Staggered start for 4K & Kindergarten

Children in the School District of Oconee County 4K and 5K Kindergarten classes will begin school on a staggered start for the 2023-2024 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 Thursday, August 3rd or Friday, August 4th.  Then all students will attend school on Monday, August 7th.  Teachers will communicate with parents/guardians after July 26th to schedule what day of the week their child will attend school and review other details about the staggered start procedures.