Parents & Students

Daily attendance at school is paramount to every students’ academic, social and emotional well-being.  The Oak Park School District is committed to partnering with families and students to ensure that students can attend school on a daily basis, as long as they are immunized and free from contagious illnesses. Some students require a medical plan and/or medication during the school hours to support optimal health, that is accompanied with proper documentation from a physician.

Transcript Requests for Current Students: Request your secure transcripts through Parchment (www.parchment.com). Transcripts requested online are sent securely to colleges, universities, or scholarship organizations that you select.

Parchment is a FREE service that allows you to request and have your transcripts sent to the college/university, scholarship, NCAA and various organizations of your choice. We’re offering this service to make ordering transcripts easier for our students and families. Parchment is also a secure service that is well respected by ALL colleges and universities.

Transcript Requests for Alumni: The Parchment service is for current students only. Alumni requests must be made directly through school officials at Oak Park High School. The following documentation must be available or sent via email to Ms. Taylor, Administrative Assistant, at phyliess.taylor@opsk12.org:

• Copy of your Drivers License
• Graduation Year
• Phone Number
• Purpose: Personal or College/University/Scholarship (NOTE: If it should be sent directly to a school or organization, please include the mailing or email address)
• Delivery: Hard Copy for Pick Up or Email

Transcripts are available for pick up between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Oak Park High School Main Office at 13701 Oak Park Boulevard Oak Park, MI 48237. For more information or questions, please email,  Ms. Phyliess Taylor, Administrative Assistant at phyliess.taylor@opsk12.org or 248-336-7740 Ext. 136119.

If you have questions for the Principal, please contact Ms. Renita Williams at renita.williams@opsk12.orgor 248-336-7752.

The "Detroit Media School Closings Alliance" consists of WJBK-TV, WDIV-TV, WXYZ-TV, WWJ-TV, WKBD-TV, WWJ Newsradio 950 and News/Talk WJR-AM 760. 

These major local news outlets have joined forces to form a school closings partnership to better serve our schools and our communities. Closing announcements from this combined system will be broadcast on all key local TV and radio news stations within minutes. 

Additionally, Oak Park Schools utilizes the calling system "SchoolMessenger" to automatically notify all parents via phone and email if there is a school closing or delay. 

Our district website and Facebook page will display the closings as well.

Our school closing status will be announced on each main building phone greeting.

If you have questions related to the handling of athletic events and practices, please contact the Athletic Office at 248.336.7740 extension 2706.

Updates will be made via website notification and social media related to decisions on evening events and practices for Ice and Extreme Cold days.

Oak Park Schools greatly values our volunteers!

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with OPS! Per Board Policy 7009, each volunteer must have a background check and confirmation from the building principal/designee BEFORE volunteering begins to ensure the safety of all OPS students.

To become an Oak Park volunteer, you must pick up and complete the Volunteer Background Check Acknowledgement Form and return it to the main office of the home school you are volunteering for, accompanied with a copy of the volunteer's valid driver's license or state identification card. This allows the District to conduct an ICHAT background check. 

The ICHAT background check is free. One form per adult volunteer is good for one school year and can be used for multiple buildings/events. Records will be kept strictly confidential. 

All overnight volunteers/chaperones will be contacted by LaShun Harris-Mitchell and provided with a time-sensitive CHRISS form for Live Scan fingerprinting. The CHRISS Live Scan form can be picked up at the Administration Office. The cost of the Live Scan fingerprinting is the responsibility of the volunteer.

Note: Incomplete Volunteer Background Check Acknowledgement Forms or forms submitted without valid identification will not be processed and returned back to the home school.

Volunteer – ICHAT Background Check REQUIRED 

(Board Policy 7009)

In a school building or at a school-sponsored event to assist a teacher/coach:

• Reading with students
• Making copies
• Classroom assistant
• Lunchroom assistant
• Field trip supervision
• Helping at an athletic, band, cheer or other school-sponsored event

Overnight Volunteers – CHRISS (fingerprinting) Background Check REQUIRED

Any student event that requires overnight volunteer/chaperones:

• School field trip, band, athletics, choir, club, etc.

Commitments

Every volunteer is assumed to commit to the following:

• Support a safe and caring learning environment for all; student information is confidential
• Abide by all Board of Education Policies and District Guidelines
• Report to the main office or event site to check-in upon entry/exit
• Keep cell phone silenced with usage limited to emergencies only
• No photography or recording of students

Visitor – NO background check required 

(Board Policy 6012)

A visitor has brief business (5-10 minutes) with their own child or their child’s teacher, or comes into the office only (no student contact):

• Teacher/parent conferences
• Dropping off a forgotten lunch, birthday treat or change of clothes
• Administering medicine
• Students will be called to the office to complete the brief business
• Guest speakers monitored by staff

When an individual is on school premises or at a school-related activity for the purpose of volunteering including, but not limited to, interacting with students, Policy 7009 – Volunteers is applicable.

The word “individual,” when used in Policy 6012, includes a student’s other relatives who are not the student’s parent or legal guardian.

Oak Park Schools is proud of our highly qualified teachers and staff. If you would like to compliment a member of the Oak Park Schools staff, please contact Andrea Phillpotts, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent. She will share the information with the staff member and/or appropriate administrator. Please add "Compliment" in the message field of your email.

What We Know So Far - January 2025

Formula Funding: At this time, our understanding is that formula funding for FY24 (e.g., Title I) has already been distributed to districts on either July 1 or October 1 and cannot be withheld.

Programs Potentially Impacted: Funds that are disbursed closer to “real-time” — such as Impact Aid, Head Start, and school meals — may be paused, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Competitive Grants: Any new grant competitions (e.g., through ED, USDA, DOJ, Energy) are currently paused due to the freeze. However, most FY24 competitive grant funds have already been awarded and are not expected to be problematic.

This announcement includes broad proposals with limited specifics and is likely to face both Congressional and legal challenges. We will provide updates as more details emerge.

Looking Ahead

For FY25, it’s important to note that Title I and other forward-funded programs are not expected to release funds until July 2025. Historically, these funds have been disbursed on time once Congress passes the Continuing Resolution (CR) for FY25. That said, we will closely monitor any developments that could impact funding timelines.

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