Overland Trail Elementary
News & Announcements
Latest News & Announcements
![Kindergarten pre-registration is now open!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767996149/bluevalleyk12org/pjss2tie9wquhcou9cpz/KINDERGARTENPRE-REGISTRATIONNOWOPEN1_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767996149/bluevalleyk12org/pjss2tie9wquhcou9cpz/KINDERGARTENPRE-REGISTRATIONNOWOPEN1_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767996149/bluevalleyk12org/pjss2tie9wquhcou9cpz/KINDERGARTENPRE-REGISTRATIONNOWOPEN1_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767996149/bluevalleyk12org/pjss2tie9wquhcou9cpz/KINDERGARTENPRE-REGISTRATIONNOWOPEN1_1.png","width":821}])
If you live within the Overland Trail Elementary boundaries and will have an incoming kindergarten student next fall, please complete this form to begin receiving communication directly through email and text from Overland Trail Elementary. Please be mindful that this form is not a completion of registration, but an opportunity for us to communicate openly and begin preparing for online registration.
![Cougar Connect 2026 January 16]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755197172/bluevalleyk12org/liridpnkcfroyw5egylz/Copy-of-OvTrES_cougr_corp_CMYK.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755197172/bluevalleyk12org/liridpnkcfroyw5egylz/Copy-of-OvTrES_cougr_corp_CMYK.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755197172/bluevalleyk12org/liridpnkcfroyw5egylz/Copy-of-OvTrES_cougr_corp_CMYK.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755197172/bluevalleyk12org/liridpnkcfroyw5egylz/Copy-of-OvTrES_cougr_corp_CMYK.png","width":888}])
At OTE, our goal is to partner with each family to ensure we provide the best possible learning experience for our students. Our teaching staff is committed to meeting with every parent during winter conferences, and we truly value these important conversations.
We are off to a strong and positive start to the new year, and we want to take a moment to applaud both our students and staff for the energy, focus, and care they have brought back to school.
![BV Unmuted: 2026 Legislative Positions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767901370/bluevalleyk12org/bluevalleyk12org/dbohnocwwuzhgcuegdja/BVUnmuted_Legislative.png","width":1800}])
In the latest episode of BV Unmuted, Superintendent Dr. Chapman, joined by Blue Valley Board President Jan Kessinger and Vice President Clay Norkey and Chief Financial Officer Jeremy McFadden, discusses Blue Valley’s 2026 Legislative priorities ahead of the 2026 Kansas Legislative session.
![Cougar Connect 2025 December 19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766418043/bluevalleyk12org/fcnpsyxjmpd2cqh5mlib/JingleBellAssembly_OTE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766418043/bluevalleyk12org/fcnpsyxjmpd2cqh5mlib/JingleBellAssembly_OTE.jpg","width":320}])
As we close out the semester and head into winter break...