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School Hours: 7:50 a.m.-2:26 p.m. | Phone: 651-425-3500 | Attendance line: 651-425-3535
Welcome to Oltman Middle School
welcome!
Oltman Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grades and is part of South Washington County Schools. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum with an emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and career and college readiness.
Oltman Middle School is an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) National Demonstration School. The AVID program helps students develop organizational skills and study habits so they can be successful students.
Along with academics, there are many extracurricular opportunities at Oltman including athletics, fine arts, robotics and service-learning clubs. In 2018, Oltman Middle School opened a new school designed around the way today’s students learn, with collaborative and flexible learning space.
Oltman News
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SoWashCo Schools is committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for all students. Every student has a constitutional right to attend school regardless of their immigration status, and public schools must remain a safe haven for learning.
This provides information that details how SoWashCo Schools handles interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read the latest OMS family newsletters.
Information about picture day and ordering school photos.
![Recent Highlights of the Ongoing OMS Construction]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750692515/sowashcok12mnus/hnlhcupu04slionw6zkw/omsconstruction.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750692515/sowashcok12mnus/hnlhcupu04slionw6zkw/omsconstruction.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750692515/sowashcok12mnus/hnlhcupu04slionw6zkw/omsconstruction.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750692515/sowashcok12mnus/hnlhcupu04slionw6zkw/omsconstruction.png","width":1058}])
Here are a few recent highlights of the ongoing construction projects at Oltman Middle School.
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- Participants must have:
- English as a Second Language, at least Intermediate Level
- 17+ older
- Not currently enrolled in K-12 schools
- When: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Dec. 15-March 5
- March 16-May 28
- Where: District Program Center, 8400 E. Point Douglas Rd. in Cottage Grove
For more information or to sign up call 651-425-6634.
![Oltman Students Spread Warmth and Compassion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767884776/sowashcok12mnus/kredcdquirud1rbkynuk/omsblankets.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767884776/sowashcok12mnus/kredcdquirud1rbkynuk/omsblankets.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767884776/sowashcok12mnus/kredcdquirud1rbkynuk/omsblankets.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767884776/sowashcok12mnus/kredcdquirud1rbkynuk/omsblankets.png","width":1000}])
This winter, students at Oltman Middle School (OMS) learned that giving back can be just as meaningful as receiving.
![2026 Reading Screening]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764858142/sowashcok12mnus/wnfprbhg45fx7yhnf1pd/readingtest.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764858142/sowashcok12mnus/wnfprbhg45fx7yhnf1pd/readingtest.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764858142/sowashcok12mnus/wnfprbhg45fx7yhnf1pd/readingtest.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764858142/sowashcok12mnus/wnfprbhg45fx7yhnf1pd/readingtest.png","width":1000}])
Some students in grades 4–8 and all 9th-grade students will take an online reading test called Capti ReadBasix this January. This is required by the state’s MN READ Act.
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Throughout the school year, SoWashCo Schools may enter into an emergency closure, e-learning day (extended-learning day) or a late start due to bad weather or other situations in which school cannot be held in person.
![2026-2027 Calendar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755618465/sowashcok12mnus/o1ouowddhiau3vt9fp0c/calendar.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755618465/sowashcok12mnus/o1ouowddhiau3vt9fp0c/calendar.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755618465/sowashcok12mnus/o1ouowddhiau3vt9fp0c/calendar.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755618465/sowashcok12mnus/o1ouowddhiau3vt9fp0c/calendar.png","width":1000}])
On Thursday, Nov. 20 the School Board approved the 2026-27 school calendar. You can view and download the calendar at sowashco.org/calendar.
![Algebra Whodunit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762438800/sowashcok12mnus/ikbqsunvtel0bqvgrwat/omsmath.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762438800/sowashcok12mnus/ikbqsunvtel0bqvgrwat/omsmath.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762438800/sowashcok12mnus/ikbqsunvtel0bqvgrwat/omsmath.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762438800/sowashcok12mnus/ikbqsunvtel0bqvgrwat/omsmath.png","width":1000}])
OMS teacher Teresa Willkom, created a clue-based murder mystery that invites students to put on their detective hats and determine the who, what, when and where a crime took place by solving algebra equations.
![Keeping Up to Date for Potential Winter Weather Days]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762439953/sowashcok12mnus/oye0ril8v26dzy8tpht7/winterweatherz.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762439953/sowashcok12mnus/oye0ril8v26dzy8tpht7/winterweatherz.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762439953/sowashcok12mnus/oye0ril8v26dzy8tpht7/winterweatherz.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762439953/sowashcok12mnus/oye0ril8v26dzy8tpht7/winterweatherz.png","width":1000}])
Throughout the school year, SoWashCo Schools may enter into an emergency closure, e-learning day (extended-learning day) or a late start due to bad weather or other situations in which school cannot be held in person.
![Please Prepare: Bus Driver Shortage Impacting SoWashCo Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760986919/sowashcok12mnus/pehszyegmoz5tdznv6kz/BacktoSchoolBuscancellations.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760986919/sowashcok12mnus/pehszyegmoz5tdznv6kz/BacktoSchoolBuscancellations.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760986919/sowashcok12mnus/pehszyegmoz5tdznv6kz/BacktoSchoolBuscancellations.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760986919/sowashcok12mnus/pehszyegmoz5tdznv6kz/BacktoSchoolBuscancellations.png","width":1080}])
SoWashCo Schools is at a critical stage with a bus driver shortage that could result in cancellations or delays for bus routes in the mornings and afternoons.
![Orange Shirt Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759417022/sowashcok12mnus/nmyyiwlxb2jiuvwpfam0/orangeshirt.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759417022/sowashcok12mnus/nmyyiwlxb2jiuvwpfam0/orangeshirt.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759417022/sowashcok12mnus/nmyyiwlxb2jiuvwpfam0/orangeshirt.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759417022/sowashcok12mnus/nmyyiwlxb2jiuvwpfam0/orangeshirt.png","width":1000}])
SoWashCo Schools recognized Orange Shirt Day on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Staff and students wore orange in recognition and solidarity for our Indigenous communities.
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Watch the Schools School Board candidate forum hosted by The League of Women Voters Woodbury Cottage Grove Area (LWVWCG).
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SoWashCo Schools values public participation and input through established district committees and advisory councils.