Marion County Public Schools will be closed through Wednesday, August 30 to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Idalia, and the approaching storm has also caused several schools to change their open house dates.
Below is an updated listing of open house dates and times for each school in Marion County, sorted alphabetically by school and school level.
Elementary School:
- Anthony – September 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Belleview – September 12 at 5 p.m.
- Belleview-Santos – September 19 at 6 p.m.
- College Park – October 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Dr. N.H. Jones – N/A
- Dunnellon – September 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- East Marion – September 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Eighth Street – August 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. If canceled, it will be held on September 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Emerald Shores – September 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fessenden – September 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Fordham Early Learning Academy – September 12 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Greenway – September 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Hammett Bowen, Jr. – September 5 (1st and 2nd grade) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; September 7 (3rd through 5th grade) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and September 12 (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Harbour View – September 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Legacy – September 14 at 5:30 p.m.
- Madison Street – September 12 at 5 p.m.
- Maplewood – September 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Marion Oaks – September 5 (Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; September 7 (3rd grade through 5th grade) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Oakcrest – September 14 at 5 p.m.
- Ocala Springs – September 7 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Reddick-Collier – September 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Romeo – September 14 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Saddlewood – September 28 from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
- Shady Hill – September 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- South Ocala – September 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Sparr – September 14 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Stanton-Weirsdale – September 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Sunrise – September 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Ward-Highlands – September 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wyomina Park – September 21 at 5 p.m.
Combination School:
- Fort McCoy – September 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Middle School:
- Belleview – September 20 at 6 p.m.
- Dunnellon – September 5 at 6:30 p.m.
- Fort King – September 7 at 6 p.m.
- Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks – September 20 at 6 p.m.
- Howard – September 14 at 6 p.m.
- Lake Weir – September 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Liberty – August 31 at 5:30 p.m.
- North Marion – September 14 at 5:30 p.m.
- Osceola – September 7 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
High School:
- Belleview – September 11 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (tentative).
- Dunnellon – September 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Forest – N/A
- Hillcrest School – N/A
- Lake Weir – September 7 at 5:30 p.m.
- Marion Technical College – Information Sessions in 2023: September 18 and November 13 at 6 p.m.; Information Sessions in 2024: February 12 and April 29 at 6 p.m.; Open House: March 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- North Marion – N/A
- Vanguard – Unknown at this time.
- West Port – September 5 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For more information about an open house, please contact the school directly.