Experience Mason: Where YOUR Character Counts!
At Otis A. Mason Elementary School, we believe education is a community commitment.
Please click here for our OMES School Compact.25.26 that highlights our responsibilities to one another.
Our First Spirit Night: Zaxby's on Tuesday 8/19
- 10% of sales at Zaxby’s on 8/19 from 5-7pm will be donated to our school!
- Wear your OMES t-shirt or colors
- PTO Spirit Nights will be the 3rd Tuesday of every month
- First PTO Meeting will be Thursday 8/21 at 3:30pm
- PTO Meetings will be the 3rd Thursday of every month
- Spread the word to your friends and family!
- Be sure to thank Zaxby’s, this month’s community sponsor!
2025-2026 School Supply Lists and
Master Calendar
Safety is Our Priority! All Adults on Campus MUST Clear a Background Check
ATTENTION FAMILIES: We have switched to a new system for our background checks. All profiles have been transferred this summer. Please make sure that anyone in your family that may visit our campus has completed this essential safety background check. By law, school access will only be granted with a cleared background check. Not sure if you are cleared? Apply here today.
Join our PTO, an INCREDIBLE team of people who support our school community!
Otis A. Mason Elementary School PTO: a place for EVERY member of the community. Everyone is welcome! From crafting, copying, and sorting; to donating, fundraising, and volunteering. We have something for everyone! Whether you are a grandparent who likes to read to your grandchildren or a busy working parent who can only help virtually-we welcome you! Check out our page or jump in with the first opportunity of the 2025-2026 school year:
Follow us on Facebook at Otis Mason Elementary PTO
PTO Calendar, Information, and Membership Form
SJCSD Back-to-School Letters for Families
Every year our district sends important information home with families. Please make sure that you have read the following back-to-school-letters:
Summer Passport to Learning
Click on the Summer Passport for YOUR grade below:
Summer Passport to Learning Future Kindergarteners
Summer Passport to Learning Future 1st Graders
Now Enrolling: Kindergarten Students
Now enrolling NEW students for the 2025-2026 school year! Enroll your Kindergartener TODAY!
Click here to enroll a new student.
Our VPK Program is FULL. Please call us at 904-547-8440 if you are interested in our waitlist.
For all of our current Manatees returning next school year, please complete your Returning Student Verification (emailed last April) TODAY!
The 2025-2026 SSYRA Book List is HERE!
A la escuela de Otis A. Mason, se habla espanol. Si necessitas hablar con un membiero de este escuela en espanol, llamanos, por favor, a 904-547-8440.
Core Values
Our Mission
At Mason Elementary, we believe student success is fostered by a continuous commitment to improvement, which ensures well-rounded and motivated learners. We do this by maintaining a safe and dynamic learning environment, promoting high expectations for all students, nurturing determination, developing personal relationships, and involving our community.
Our Vision
The “Mason Way” is one that nurtures a passion in every child for personal success, good character, and a desire to learn, explore, and better themselves as they grow to be responsible members of our community.
Schedule
School Information:
M-F 7:55am–3:45pm
Main Office: (904) 547-8440
Clinic: (904) 547-8444
Registration: (904) 547-8436
School Hours:
- Arrival – 8:00am
- Classes Begin –8:25am
- Dismissal –
- 2:45pm – Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
- 1:45pm – Wed (Early Release)
Policies & Procedures
Attendance & Tardies
Attendance is extremely important for students to be successful at our school. It is also important that students arrive at school on time, and ready to learn! Parents are encouraged to utilize school bus transportation. Daily drop off begins at 8:00am. Families should utilize the parent drop off line and remain in the car until school staff are outside to welcome students for the day (after 8 am). If your child arrives after 8:25am, you will need to come inside the school to sign them in.
Absences from School
If your child is absent from school, a parent/guardian must turn in a written signed note or a doctor’s note within 48 hours for the absence to be considered excused, upon the students return to school. Phone calls will not be accepted. We appreciate your support.
Early Dismissal & Dismissal Changes
- For the safety of all students, children may not be checked out of school after 2:15pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and 1:15pm on Wednesday.
- If you need to change the way your child goes home in the afternoon or for an early dismissal, please complete our Dismissal Change Request Form. Handwritten notes are no longer accepted.
- Please Note: Early Dismissals – We do not send children to the front office until you have arrived and shown your photo ID to the front office staff. Dismissal Changes – Can only be accepted before 2:10pm (1:10pm on Wednesdays).
- We cannot accept phone calls for those changes. Changes in afternoon transportation should only be for emergency situations. Thank you for your understanding.
Featured Links
Parent & Student Information
Parent Access to Student Score Reports in HAC
How to Access the FL Assessments Portal
SJCSD Head Start Program
St. Johns County School District Head Start provides a free pre-school program and comprehensive health and social services to eligible three- and four-year-old children and their families living in St. Johns County. Head Start is for income eligible families, proof of income is required.
School District News
ParentSquare
Guidelines for Generative AI
Extreme Heat Protocols for Schools
Instructional Materials Review - K-12 Health and Physical Education
Instructional Materials Review - K-12 English Language Arts
FortifyFL
School Access
2025-2026 Bus Schedules
Meet our Adopted Manatee, Whiskers!
