The Oswayo Valley School District is accepting applications for the following positions:

Director of Student Activities

General Science Teacher
Elementary/Early Childhood Education Teacher

Social Studies Teacher

PK-12 Music Teacher
Part-Time Cafeteria Worker
Part-Time Instructional Aides

Volleyball Head Coach
Volleyball Assistant Coach

Substitutes in the following areas for the 2025-26 school year:

Cafeteria Worker
Custodian
Instructional Aide
Secretary
Teacher

Interested individuals, please visit our website at www.oswayovalley.com for additional information and to complete an online application. If you have any questions or need assistance with the application process, please contact Mrs. Christi Stedman in the District Office at 814-260-1700.

Congratulations to Isaiah Goode who was recently named to the Northern Allegheny League – Small School – Baseball All-Star team for the 2025 season. Goode, a multi-position player who primarily serves as the shortstop for the Green Wave, led OV in hitting and fielding percentage.

Congratulations, Isaiah!

Please be advised, the speed limit through the school zone is now 15 mph Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To ensure the safety of our children, please remain alert and adhere to the reduced speed limit.

Attention OVES Families:

We want to remind all parents and guardians that participate in vehicle drop off and pick up each day at the elementary school that you are not to pass cars in line. This creates a very dangerous situation for students that are entering and/or exiting personal vehicles or school vans.

In the mornings, please wait in line at the loop near the doors by the music room. At the end of the day, if you are picking your child(ren) up in a vehicle, please line up at the side of the building by the apple orchard. If there is a need for you to park in the loop near the music room at dismissal, do not drive around the school vans.

Our top priority is creating a safe environment for each child in this building. Thank you for working alongside the school to make drop-offs and pick-ups safe and successful. Should you have any questions, please give my office a call at 814-260-1702 or email me at jcaldwell@oswayo.com.

Thank you,

Ms. Jordan Caldwell

Principal

Oswayo Valley Elementary School

Please be advised, the OV cafeterias’ online payment systems have changed. Please review the following instructions on how to add funds to your child’s account electronically. Cash and check payments are also still accepted in each of the cafeterias.

To create your online account, please visit https://www.schoolcafe.com/OswayoValley

If you have any questions or need assistance setting up your child’s School Cafe account, please contact Food Service Director Mrs. Amber Marshall at 814-260-1701.

Hello all,

I hope that everyone has enjoyed their summer! I am very excited to welcome everyone back to a new school year at Oswayo Valley Jr./Sr. High School. We have consolidated our Middle School and High School at the state level, which now classifies us as one school instead of two. The only change you will notice from this is that we changed our official title to Oswayo Valley Junior/Senior High School.  As everyone is preparing to return, I’d like to highlight a few items of importance for both parents and students.

First and foremost, OV Jr./Sr. High School would like to start changing some communications to email instead of phone calls, so parents please take a moment to update your contact information in Focus.  You can do this yourself at home, call in to the guidance office, or stop in.  This will not be immediate, and we will give warning of any changes before they happen, but we want to be prepared for that time.

Over the past few months, we have attended multiple county-wide meetings and found many Potter County Schools are seeing attendance issues since returning from Covid.  Because of this, we have all decided to strictly follow the same policies and procedures that we have in place since they reflect the Pennsylvania School Code.  Attached, please find 2 files that define and describe all possible types of absences that can occur in a school year and a flow chart of consequences of illegal absences.

Another point of emphasis this year is the use of cellphones and other electronic devices that can connect to each other and/or social media.  We have watched these devices become an increasing distraction to student learning and a threat to student safety.  Please take a minute to read the attached letter that fully describes why and how we plan to implement a schoolwide ban on these devices.  Again, alongside the letter, there is a flow chart attached to help you understand the procedures. 

When students come back, they will also notice a few changes to the master schedule.  There will be no more flex periods, but rather 9 full periods, each of which run for 40 minutes. Students will still be offered breakfast in the morning, but now they will be allowed to move on to homeroom at 7:45 if they are not eating or if they have finished eating.  There are multiple 2-hour delays built into the schedule this year, so please be sure to check the calendar now and plan accordingly for those days. 

Please feel free to reach out to me at any point with questions or concerns.  I am looking forward to a new year and can’t wait to see everyone soon!

Thank you.

Erich Zaun

Jr./Sr. High School Principal

2023-24 JSHS Attendance Terms

2023-24 Unexcused Absence Flow

2023-24 Cell Phone Announcement

2023-24 Cell Phone Flow Chart