Official Tipton County BOE Calendar, Central Office, Board Meetings & Parent Links
Use this mobile-friendly Tipton County Board of Education guide to find the correct school calendar, central office address, board meeting schedule, agendas and minutes, board policies, enrollment help, transportation contact, lunch menus, Skyward Family Access, school zones, staff directory, and official Tipton County Schools resources.
Choose your Tipton County school task and open the right official page
Select the task closest to what you need. Tipton County Schools uses different official pages for calendars, board meetings, agenda packets, minutes, policies, enrollment, transportation, lunch menus, school zones, Skyward, and staff contacts.
📅 Calendar & district-wide dates
Fast answer: official Tipton County school pages parents usually need first
The official Tipton County Board of Education / Tipton County Schools website is Open tipton-county.com. Use it for the district calendar, board meeting dates, agendas and minutes, board policies, enrollment, transportation, lunch menus, Skyward Family Access, student handbook, school zones, staff directory, school websites, and parent resources.
The main district office is listed at 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019. The main phone is 901-476-7148, and the fax number shown on many district pages is 901-476-4870. The official staff profile lists Dr. John Combs as Superintendent.
📅 Need school dates?
Use the district Calendar page for the 2025-2026 Tipton County Schools calendar and district-wide calendar guidance.
🏢 Need the office?
Use 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019 and 901-476-7148 for the official central office listing.
🗓️ Need board meetings?
Use School Board, Board Meeting Dates, and Agendas & Minutes for meeting time, location, agendas, and minutes.
🚌 Need busing?
Use Transportation for bus questions and the official school zone tools before assuming a route or assigned school.
Official source check before using any Tipton County BOE detail
Publish-ready as of: May 13, 2026. The official Tipton County Schools website, Calendar page, School Board page, Board Meetings Dates page, Agendas & Minutes page, Board Policies page, Enrollment Information page, Transportation page, Lunch Menu page, Parent page, Staff Directory, Superintendent profile, and district footer contact information were checked for this article.
Use this article as a practical navigation guide. Tipton County school information can change because of calendar updates, board action, meeting date changes, work sessions, weather closures, enrollment windows, testing schedule changes, transportation updates, meal program updates, staff changes, and school-year rollover.
Tipton County BOE contact, calendar, meeting and office facts
These fast facts help parents avoid outdated PDFs, wrong Tipton districts, old meeting notices, and unofficial directory pages.
🏫 District
Tipton County Schools / Tipton County Board of Education, Tennessee.
🌐 Official website
📍 Main office
1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019.
☎️ Main phone
901-476-7148.
📠 Fax
901-476-4870 is listed on many district pages.
👤 Superintendent
Dr. John Combs is listed as Superintendent.
🗓️ Board meetings
2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise posted.
📍 Meeting room
Board room at the Tipton County Department of Public Instruction, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN.
Jump to the Tipton County school help section you need
Where to get Tipton County school calendar dates and district-wide schedule updates
The official Open Tipton County Schools Calendar page is the best starting point for school-year dates. It provides district-wide calendar information and links to the 2025-2026 Tipton County Schools Calendar.
The calendar page clearly explains that parents and community members should visit individual school websites for dates and times of specific school activities. This matters because a district-wide calendar may not include every open house, club event, athletic event, testing day, parent night, class activity, or school-level announcement.
The same page also notes that testing schedules may not reflect every assessment administered by the district and may be updated as test dates are established by the Tennessee Department of Education or other organizations such as the College Board and ACT. That means families should check the official calendar page again before planning around testing windows.
📄 District calendar
Use the Calendar page for the official district-wide school calendar and current school-year planning.
🏫 School-specific dates
Use individual school websites for activities, school events, meetings, athletics, and building-specific dates.
🧪 Testing schedules
Testing windows may be updated when dates are established by state or national testing organizations.
⚠️ Recheck before planning
Calendar PDFs, testing dates, and school-level events can change during the year.
Tipton County Board of Education office address, phone, fax and superintendent
The official Tipton County Schools pages list the district office at 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019. The main phone number is 901-476-7148. Many district footer pages also list fax 901-476-4870.
The official staff profile lists Dr. John Combs as Superintendent. If your question is about a specific school, department, bus route, lunch account, transcript, job application, or school board agenda, use the matching official page before calling the main number.
For office visits, call first. Board meetings, work sessions, department appointments, school offices, enrollment help, transportation, and personnel questions may require different timing or routing.
📍 Main district office
1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019.
☎️ Main phone
901-476-7148 for general Tipton County Schools contact.
👤 Superintendent
Dr. John Combs is listed as Superintendent on the official staff profile.
🕒 Visit warning
Call before visiting because departments, schools, and board meeting needs can differ.
How to check Tipton County Board meeting dates, work sessions and public access
The official Open School Board Page states that the Tipton County School Board meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.. Meetings are held in the board room at the Tipton County Department of Public Instruction, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN.
The School Board page states that all meetings are open to the public and that a person may request to be recognized by the Chairman at any meeting. If you wish to be placed on the agenda in advance, the page says to contact Sheryl Shahan by phone at 901-476-7148 or in writing one week prior to the scheduled meeting.
The Open Board Meeting Dates page lists specific 2025-2026 meeting dates and Board Work Sessions. Always use the current dates page because special called meetings, work sessions, cancellations, and weather-related changes can affect the schedule.
Open the School Board page
Confirm the regular meeting pattern, public access note, and agenda request instructions.
Open Board Meeting Dates
Check the current school-year date list and work session list before attending.
Open Agendas & Minutes
Review current meeting agendas, minutes, annual agenda, and work session documents.
Contact early for agenda placement
Use the official Sheryl Shahan contact instructions at least one week before the scheduled meeting.
Meeting caution: The regular meeting pattern is helpful, but the current Board Meeting Dates and Agendas & Minutes pages are the final check before attending, speaking, or citing a meeting.
Tipton County agendas, minutes, work sessions, policies and board documents
The official Open Agendas & Minutes page lists board meeting agendas and minutes from 2019 through current postings. It includes 2026 board meetings, work sessions, and links to agenda and minutes files when available.
The same School Board section links to Board Meeting Dates, Board Members, Board Policies, Trustee Areas Map, budget documents, recordings of board meetings, agenda and minutes archives, and student school board representatives. Use these official links instead of relying on social media summaries or copied PDF screenshots.
The Open Board Policies page links to the Tipton County Board of Education Policy Manual through TSBA. Policy topics include board operations, fiscal management, support services, instructional services, personnel, students, and related district policy areas.
📄 Agendas
Use Agendas & Minutes for official meeting agenda links and work session materials.
🗂️ Minutes
Use the same page for official minutes when posted by meeting date.
📘 Board policies
Use the Board Policies page for the official policy manual link.
🎥 Recordings
Use Recordings of Board Meetings when you need video history or meeting playback links.
Tipton County student enrollment windows, Skyward and required documents
The official Open Enrollment Information page says Tipton County Schools offers online enrollment for parents and guardians enrolling new and returning students.
For 2026, the page lists new student enrollment from July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026, returning student enrollment from May 11, 2026 to June 12, 2026, and open enrollment from April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026 through Skyward Family Access.
The page also says any parent or guardian who needs assistance with online enrollment or has questions should contact their child’s school. Students entering school for the first time must present a birth certificate or officially acceptable evidence of date of birth, state-required immunization evidence, and one proof of residence.
🧾 New student enrollment
July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026, online.
🔁 Returning student enrollment
May 11, 2026 through June 12, 2026, online.
📱 Open enrollment
April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2026 through Skyward Family Access.
📄 Required first-entry documents
Date-of-birth evidence, state-required immunization evidence, and one proof of residence.
Find Tipton County schools, attendance zones and school-specific calendars
The official Open Schools Page helps families reach school websites and school-level information. Individual school websites are important because the district calendar does not include every activity, athletic event, school meeting, class event, or local announcement.
Parents should use official School Zone Maps and Search for Student’s School of Attendance tools before assuming school assignment. A home address, grade level, program, transportation status, or boundary update can affect the answer.
For a school-specific question, contact the school directly. The enrollment page also tells parents who need help with online enrollment or questions to contact their child’s school.
🏫 School websites
Use school pages for building-level events, staff, calendars, and announcements.
📍 School zones
Use official school zone resources before assuming a school assignment.
🔎 Attendance search
Use the official search tool for a student’s school of attendance when available.
📞 School contact
For student-specific issues, call the assigned school or central office for routing.
Tipton County transportation phone, bus routes and school bus help
The official Open Transportation Page says the Transportation Department’s goal is to provide the safest and most efficient transportation to Tipton County students. The page says nearly 150 buses transport over 8,000 students each day, with two locations in Tipton County and mechanics keeping the system running.
For questions concerning the Transportation Department, the page lists 901-475-5806. It also lists transportation staff such as Charlie Ligon, Transportation Supervisor, Will Vandiver, Transportation Bus Shop Supervisor, Charlotte Garrett for routing, and administrative assistants.
Transportation answers can be student-specific. Do not assume bus eligibility, pickup time, or route details from a map alone. Use the official Transportation page, school zone tools, and the assigned school when needed.
🚌 Transportation page
Use the official Transportation page for bus and transportation direction.
☎️ Transportation phone
901-475-5806 is listed for Transportation Department questions.
📍 Routing help
Use official routing and school zone tools for address-specific questions.
⚠️ Eligibility varies
Student address, assigned school, grade, and program can affect transportation answers.
Tipton County lunch menus, breakfast menus, PayPams and nutrition links
The official Open Lunch Menu page links current lunch and breakfast menu PDFs. It also points families to PayPams registration for meal account access.
The Lunch Menu page says PayPams can help parents view a child’s meal account balance, receive low-balance email reminders, view daily spending reports and cafeteria purchases, and view cafeteria menus.
Food service details, menu PDFs, meal account tools, and nutrition information can change. Use official Tipton County Schools links instead of unofficial menu sites or payment pages.
🍽️ Lunch menu
Use the official Lunch Menu page for current lunch menu PDFs.
🥣 Breakfast menus
The page links breakfast menus for elementary and grades 6-12.
💳 PayPams
Use district-linked PayPams registration for meal balances and cafeteria purchase reports.
⚠️ Payment caution
Use only official district-linked meal payment and menu resources.
Skyward Family Access, parent resources, student handbook and family engagement
The official Tipton County Schools website links to Skyward Family Access, Parent Resources, Student Handbook, School Zone Maps, Search for Student’s School of Attendance, TCAP Family Portal, Clever, curriculum guides, testing information, technology resources, and family engagement resources.
Use the official district website before logging in to any parent or student tool. Parent portal links, meal account links, transcript links, and enrollment tools can involve private student information. Do not enter credentials or student data on pages that are not linked from the official Tipton County Schools website.
The Family Engagement page says Tipton County Schools values partnership with families and provides volunteer, academic support, and communication resources. It also points families back to Skyward Family Access, school pages, curriculum guides, enrollment information, testing information, and related parent links.
📱 Skyward Family Access
Use the official district-linked Skyward access route for student information.
📘 Student handbook
Use official student handbook links for rules, expectations, and school information.
👨👩👧 Family engagement
Use family engagement resources for volunteer, academic, and communication support.
🔐 Login safety
Do not enter private information on unofficial parent portal or meal account pages.
Tipton County staff directory, departments and human resources contact
Use the official Open Staff Directory to search for district staff. The staff directory lists district employees, departments, titles, and contact options.
The Human Resources/Personnel page says all positions are subject to approval by the Tipton County Board of Education and that the Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It lists Dr. LaToya Avery as Human Resources Supervisor and Dawn Scott for volunteers and general information.
The Human Resources page says personnel questions can be emailed to the Personnel Department or handled by calling 901-476-7148.
🔎 Staff Directory
Use the official staff directory to find district staff and contacts.
👥 Human Resources
Personnel questions can be routed through the Personnel Department or 901-476-7148.
🧑💼 Jobs
All positions are subject to approval by the Tipton County Board of Education.
🤝 Volunteers
Use school and HR guidance before starting volunteer-related steps.
Duplicate diploma, education verification, public records and older board documents
The Tipton County Schools website links to Duplicate Diploma and Education Verification Requests through the Tennessee Department of Education. Families and former students should use official links for diploma or verification needs, not random third-party transcript pages.
For board records, start with Agendas & Minutes. The School Board section includes current agendas and minutes from 2019 forward, archives for older years, board policies, budget links, and recordings of board meetings.
Records can involve privacy, official timelines, or legal procedures. Use official district or Tennessee Department of Education links before submitting personal information, student details, or identity documents.
🎓 Diploma and verification
Use official TDOE-linked duplicate diploma and education verification resources.
📄 Board records
Use Agendas & Minutes, archives, policies, recordings, and budget links from the School Board section.
📘 Policies
Use the official Board Policies link for policy manual topics.
🔐 Privacy warning
Do not submit student records, identification, or private details through unofficial pages.
What Tipton County school information is free and what may require payment
Most basic Tipton County Board of Education information should be free to view. You should not pay a third-party site to see the school calendar, board meeting dates, central office address, agendas and minutes, board policies, school pages, lunch menu PDFs, school zone tools, or parent resource links.
Some actions may involve official accounts, payment platforms, forms, or fees. Examples may include meal account payments through official district-linked tools, student activity payments, school-age child care, duplicate diploma processing, records requests, optional programs, or official school services.
✅ Usually free to check
Calendar, office address, board meetings, agendas, minutes, school pages, policies, parent links, and lunch menus.
💳 May involve payment
Meal accounts, records processing, activities, school-age child care, optional services, or official school payments.
🚫 Avoid unofficial payment traps
Do not pay random websites for public school information available through Tipton County Schools.
Check Tipton County Tennessee before using any BOE calendar or office page
The phrase “Tipton County Board of Education” usually points to Tipton County Schools in Tennessee, but search results can also show Tipton Community School Corporation in Indiana, Tipton Community School District in Iowa, Tipton Public Schools in Oklahoma, older PDF files, school-level pages, or third-party directories.
For this page, the official district website is tipton-county.com, the official office listing is 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019, and the main phone is 901-476-7148. If a result shows a different state, different domain, or a different school corporation, verify before using it.
Tipton County, Tennessee
Tipton, Indiana
Different school corporation, different calendar, different office address, and different board meeting schedule.
Tipton, Iowa
Different district. Do not mix Iowa pages with Tennessee school information.
Old PDFs and school pages
School-level pages and old PDFs may not replace current district-wide official information.
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Map and directions for Tipton County Schools central office
The official Tipton County Schools central office listing is 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019. Use this map for general direction planning, but call before visiting because department needs, school issues, records questions, and board meeting attendance may require different steps.
Meeting reminder: Board meetings are listed in the board room at the Tipton County Department of Public Instruction, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN. Check the Board Meeting Dates page before traveling.
Clearly marked official Tipton County Board of Education links
Use these official links first. Each blue button below is an official resource link, so users can quickly understand where to click on mobile.
Open Tipton County Schools
Main Tipton County Schools / Tipton County Board of Education website.
Open School Board
Meeting pattern, meeting location, public attendance, and agenda request guidance.
Open Enrollment Information
New, returning, and open enrollment windows plus document guidance.
Open Transportation
Bus department information, routing help, and transportation phone.
Open Parent Resources
Skyward, schools, parent resources, handbook, school zones, and family links.
Tipton County Board of Education questions parents ask most
What is the official Tipton County Board of Education website?
The official Tipton County Schools website is tipton-county.com. Use it for calendars, board meetings, agendas and minutes, policies, enrollment, transportation, lunch menus, Skyward, school zones, and staff contacts.
Where is the Tipton County Board of Education office?
The official district listing is Tipton County Schools, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019.
What is the Tipton County Schools phone number?
The main phone number listed by Tipton County Schools is 901-476-7148.
Where can I find the Tipton County school calendar?
Use the official Calendar page on tipton-county.com. It links the 2025-2026 Tipton County Schools Calendar and explains that individual school websites should be used for school-specific activity dates.
When does the Tipton County School Board meet?
The official School Board page states that the Tipton County School Board meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Where are Tipton County School Board meetings held?
Meetings are held in the board room at the Tipton County Department of Public Instruction, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN, unless current notices say otherwise.
How do I get placed on a Tipton County School Board agenda?
The official School Board page says to contact Sheryl Shahan by phone at 901-476-7148 or in writing one week before the scheduled meeting if you wish to be placed on the agenda in advance.
Where can I find Tipton County board agendas and minutes?
Use the official Agendas & Minutes page. It lists board meeting agendas, minutes, work sessions, annual agenda links, and archives.
Where can I find Tipton County board policies?
Use the official Board Policies page, which links to the Tipton County Board of Education Policy Manual through TSBA.
How do I enroll a student in Tipton County Schools?
Use the official Enrollment Information page. For 2026, it lists new student online enrollment from July 1 to July 31, returning student enrollment from May 11 to June 12, and open enrollment from April 1 to April 30 through Skyward Family Access.
Who do I call for Tipton County school transportation?
The official Transportation page lists 901-475-5806 for questions concerning the Transportation Department.
Where can I find Tipton County lunch menus?
Use the official Lunch Menu page. It links lunch menu PDFs, breakfast menus, and PayPams registration information.
Is Tipton County Board of Education the same as Tipton schools in Indiana or Iowa?
No. This guide covers Tipton County Schools in Tennessee. Tipton Community School Corporation in Indiana and Tipton Community School District in Iowa are separate districts with different calendars, offices, and board meetings.
Official verification and privacy reminder
This article is an independent guide created to help families, students, staff, residents, and public users find the correct official Tipton County Board of Education resources. It is not the official Tipton County Schools website and does not replace official district announcements, board meeting notices, calendar PDFs, enrollment instructions, school-level notices, transportation determinations, Skyward information, lunch menu updates, agenda records, or board policies.
For enrollment, attendance, transportation, school assignment, board meetings, agenda placement, records, lunch accounts, parent portal access, staff contact, or official school decisions, use the relevant official Tipton County Schools page or contact the district directly.
Best way to use this Tipton County BOE guide
The best starting point for Tipton County Board of Education information is the official Tipton County Schools website at tipton-county.com. Use it for the Calendar page, School Board page, Board Meeting Dates, Agendas & Minutes, Board Policies, Enrollment Information, Transportation, Lunch Menu, Parent Resources, Staff Directory, and school-level websites.
For practical results, use the correct page for the task. Use the Calendar page for district-wide dates, school websites for activity calendars, Board Meeting Dates for public meetings, Agendas & Minutes for board documents, Enrollment Information for registration windows, Transportation for bus help, Lunch Menu for meal resources, and Staff Directory for department contact.