Blount County AL 2026–27 Calendar, Board Meetings & Parent Help
Blount County Board of Education searches can return the wrong school system. This guide covers Blount County Schools in Oneonta, Alabama—the district using blountboe.net and the Board/Central Office at 415 5th Avenue East.
Find the 2026–27 calendar, Board meetings and budget hearings, Board members, registration, PowerSchool, My Ride K-12 bus tracking, school meals, Pre-K, Child Find, 504 support, transcripts, family services, schools, Bridge Academy, financial reports, student safety and the correct office for your question.
Blount County Board of Education Alabama quick facts
Central Office
415 5th Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121.
Main phone
Superintendent
Rodney Green.
School Board
Five members representing Districts I–V.
Wrong-state warning: this guide covers Blount County Schools in Alabama. Blount County Schools in Tennessee has a different website, office, Board, calendar and registration system.
Office hours: standard Central Office hours are not prominently stated in the district site’s public footer. Call before visiting, especially during summer, holidays, weather closures or professional-development days.
Use it for current announcements, school operations and district systems.
Open Blount County Schools Alabama →What changed from the older Blount County guide?
2025–26 calendar is stale
The current district page now centers 2026–27. Old August 2025 and May 2026 answers should not be the article’s primary dates.
Registration rolled to 2026–27
New and returning student registration now have separate 2026–27 links in English and Spanish.
My Ride K-12 matters
Families can now use GPS-based transportation information and bus-status notifications.
Budget hearings are current search intent
The live calendar includes August and September 2026 public budget hearings.
District app deserves coverage
The BCS app can deliver district/school notifications, calendars, grades, attendance, menus and athletics links.
Official sources have conflicts
Homeless-liaison and Crosswalks-meal information are not perfectly aligned across current district pages, so the article must flag those differences.
Blount County Schools 2026–27 calendar
The live District Calendar identifies the 2026–27 school year and confirms August 6, 2026 as the first student day. Use the current annual calendar for the complete school-year schedule.
Weather/makeup caution: some holiday or spring dates may also serve as conditional weather makeup days on the annual calendar. Recheck the district Calendar page before booking travel, childcare or work leave.
Use the district Calendar page as the final source before making plans.
Open Blount County District Calendar →Upcoming Blount County Board events after August 17, 2026
| Date | Event | Published details |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 27, 2026 | First Public Budget Hearing / Board event | 1:00–2:00 p.m., 415 5th Ave E, Oneonta. |
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Board Meeting / Second Public Budget Hearing | 1:00–2:00 p.m., 415 5th Ave E, Oneonta. |
| Oct. 5, 2026 | Board Meeting | Current School Board listing shows 1:00–2:00 p.m., 415 5th Ave E. |
Use both official pages. The District Calendar can label budget hearings more specifically, while the School Board page provides upcoming meeting listings, Board members, minutes, policy and the request-to-address resource.
Verify the event again before traveling.
Open Blount County School Board →Minutes, policy and Request to Address the Board
Meeting minutes
Use the School Board page’s official minutes route when you need the formal record of prior Board action.
Policy manual
Use current Board policy rather than relying on a summarized rule from an old article.
Address the Board
The district links a dedicated Request to Address the Board resource from the School Board page.
Confirm the exact meeting
Check date, time and location on the live Board/calendar pages.
Open the current request form
Use the copy currently linked by Blount County Schools rather than an old downloaded form.
Confirm submission requirements
If timing or delivery instructions are unclear, call 205-775-1950.
Protect student privacy
A public meeting is generally not the place to disclose grades, IEP details, medical information, discipline history, custody papers or student identifiers.
Blount County Board of Education members
| District | Member | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| I | Ken Benton | Board Member |
| II | Jackie Sivley | Vice President |
| III | Dr. Philip Cleveland | Board Member |
| IV | Daniel Smith | Board Member |
| V | Chris Latta | President |
Officer titles can change. Recheck the current Board page after elections or Board organizational action before publishing an officer title.
Current district leadership and department routing
| Area | Current district role | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Superintendent | Rodney Green | District leadership and system-level administration. |
| Assistant Superintendent | Christopher Lakey | District administration. |
| Attendance / PowerSchool / 504 | Gary Noles | Attendance, PowerSchool administration and Section 504 routing. |
| Transportation / Maintenance | Ken Parker | Bus and facilities-related district questions. |
| Special Education | Dr. Mary Hicks | District-level Special Education questions. |
| Child Nutrition | Megan Mitchell | School meals and nutrition-program questions. |
| Federal Programs / EL / Migrant | Meagan Holt | Federal programs, English Learners and migrant education. |
| Interpretation / translation | Amalia Contreras | Migrant home-school and interpretation/translation support. |
Use the live district directory because staffing assignments can change.
Open Blount County Staff Directory →New and returning students use separate registration routes
New student
Use the current 2026–27 New Student Registration link in English or Spanish.
Returning student
Use the current 2026–27 Returning Student Registration link in English or Spanish.
Start on the official Registration page
Do not reuse a bookmarked 2025–26 registration form.
Choose new or returning
Select the correct workflow and preferred language.
Complete required information
Follow the current portal instructions for household, guardian, student and school information.
Contact the campus when necessary
The district says families may visit the school’s website or contact the school directly for registration options offered at that campus.
Privacy: registration can include addresses, parent/guardian information, custody information and student records. Enter private information only through a district-authorized registration route.
Use the current New or Returning Student workflow.
Open Blount County Registration →PowerSchool Parent Portal setup and troubleshooting
Blount County uses PowerSchool SIS for student contacts, attendance and grades.
Get an Access ID and Access Password
You need school-supplied credentials for each student you want to connect.
Ask the school’s SIS manager
The student’s school provides the Access ID/password used to establish parent access.
Create the Parent Portal account
Use the official district-linked PowerSchool route.
Add more children
Use Account Preferences → Students → Add and enter the additional child’s access credentials.
Grades
Monitor current student grade information.
Attendance
Review attendance records through the student-information system.
Mobile notifications
The PowerSchool Mobile app can send grade-change and attendance notifications.
Security: do not share Access IDs publicly. They are used to connect private student information to a parent account.
Use the district’s Parent Portal guide and contact the school if credentials are missing.
Open Blount County PowerSchool →My Ride K-12 bus tracking and route information
My Ride K-12 is the district’s current parent/student transportation tool. It combines student route information with GPS-based updates from the bus transportation system.
Install My Ride K-12
Download the current app from the supported mobile app store.
Select Blount County Schools
Make sure you choose the Alabama district.
Create and confirm an account
Registration uses your email and confirmation link.
Add the student
Enter the student’s Student ID and date of birth. The Student ID is the same ID used for Parent Portal.
Stay logged in for push alerts
The district specifically notes that the app must remain logged in to receive push notifications.
Authorized caregiver sharing: My Ride K-12 can share a student’s connection with another registered user through an email invitation.
Privacy: Student ID + date of birth can expose transportation information. Share access only with authorized caregivers.
Use the district’s My Ride K-12 instructions.
Open My Ride K-12 →Use the BCS mobile app for school and district updates
Notifications
Follow districtwide notices and selected schools.
Calendars
View district and followed-school events and add events to your device calendar.
Parent shortcuts
The app provides links to grades, attendance, menus, directories and athletics information.
My Ride K-12 and the BCS app are different tools. Use My Ride K-12 for student transportation data; use the district app for broader district/school communication.
Standard student breakfast and lunch are free under CEP
Current districtwide information says Blount County Schools participates in the Community Eligibility Program and provides students with free breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast
Districtwide information states that standard student breakfast is provided free.
Lunch
Districtwide information states that standard student lunch is provided free.
MySchoolBucks
The district still provides MySchoolBucks for student meals and other supported school payments.
Free meal does not mean every purchase is free. Extra food, a-la-carte purchases or other school charges may still use a student payment account.
Use the current School Menus page.
Open Blount County School Menus →Start from the district’s own MySchoolBucks page.
Open MySchoolBucks →First Class Pre-K vs Crosswalks Preschool
First Class Pre-K
Alabama-resident children who are age 4 and not yet 5 on September 1 may qualify for the state First Class Pre-K application process.
Crosswalks
An inclusive Blount County preschool program for 3- and 4-year-old children with and without disabilities.
First Class Pre-K
Check age and Alabama residency
The child must meet the program’s current age/residency rules.
Pre-register online
The district says pre-registration for an upcoming school year begins January 15.
Select program locations
Families can apply to multiple eligible locations, although school-zone restrictions may apply.
Random selection
Submitting the application enters the child into Alabama First Class Pre-K’s random-selection process.
Crosswalks practical details
Crosswalks meal-source conflict: the live Crosswalks page currently says breakfast/lunch may be purchased and meals are not included in tuition, while current districtwide information says students receive free breakfast and lunch through CEP. Because these official pages do not align perfectly, confirm the current Crosswalks meal rule directly before budgeting or paying.
Fee freshness: verify current Crosswalks tuition and application fees before submitting payment because preschool fees can change by school year.
Use the current program page for enrollment, tuition, meals and health rules.
Open Crosswalks Preschool →Child Find, IEP and Section 504 are different routes
| Need | Best first route | Current district help |
|---|---|---|
| Possible disability | School / Child Find / Special Education | Call 205-775-1950 for district Child Find direction. |
| Existing IEP | School IEP team | Dr. Mary Hicks is currently listed as Special Education Coordinator. |
| Section 504 | School / district 504 process | Gary Noles is currently listed as 504 Coordinator. |
| Preschool disability services | Child Find / Special Education / Crosswalks | Children may be referred during the year when a disability is suspected. |
Child Find age range: the district asks people with knowledge of a child from birth through age 21 who may need Special Education services to contact Blount County Schools.
Student privacy: IEPs, evaluations, medical records and disability documentation should be shared only through authorized school or district channels.
The current Special Education page includes Child Find materials in English and Spanish.
Open Blount County Special Education →Homeless education, English Learners, migrant support and translation
McKinney-Vento
Federal Programs provides homeless-education support and family information.
English Learners
District Special Populations/Federal Programs provide EL support.
Interpretation
Amalia Contreras is currently listed for migrant home-school liaison and interpretation/translation support.
Official liaison-name conflict: the current Staff Directory/Federal Programs information lists Rebecca Drummond as District Homeless Liaison, while the Health & Support page currently tells families to contact Meagan Holt for McKinney-Vento assistance. Because the district pages conflict, start with your school counselor or call 205-775-1950 and ask for the current McKinney-Vento contact.
Parent Resource Corners at district schools include bilingual Parents’ Right to Know materials, online-safety information and McKinney-Vento resources.
Use Federal Programs and confirm the current liaison when necessary.
Open Blount County Federal Programs →Blount County schools and specialized programs
Elementary / primary
Blountsville Elementary, Cleveland Elementary, Hayden Elementary, Hayden Primary, Locust Fork Elementary and Susan Moore Elementary.
Middle / combined communities
Hayden Middle plus Appalachian and Southeastern school communities.
High schools
Cleveland High, Hayden High, J.B. Pennington High, Locust Fork High and Susan Moore High.
Other programs
Career Technical Center, Learning Center, Allgood Alternative School and Bridge Academy appear across the district’s current school/directory resources.
Directory nuance: the main Schools navigation and the full School Directory are not identical. For the most complete current roster, addresses and phone numbers, use the School Directory rather than assuming the navigation menu contains every program.
Use the full district directory.
Open Blount County School Directory →Literacy help, curriculum and Bridge Academy
Reading / SRIP
K–3 students with an identified reading deficiency may receive a Student Reading Improvement Plan with targeted intervention.
Curriculum
The district publishes course-of-study, textbook/resource and parent FAQ information.
Bridge Academy
A flexible virtual learning option for eligible Blount County students in grades 7–12.
SRIP notification: current district guidance says parents of K–3 students identified with a reading deficiency should be notified and provided information about targeted reading intervention.
Bridge Academy eligibility snapshot
2026–27 application windows: Bridge Academy has specific enrollment periods and mandatory reporting/attendance requirements. Check the current Bridge Academy page before assuming enrollment is continuously open.
Review current eligibility, enrollment periods, attendance rules and application information.
Open Blount County Bridge Academy →Transcript, student record or Board record?
| You need | Correct first route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Official high-school transcript | Parchment | Current Curriculum guidance says official transcripts are ordered through Parchment. |
| Current student’s school record | Student’s school | Private educational records require authorized access. |
| Special Education record | School / Special Education | Disability information requires a protected student-record process. |
| Board meeting action | Board meeting minutes | Minutes are stronger evidence of prior Board action than an upcoming meeting listing. |
| Financial/accountability record | Accountability / Finance resources | District accountability pages provide reports and current financial-report routes. |
Privacy: do not upload transcripts, student IDs, health records, IEPs, custody documents or identity records to an unofficial directory.
The district Curriculum FAQ explains the current Parchment route.
Open Transcript / Curriculum Help →Budget hearings and financial reports
Public budget hearings
The live 2026 calendar identifies an August 27 first public budget hearing and September 8 second public budget hearing.
Accountability reports
The district publishes routes for monthly financial reports, student achievement, attendance and school safety/discipline accountability information.
Use the district’s current Accountability Reports page.
Open Blount County Accountability Reports →Bullying, mental-health and school-health routes
Bullying complaint
The district provides an official Bullying Complaint Form in English and Spanish.
Mental-health support
The Staff Directory identifies district mental-health and social-work personnel.
School health
Barbara Robertson is currently listed as Director of Nursing.
Immediate danger: a routine school complaint form is not a substitute for emergency safety procedures when someone faces an immediate threat.
Use the official district form rather than an unofficial reporting website.
Open Blount County Bullying Complaint Form →Blount County Schools job categories
Certificated
Teaching and other certificated positions.
Administrative
District and school leadership positions.
Support / substitute
Support-staff and substitute opportunities.
Transportation
Transportation opportunities including the district’s bus-driver route.
Vacancies change quickly. Verify the exact posting, qualifications, school, closing date and application route before applying.
Start from Blount County’s current Join Our Team page.
Open Blount County Employment →Blount County Alabama vs Blount County Tennessee
This article
Blount County Schools, Alabama
Oneonta, AL
blountboe.net
205-775-1950
Different school system
Blount County Schools, Tennessee uses a different domain, Board office, calendar, school list and registration system.
Why this matters: search engines currently surface multiple “Blount County Schools 2026–27 calendar” results. Always verify Alabama + Oneonta + blountboe.net before using a date.
Common Blount County Board of Education problems
📅 Search says Aug. 7, 2025
Fix: that is the prior school year. Current 2026–27 first student day is Aug. 6, 2026.
🏷️ Search shows Tennessee
Fix: verify Oneonta, Alabama and blountboe.net.
📝 Registration link says 2025–26
Fix: return to the current Registration page for 2026–27 New/Returning Student links.
💻 No PowerSchool Access ID
Fix: request the Access ID and Access Password from the student’s school SIS manager.
🚌 Need bus location/status
Fix: use My Ride K-12 and the student’s Student ID + DOB.
🍎 Standard lunch appears to require payment
Fix: current districtwide information says standard student breakfast/lunch are free under CEP; extras can still involve payment.
🌈 Crosswalks meal rule looks different
Fix: official pages conflict; confirm directly with Crosswalks before paying or budgeting.
🏠 Homeless liaison names do not match
Fix: official pages conflict; start with the school counselor or call Central Office for the current McKinney-Vento contact.
🧩 Possible disability
Fix: use Child Find / Special Education rather than waiting for a Board meeting.
📄 Need official transcript
Fix: current district guidance directs official high-school transcript orders through Parchment.
🏛️ Need proof of Board action
Fix: use official meeting minutes rather than an upcoming calendar event.
🌧️ Annual calendar conflicts with a live closure
Fix: follow the current district/school notification.
Other Alabama Board of Education resources
Alabama Board of Education
Use the statewide guide when your question involves state-level education rather than a Blount County school or local Board meeting.
Etowah County Board of Education
Etowah County is a separate Alabama school district with its own calendar, schools and parent systems.
St. Clair County Board of Education
Use this nearby Alabama guide for St. Clair County only—not Blount County enrollment or calendar decisions.
Blount County Board of Education Alabama FAQs
Where is the Blount County Board of Education in Alabama?
Blount County Schools lists its Central Office at 415 5th Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121. The main district phone number is 205-775-1950.
When did Blount County Schools start in 2026?
The current 2026–27 district calendar lists August 6, 2026 as the first day of school for students.
Where do I check current Blount County Board meetings?
Use both the official School Board page and District Calendar. The Board page also links meeting minutes, the policy manual and the Request to Address the Board resource.
Who are the current Blount County School Board officers?
The current School Board page lists Chris Latta as President and Jackie Sivley as Vice President. Recheck the Board page because officer titles can change.
How do I register a student for 2026–27?
The current Registration page provides separate 2026–27 New Student and Returning Student registration links in English and Spanish. Contact the child’s school for campus-specific assistance.
How do parents create a PowerSchool account?
Parents need a school-issued Access ID and Access Password for each student. Request those credentials from the student’s school SIS manager and then follow the district Parent Portal instructions.
How do I track a Blount County school bus?
Use the district’s My Ride K-12 system. Student linking requires the student’s Student ID and date of birth. The district says the app must remain logged in to receive push notifications.
Are breakfast and lunch free in Blount County Schools?
Current districtwide information says Blount County Schools participates in the Community Eligibility Program and provides students with free breakfast and lunch. Extra or a-la-carte purchases may still cost money. Crosswalks Preschool publishes separate meal language, so Crosswalks families should verify directly.
How do I request an official high-school transcript?
The district Curriculum FAQ says official high-school transcripts are ordered through Parchment.
Is this the same Blount County Schools as Tennessee?
No. This guide covers Blount County Schools in Oneonta, Alabama. The official district domain for this guide is blountboe.net.
Final Blount County verification checklist
Verification scope: this August 17, 2026 refresh checked the live Blount County Schools District Calendar, School Board page and roster, Registration, PowerSchool Parent Portal, Staff Directory, Superintendent page, My Ride K-12, Child Nutrition/MySchoolBucks resources, Curriculum and transcript guidance, First Class Pre-K information, Crosswalks Preschool, Special Education/Child Find, Federal Programs, Health and Support Services, School Directory, Bridge Academy, Accountability Reports, Bullying Complaint Form and district mobile-app information.
Independent-site notice: BoardofEducations.org is an informational guide and is not Blount County Schools, the Blount County Board of Education or the Alabama State Department of Education. Current district calendars, Board notices, school instructions, registration decisions and student-service procedures take priority.