Bibb County Schools in Macon: BOE Meetings, 2026–27 Calendar & Parent Routes
The Bibb County Board of Education is the local school board for the Bibb County School District in Macon, Georgia. Families, employees and residents usually reach the Board while looking for a meeting, agenda, school calendar, Board member, registration requirement, public record or the right district office.
This page brings those Macon-area routes together without treating every school question as a Board matter. For live meeting changes, forms, school assignments and current district notices, the official Bibb County School District or Simbli page should be your final check.
Bibb County Board of Education Macon GA quick facts
Board structure
Bibb County’s Board has six district seats and two at-large posts.
District office
484 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201.
Next listed BOE date
October 15, 2026: Committee Meeting at 4:00 p.m. and Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
School system
BCSD reports more than 21,000 students across 38 schools and specialty programs.
Wrong Bibb County warning: Macon is in Bibb County, Georgia. It is not “Macon County Board of Education,” and it is not Bibb County Schools in Centreville, Alabama. For this page, confirm the official domain is bcsdk12.net and the office address is in Macon.
Board of Education, district office or school: where should you start?
The Bibb County Board of Education is the governance body for the school district. Meeting agendas, Board policies, Board-member information, major budget actions and official Board decisions belong in the Board/Simbli route.
Daily student matters usually do not. Attendance, pickup, class schedules, nurse questions and teacher communication are normally school-level tasks, while registration, transportation, records and HR have their own district departments.
Use the Board route for
Board meetings, policies, agendas, official actions, committee work, Board members and major governance decisions.
Use district departments for
Registration, transportation, HR, open records, student affairs, attendance zones, finance, technology and special programs.
Use the student’s school for
Today’s absence, pickup, teacher contact, daily schedule, transcript questions and other campus-specific needs.
Next Bibb County Board of Education meeting in Macon
The live Bibb County School District calendar lists the next regular October Board cycle for Thursday, October 15, 2026. Committee business begins earlier in the afternoon, followed by the evening Board meeting.
| Date | Meeting | Time | Before you go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15, 2026 | BOE Committee Meeting | 4:00–6:00 p.m. | Open the current Simbli meeting entry for agenda, attachments and final location. |
| Oct. 15, 2026 | BOE Board Meeting | 6:30–7:30 p.m. | Confirm the live district calendar and Simbli notice shortly before attending. |
Do not guess the location from an older meeting: Bibb County has used different venues for Board meetings, budget sessions, hearings and called meetings. Because the current October calendar result does not expose the venue, this guide does not copy an older location forward as if it were confirmed.
How to check what the Bibb County Board actually discussed or approved
BCSD links its formal Board information to Simbli. The district also publishes a Board Brief newsletter summarizing information presented and actions taken at meetings. Use the brief for a readable recap, but use the agenda and official record when the exact Board action matters.
Open the BCSD-linked Simbli site
Start from the district’s Board of Education link rather than a random search result for an old agenda PDF.
Match the meeting type and date
Committee, called, budget, public-hearing and regular Board meetings can have different materials.
Read agenda attachments
Supporting documents often contain the useful detail behind a budget item, policy revision, contract or facilities proposal.
Check the official action afterward
An agenda shows planned business. Use the later Board record or approved minutes to verify what was actually adopted.
Use Board Brief for a plain-language recap
BCSD’s communications team publishes Board Brief summaries for many Board meetings and budget sessions.
The archive includes regular, called, budget and retreat updates from 2026.
Bibb County Board of Education members
Bibb County’s current Board uses six geographic district seats and two at-large posts. Officer roles and membership can change through elections and Board organization, so formal correspondence should always be checked against the live Simbli roster.
| Board member | Seat | 2026 role listed |
|---|---|---|
| Myrtice C. Johnson | District 1 | Board Member |
| Dr. Henry C. Ficklin | District 2 | Board Member |
| Kristin C. Hanlon | District 3 | Treasurer |
| Barney T. Hester | District 4 | Board Member |
| Dr. Sundra M. Woodford | District 5 | Vice President |
| James M. Freeman | District 6 | Board Member |
| Daryl J. Morton | At-Large, Post 7 | President |
| Dr. Lisa W. Boyd | At-Large, Post 8 | Board Member |
Why verify the live roster: Board seats and officer positions are time-sensitive. Simbli carries individual member profiles, district/post information and official district email addresses.
Bibb County School District calendar dates for Macon families
The Board-approved 2026–27 academic calendar has 89 days in the first semester and 91 in the second. It also includes two asynchronous learning days, when students complete virtual work without having to be online with the teacher at the same time.
| Date | BCSD calendar item |
|---|---|
| July 23–31, 2026 | Pre-planning |
| Aug. 3, 2026 | First day of school |
| Sept. 7, 2026 | Labor Day holiday |
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Asynchronous Learning Day |
| Oct. 12–16, 2026 | Fall Break |
| Nov. 23–27, 2026 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 18, 2026 | Last day of first semester |
| Dec. 21, 2026–Jan. 1, 2027 | Holiday Break |
| Jan. 4, 2027 | Planning Day — no students |
| Jan. 5, 2027 | First day of second semester |
| Jan. 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday |
| Feb. 15–16, 2027 | Winter Break / inclement-weather makeup days |
| Feb. 17, 2027 | Asynchronous Learning Day and School Data Day |
| Mar. 29–Apr. 2, 2027 | Spring Break |
| May 21, 2027 | Last day of school — half-day for students |
| May 24–25, 2027 | Post-planning |
Asynchronous means flexible timing: the district calendar explains that students complete assignments virtually but do not have to be online with their teacher at the same time.
The district provides the 2026–27 calendar in English and Spanish and also maintains a live month-by-month calendar.
How to register a student in Bibb County School District
BCSD separates currently enrolled families from families who are new to the district. A current BCSD family adding another child should begin through Parent Portal; a new family uses the New Student Registration process.
Pre-K age
The child must be 4 years old by September 1 for the applicable school year.
Kindergarten age
The child must be 5 years old by September 1.
First-grade age
The child must be 6 years old by September 1.
Documents BCSD asks families to prepare
Residence document not in the guardian’s name? BCSD says an Affidavit of Residence must be obtained from the school. The parent and the person with whom the family lives complete the affidavit at the student’s school and should arrange an appointment with that school.
Protect enrollment documents: birth certificates, Social Security information, immunization records and proof-of-residence documents should only be submitted through BCSD’s approved registration process or directly to the school—not to BoardofEducations.org.
School consolidation proposals are not currently moving forward as previously presented
BCSD announced on September 11, 2026 that it was pausing consideration of the school-consolidation scenarios previously presented to Board members in August. The district said there would be no consolidation recommendation to the Board based on those scenarios at that time.
The district’s next step is a new advisory-committee process involving Board members, district leaders and consultants. BCSD says the committee will establish evaluation criteria, review data and community feedback, and help shape any future options.
For families: do not treat the earlier consolidation scenarios as final school closures, assignments or Board decisions. Follow later BCSD notices and Board agendas for any future recommendation.
Bibb County BOE records vs student records
BCSD accepts public Open Records requests by email or mail. This is the appropriate route for qualifying district records that are not already available through Board agendas, finance pages, public notices or other district resources.
Board/public records
Meeting materials, approved actions, policies, budget reports and other qualifying district records can belong in Board/Simbli or Open Records channels.
Student records
Transcripts, grades, attendance, health records and education records should use the student-record or school process, not a public Board request.
Parent Portal, records, calendars and school information
The BCSD Parents area is a useful starting point when the task is not actually a Board issue. It brings together New Student Registration, Academic Calendars, Parent Portal, Pre-K, immunization information, Section 504, transcripts, student privacy notices and family resources.
Parent Portal
BCSD encourages parents to maintain their own Parent Portal account for grades, attendance, schedules, student-information updates and school notifications.
Transcript request
Use the district’s transcript route rather than asking a Board member for an individual student’s academic record.
Student privacy
The parent section links the district’s Student Records and Privacy Notice. Keep confidential records out of public Board correspondence.
Bibb County school bus questions
Transportation is part of BCSD Operations. A student’s route, stop or pickup issue should go through the district’s transportation/school channels rather than an individual Board member.
Schools in the Bibb County School District
BCSD says it serves more than 21,000 students at 38 schools, including elementary, middle and high schools plus specialty programs. The district website provides separate directories for each school level.
Elementary schools
The district directory includes neighborhood elementary schools as well as magnet programs such as Alexander II and Burdell-Hunt.
Middle schools
BCSD lists Appling, Ballard-Hudson, Howard, Miller Fine Arts Magnet, Rutland and Weaver middle schools.
High schools & specialty programs
The directory includes Central, Howard, Rutland, Northeast, Southwest and Westside high schools along with specialty academies and career programs.
School-level issue? Use the individual campus page for the principal, school phone, announcements, attendance, events and teacher communication.
Bibb County School District careers
Employment applications belong in BCSD’s careers system, not the Board meeting portal. The district homepage links its current job platform and describes opportunities across schools and district operations.
Current openings
Use the live BCSD career system for teacher, support, administrative and operations openings.
Human Resources
The HR department handles benefits, certification, compensation, substitutes, new-hire resources and employment verification.
Bibb County Board of Education Macon office address and map
Meeting-location reminder: the central office address is the district’s published contact address. Do not automatically assume every Board, committee, hearing or budget meeting is held there; use the current meeting notice for the venue.
Before planning to address the Bibb County Board
BCSD has previously directed the public to Board Policy BCBI for meeting and public-hearing participation rules. Because the current indexed sources reviewed for this update did not expose a complete, current speaker-signup procedure, this guide does not invent a registration deadline or speaking-time limit.
Open the current meeting agenda
Check whether that specific regular, called or public-hearing meeting includes public-participation instructions.
Review current Board policy
Use the district-linked Simbli policy system rather than relying on a copied rule from an older meeting.
Protect student privacy
Do not read confidential student education, health, disability, discipline or family records into a public meeting when a private school/district process is appropriate.
Confirm before traveling
If participation instructions remain unclear, contact BCSD before the meeting rather than assuming an older procedure still applies.
Fix the most common Bibb County BOE search problems
You landed on Bibb County, Alabama
Check for Macon, Georgia, the 478 area code and bcsdk12.net. Centreville, Alabama is a different Bibb County school system.
You found “Macon County Board of Education”
Macon is the city here; the district is Bibb County School District. Macon County, Georgia is a separate county.
You found an old Board PDF
Return to the district-linked Simbli site and match the current meeting date before using an agenda or policy.
You need a school-calendar date
Use the Board-approved 2026–27 academic calendar, not the Board meeting schedule.
Your proof of residence is not in your name
Contact the student’s school about BCSD’s Affidavit of Residence process before trying to complete enrollment.
You need a private student record
Use the school or student-record request route rather than the Open Records email or a public Board comment.
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Bibb County Board of Education Macon GA questions
Is this the Bibb County Board of Education in Macon, Georgia?
Yes. This guide covers the Bibb County School District based in Macon, Georgia, at 484 Mulberry Street. It does not cover Bibb County Schools in Alabama.
What is the Bibb County School District phone number?
The district lists 478-765-8711 as its main phone number.
Where is the Bibb County Board of Education office in Macon?
The Bibb County School District central office is at 484 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201.
When is the next Bibb County BOE meeting after October 2, 2026?
The live district calendar lists a BOE Committee Meeting on October 15, 2026 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., followed by the BOE Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Check Simbli for final meeting details and location.
Where can I find Bibb County Board agendas and minutes?
BCSD links its Board meeting materials, policies and member information through Simbli. The district also publishes The Board Brief for readable meeting summaries.
Who is the Bibb County School District superintendent?
The current district Superintendent’s Office page lists Dr. Dan A. Sims as Superintendent.
Who is the Bibb County Board president in 2026?
Current 2026 Board materials list Daryl J. Morton, At-Large Post 7, as Board President, Sundra M. Woodford as Vice President and Kristin C. Hanlon as Treasurer.
When did Bibb County schools start in 2026?
The 2026–27 Board-approved calendar lists August 3, 2026 as the first day of school.
When is Bibb County Fall Break in 2026?
Fall Break is October 12–16, 2026.
When is Thanksgiving Break for Bibb County Schools?
The 2026–27 calendar lists November 23–27, 2026 as Thanksgiving Break.
When is the last day of Bibb County school in 2027?
May 21, 2027 is the scheduled last day of school and is marked as a half-day for students.
What documents are needed to register a new student?
BCSD lists a certified birth certificate, Social Security card, Georgia Forms 3231 and 3300, parent/guardian photo ID, residency documents and prior report card or transcript when applicable.
What if the proof of residence is not in the parent’s name?
BCSD says an Affidavit of Residence must be obtained from the student’s school. The parent and the person they live with complete the affidavit at the school.
How do I request Bibb County School District public records?
BCSD accepts Open Records requests by email at openrecords@bcsdk12.net or by mail to the Communications Department at 484 Mulberry Street, Suite 400, Macon, GA 31201.
Are the proposed Bibb County school consolidations final?
No. In September 2026 BCSD said it was pausing the previously presented consolidation scenarios and would use a new advisory-committee process before developing possible future options.
Is BoardofEducations.org the official Bibb County school website?
No. BoardofEducations.org is an independent information guide. The official Bibb County School District website for Macon, Georgia is bcsdk12.net.
Bibb County Macon verification checklist
Independent information guide: BoardofEducations.org is not Bibb County School District, the Bibb County Board of Education, Macon-Bibb County Government or the Georgia Department of Education. Current BCSD and Simbli information takes priority over this summary.