Superintendent’s Welcome – Home Page

Dear Friends,

Thank you for visiting West Ottawa Public Schools’ website. I hope you find it informative and easy to navigate. Our goal is to provide you with all of the information you need, whether you’re currently a part of West Ottawa or considering joining our family. I invite you to take a few minutes to visit the website and learn more about West Ottawa Public Schools.

As you visit our website, you will find that West Ottawa provides some of the best programs in the state of Michigan for your student to become College, Career and Life Ready! We offer a Spanish Immersion program designed to enrich the education of Native-English speaking students. Our Montessori program focuses on adapting a child’s learning environment to his/her developmental level. Our International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and Primary Years Program are recognized by colleges and universities worldwide, and students are prepared for post-secondary success by the highly regarded IB curriculum. Students that attend middle school at West Ottawa can enter high school with up to seven high school credits to make time available for them to explore Advanced Placement courses as well as the International Baccalaureate classes and Early College opportunities in the high school. West Ottawa rounds out our educational experience with renowned vocal, instrumental, performing and visual arts opportunities as well as an athletic program that competes in the most competitive conference in the state. As you can see, West Ottawa provides excellent educational opportunities for all of our students in preparing them to be College, Career and Life Ready!

Thank you for taking time to visit our website. Please contact us with further questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Thomas K. Martin
Superintendent of Schools