Sylacauga City Schools: Board, Calendar, Meetings & Family Help
A search for the Sylacauga Board of Education can mean several different things: the school calendar, a Board meeting, the Central Office, a school phone number, student registration, a bus problem, a job application or help with a student service.
Sylacauga City Schools is a city school system, not the Talladega County school system. Its four physical schools form a clear Pre-K–12 progression, and the district also lists Alabama Virtual Classical Academy at Sylacauga as an online option.
Sylacauga Board of Education quick facts
The official local school system is Sylacauga City Schools. Its Central Office is at 43 North Broadway Avenue in Sylacauga, the main district phone is 256-245-5256, and current district pages identify Dr. Michele Eller as Superintendent.
Don’t mix the systems: Sylacauga City Schools is different from Talladega County Schools. A Talladega County address does not automatically mean the student attends the county system.
Sylacauga City Schools calendar: dates families should plan around
Sylacauga City Schools provides a School Calendars route from the district homepage. The direct official 2026–27 calendar file was not retrievable during this source check, so the dates below were cross-checked against current reproductions of the district-published calendar.
Use these dates for orientation, then reopen the official Sylacauga City Schools calendar before booking travel, arranging child care or treating a date as final.
| School-year item | Date | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| First student day | Aug. 7, 2026 | Students begin the 2026–27 school year. |
| End of first term | Oct. 9, 2026 | Grade-period milestone. |
| Pre-ACT / WorkKeys | Oct. 13, 2026 | Listed for Sylacauga High School. |
| Fall Break | Oct. 16, 2026 | No regular student attendance. |
| Professional Development | Oct. 19, 2026 | Teacher work/professional-learning day. |
| Parent Conference Day | Oct. 20, 2026 | Check school-specific conference instructions. |
| Veterans Day | Nov. 11, 2026 | No regular school. |
| Thanksgiving Vacation | Nov. 23–27, 2026 | Full school-week break. |
| Winter Break | Dec. 21, 2026–Jan. 7, 2027 | Students return Jan. 8 according to the published calendar reproduction. |
| Presidents Day | Feb. 15, 2027 | No regular school. |
| Spring Break | Mar. 22–26, 2027 | Districtwide break. |
| Weather Day | Apr. 23, 2027 | Verify whether calendar changes affect use of this day. |
| SHS Graduation | May 18, 2027 | Verify ceremony details through Sylacauga High School. |
| Last student day | May 25, 2027 | Published student-calendar endpoint; teacher calendar continues separately. |
Source limitation: the district homepage currently links School Calendars, but its 2026–27 PDF did not surface directly in the crawl used for this guide. Confirm the current district calendar before relying on any date above.
Open the official district homepage and choose School Calendars →
Sylacauga Board of Education meetings, agendas and minutes
The City of Sylacauga currently describes regular Board meetings as being held in the Superintendent’s office at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The school system also publishes a separate 2026–2027 Board Meeting Calendar.
That annual calendar matters. Sylacauga’s Board policy says regular meeting times and places are established by the Board and may be modified, so the recurring fourth-Tuesday convention should not replace the current official posting for a particular meeting.
Meeting calendar
The district’s Public Records page lists a document titled 2026–2027 Board Meeting Calendar.
Agendas
Use Board Meeting Agendas to see what is scheduled for consideration before the meeting.
Minutes
Use Board Meeting Minutes when you need the later record of what was formally recorded or acted on.
Do not calculate a meeting date and stop there. A recurring fourth-Tuesday schedule is useful orientation, but called meetings, rescheduling or the annual Board calendar can change the actual date or location.
How to check a Sylacauga Board decision
If you’re researching personnel action, a policy, a financial item or another Board decision, a calendar listing alone is not enough. Use the meeting materials that answer the specific question.
Confirm the meeting date
Use the current 2026–27 Board Meeting Calendar or the latest public meeting posting.
Open the agenda
Use the agenda to see what was scheduled for discussion or action.
Check the minutes afterward
Minutes are the better record when you need to know what the Board formally recorded.
Use the policy manual for the rule now in effect
A discussion at a meeting and an adopted policy are not interchangeable. Use the Board policy section when the current rule is the issue.
Sylacauga Board of Education members
Current school-system pages list five Board members. The City of Sylacauga says members are appointed by the City Council, with one appointment made each April to take office at the first Board meeting in June, and that members serve five-year terms.
Leadership can change: verify the current Board page before addressing formal correspondence to a President, Vice President or individual member.
Sylacauga City Schools directory
Sylacauga’s four physical campuses have unusually clear citywide grade bands. Families generally move from Indian Valley to Pinecrest, then Nichols-Lawson and Sylacauga High instead of choosing among several neighborhood schools at the same grade level.
Indian Valley Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Paula Bruno
1099 Oldfield Road, Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0397
Pinecrest Elementary School
Principal: Mrs. Jodi Shaw
615 Coaling Road, Sylacauga, AL 35151
256-245-5700
Nichols-Lawson Middle School
Principal: Mr. Monte Barron
1550 Talladega Highway, Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-4376
Sylacauga High School
Principal: Mr. Gary Rivers
701 North Broadway Avenue, Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-249-0911
Alabama Virtual Classical Academy at Sylacauga
The district’s school directory lists this online program at 43 North Broadway Avenue. Its separate academy website currently advertises expanded online grade availability, so families should verify the active grade range directly before applying.
Online option
Student-specific question? Call the school first for attendance, classroom communication, schedules, campus events, pickup procedures or a teacher-related question.
New and returning student registration in Sylacauga
The district separates returning student and new student registration. That distinction matters because a child can be considered new even if the child previously attended Sylacauga but withdrew before the end of the prior school year.
Returning student
Use this route when the child finished the prior school year at Indian Valley, Pinecrest, Nichols-Lawson or Sylacauga High.
New student
Use the new-student route if the child did not attend last year, did not finish last year in one of the four district physical schools, withdrew early, or meets another condition listed on the district registration page.
Returning-student document checklist
Parent photo identification
Have the parent or guardian ID ready before starting the online registration form.
Prepare two proofs of residency
The district uses a primary housing document plus a second qualifying proof such as a recent utility bill, subject to its current rules.
Find the student’s snapcode
Returning-student instructions use the registration email and student snapcode to connect the child to the PowerSchool Enrollment process.
Review immunization status
The current returning-student page says proof of immunization is required if the student received new vaccines.
Upload and submit
A submitted form is not the final step. The district says the registration must also be approved by the school.
Residency detail: the address on a utility bill should match the housing document used for residency. The district’s current page explains exceptions such as a qualifying housing-authority dwelling lease.
Registration support: the district lists 256-249-7020 and powerschool@scsboe.org for general PowerSchool registration help, with support hours shown as 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday on the current returning-student page.
Sylacauga City Schools transportation contact
The Transportation Department lists Ward King as Transportation Supervisor and Christine Goodson as Transportation Assistant. For transportation issues, the department directs families to its dedicated phone or department email contacts.
Transportation phone
This is more direct for bus-service issues than contacting an individual Board member.
Department contacts
Ward King — Transportation Supervisor
Christine Goodson — Transportation Assistant
Special Education, Child Find and school meals
Sylacauga City Schools has separate department routes for Special Education and Child Nutrition. These are more appropriate than a public Board inquiry when the issue concerns an individual student’s disability services, school records, meal needs or related family support.
Special Education & Child Find
The district states that it is responsible for locating and identifying children and youth with disabilities who may need special education or related services and who live within the school district attendance zone.
Current Special Education information directs referrals to the school counselor or Special Education coordinator.
Child Nutrition
Sylacauga currently participates in the Community Eligibility Provision. The district says breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost to enrolled students for the school year, with no household meal application required.
Adult meals and à la carte purchases are handled differently and may have charges.
Privacy: do not place an IEP, evaluation, medical diagnosis, discipline history or other private student record into a public Board comment. Use the student’s school or responsible district department.
Sylacauga Board of Education jobs and HireTrue
Sylacauga City Schools currently uses HireTrue for employment applications. Its Human Resources page says the previous Teach in Alabama system is no longer available to applicants and that older application information did not automatically carry into the newer system.
Certified jobs
Teaching and other certified positions can be listed through the district’s current HireTrue application route.
Support jobs
Instructional assistant, Child Nutrition, transportation and maintenance/custodial opportunities are among the job categories identified by HR.
Substitutes
The current HR page also includes substitute positions in the HireTrue workflow.
Don’t use an expired listing: verify that the vacancy is still active in the district’s current application system before uploading personal employment documents.
PowerSchool, ParentSquare, menus and everyday family links
The Sylacauga City Schools homepage puts several high-use family routes near the top: School Calendars, Menus, My School Bucks, PowerSchool Parent, ParentSquare and Student Registration.
PowerSchool Parent
Use the district-linked portal for student information rather than giving credentials to an unofficial support site.
ParentSquare
Use the district’s official communication route for school and district messages.
Menus & My School Bucks
The homepage links food-service resources even though student breakfast and lunch are currently covered through CEP.
Sylacauga Board of Education address and map
Board records and student records are different
Sylacauga’s Public Records page publishes district documents such as the current Board Meeting Calendar, salary schedules and facilities material. The School Board section separately links agendas, minutes and policy.
Student education records are not the same as public Board records. Transcripts, grades, disability records, attendance information and other student-specific files should go through the school or responsible district record process.
Board agenda
Best for what is scheduled to be considered.
Board minutes
Best for the later meeting record.
Student records
Use a private school/district route rather than a public Board request.
Common Sylacauga school search mistakes
“I found Talladega County Schools.”
That is a different school system. For this page, the official district domain is scsboe.org and the Central Office is on North Broadway Avenue.
“I calculated the fourth Tuesday.”
Still check the official 2026–27 Board Meeting Calendar. The Board may modify its schedule.
“My registration says submitted.”
For returning students, the district says the form must also be approved by the school before the student is considered enrolled for 2026–27.
“My residency document was rejected.”
Check that the utility-service address matches the lease, mortgage or other primary housing document and follow the correction email before resubmitting.
“I have a bus problem.”
Call Transportation at 256-401-6723 rather than sending the issue to an individual Board member.
“I found an old Teach in Alabama job link.”
Use Sylacauga HR’s current HireTrue route. The district states that the previous application system is no longer used by applicants.
Sylacauga City Schools official links
Sylacauga Board of Education FAQs
What is the Sylacauga Board of Education phone number?
Sylacauga City Schools lists its main district phone as 256-245-5256.
Where is the Sylacauga Board of Education office?
The Central Office is at 43 North Broadway Avenue, Sylacauga, AL 35150.
Who is the Superintendent of Sylacauga City Schools?
The current district Superintendent page lists Dr. Michele Eller.
Who are the Sylacauga Board of Education members?
The current district page lists Dr. Rekha Chadalawada, Olwyn Twymon, Blaine Green, Heather Adair and Gregory Bailey.
How are Sylacauga school Board members selected?
The City of Sylacauga says its five Board members are appointed by the City Council for five-year terms, with one appointment made each April to take office at the first Board meeting in June.
When does the Sylacauga Board of Education meet?
The City currently describes regular meetings as being held at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday in the Superintendent’s office. The district also publishes a 2026–27 Board Meeting Calendar, which should be checked for the actual date and any change.
Where can I find Sylacauga Board agendas and minutes?
Use the School Board section on the official Sylacauga City Schools website. It has separate Board Meeting Agendas and Board Meeting Minutes routes.
What schools are in Sylacauga City Schools?
The physical schools are Indian Valley Elementary, Pinecrest Elementary, Nichols-Lawson Middle and Sylacauga High School. The district also lists Alabama Virtual Classical Academy at Sylacauga.
Where can I find the 2026–27 Sylacauga school calendar?
Start on the official Sylacauga City Schools homepage and use its School Calendars route. Recheck the current district calendar before planning around a specific date.
How do I register a returning Sylacauga student?
Use Returning Student Registration, gather parent photo ID, two proofs of residency, the student’s snapcode and any newly required immunization record, then submit the PowerSchool Enrollment form and wait for school approval.
What if I did not receive the registration snapcode?
The district’s current returning-student instructions direct families to powerschool@scsboe.org for snapcode and general registration assistance.
Who do I call for a Sylacauga school bus problem?
The Transportation page directs transportation issues to 256-401-6723 and lists Ward King as Transportation Supervisor.
Where do I apply for Sylacauga City Schools jobs?
Use the district Human Resources or Join Our Team page. Sylacauga currently uses HireTrue for its employment application process.
Are school meals free for Sylacauga students?
The current Child Nutrition page says Sylacauga City Schools participates in the Community Eligibility Provision and provides breakfast and lunch at no cost to enrolled students for the school year. Adult meals and à la carte items are different.
Is Sylacauga City Schools the same as Talladega County Schools?
No. Sylacauga City Schools and Talladega County Schools are separate public school systems with different Boards, schools, calendars and district offices.
Use the right Sylacauga school route the first time
Governance question
Use the School Board section for members, meeting calendar, agendas, minutes, policy and Board-level information.
Student or family question
Use the school, Registration, Transportation, Human Resources, Special Education or Child Nutrition route that actually handles the task.
Freshness check: meeting schedules, calendars, job vacancies, registration instructions and department contacts can change. Reopen Sylacauga City Schools before a date-sensitive visit, application or submission.
Independent information guide: BoardofEducations.org is not Sylacauga City Schools, the Sylacauga City Board of Education, the City of Sylacauga or the Alabama State Department of Education. Current official district notices and records take priority.