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Meet the Teacher 2026

South Park Families:

As shared with you when the 2026-2027 school year calendar was released in the spring, this year the South Park School District will move away from its traditional September Open Houses and instead offer Meet the Teacher events in all school buildings. This event will allow all students and their families to walk the halls, see their classrooms, and meet their teachers  before the first day of school. (The first day of school is Tuesday, August 25, 2026.) We believe this will make the transition to a new school year a much easier one for students in all grade-levels. These Meet the Teacher events will take place during our teachers’ last two hours of their in-service/clerical day on Thursday, August 20, 2026 according to the staggered schedule below:

South Park High School
12:30-2:30 p.m.

South Park Middle School
12:45-2:45 p.m.

South Park Elementary Center
1:45-3:45 p.m.


Families are invited to come any time during that window and stay for as long as their schedule allows. Additional building-specific details will be provided as we get closer to our first-ever Meet the Teacher event on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

NOTES ABOUT ORIENTATIONS

Please be advised that these Meet the Teacher events will take the place of the traditional 9th grade/new high school student and 5th grade/new middle school student orientation/building tours at South Park High School and South Park Middle School respectively. Those students and their families are encouraged to come during the Meet the Teacher event to walk their schedules and interact with their teachers.

South Park Middle School will still host a 5th Grade/New Middle School Parent Meeting on Monday, August 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. in the middle school LGI. Please note this event is ONLY for parents/guardians. During this evening, parents/guardians will hear from middle school principals and students’ school counselors about the transition to fifth grade, as well as middle school routines and procedures. Parents/guardians who attend the Parent Night will receive a printed copy of their child’s schedule to use during the Meet the Teacher event.

South Park Elementary Center will hold Kindergarten Orientation on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at South Park Elementary Center. During the brief orientation program, the youngest Eagles will have the opportunity to take a short bus ride, make a craft, and meet their principals. Parents/guardians will have the opportunity to learn about school routines and procedures while their children ride the bus. New-to-the-district students in grades 1-4 are also invited to participate in this orientation event. Kindergarten and new-to-the district families are also invited to attend the Meet the Teacher Event at South Park Elementary Center on Thursday, August 20.

Families with questions should contact their child’s school office.

OTHER REMINDERS

As we near the start of the school year, the district will release additional details via email in the coming weeks about the re-opening of the PowerSchool Parent Portal, the release of student schedules, transportation assignments, supply lists, high school parking pass sales, and other important back-to-school information.