend school and review other details about the staggered start procedures.

First Day of School - Tuesday, August 4th