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📚 Every Student. Every Day. Every Minute Matters! ⏰
Being at school every day matters. Every minute of learning is an opportunity to grow, connect, and succeed.
Chronic absenteeism—missing 18 or more school days for any reason—can make it harder for students to keep up academically and stay on track.
💙 When students are present, they are learning. 🏫 When families and schools work together, barriers can be addressed. 🤝 When communities support attendance, students have more opportunities to succeed.
Let’s work together to: ✅ Get students to school every day ✅ Help students arrive on time ✅ Make every instructional minute count ✅ Support families when barriers to attendance arise
Attendance is a shared responsibility—and every day makes a difference!
As we begin the new school year, we want to share an important update regarding medications during the school day. The State of Alabama now has a new form that must be completed for prescription medications and over-the-counter (OTC) medications that require administration at school. https://www.ecboe.org/en-US/health-services-1313935f
Our school nurses are available to support students who require medication during the school day. However, we do encourage medications to be administered at home whenever medically appropriate.
Please remember:
Medication forms must be completed in full.
The medication label and the doctor's order (this form) must match before medications can be given.
Prescription medications must be in the original pharmacy-labeled container.
Over-the-counter medications must be in the original unopened container.
OTC medications given at school for more than two weeks require a healthcare provider's order.
Taking a few extra minutes to ensure forms are completed correctly and medication labels match the order will help us provide safe and timely care for your child.
This form is also available on the ECBOE website under "Health Services". If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students healthy, safe, and ready to learn!
Students if you are
IN
the school (school includes the bus, practice, lunchroom, bathrooms) your electronic devices (cell phone, ear buds, headphones) are
OFF
and your devices are
UP
up means not on your person. Place them in a backpack, purse, locker, or your car.
We’re excited to share that we’ve adopted a new communication platform called ParentSquare to help us keep you better informed and more connected with your school community.
With ParentSquare, you’ll receive all school and classroom messages in one place and translated into your preferred language—whether by email, text, app, or web. You’ll also be able to:
All school, grade-level, and classroom communications will now come through ParentSquare.
To get the most out of ParentSquare, we encourage you to download the free mobile app, available for iOS and Android. You can also access ParentSquare from your web browser at www.parentsquare.com. For more information, please visit the ParentSquare webpage on the ECBOE website.
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Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the use of cell phones and other wireless devices will be banned during the instructional day in all Alabama's public schools.
Child Find is a statewide effort by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities from birth to age 21.
Early Intervention and Special Education Services work closely with community service agencies, parents, and local school systems to locate children with disabilities. For parents or other persons interested in information about referring a child from birth to age 21, the toll-free telephone number is 1-800-543-3098.
Child Find helps the child, the family, and the provider to plan appropriate services and link families to services for students who may meet special education eligibility requirements.
For more information about Child Find, contact Etowah County Schools at 256-442-1050.
Student Device Policy:
Students shall not possess any digital device within the testing room when participating in ACAP testing. The possession of a digital device by students participating in ACAP testing is strictly prohibited during the administration of a test. The ONLY exception to this policy is for students who have been pre-approved by the Building Test Coordinator or the Principal to have a digital device that is necessary for the health and/or well being of the student.
If students are in possession of a digital device that is within their reach during the administration of an ACAP test, the device will be confiscated and, if the appropriate administrator determines that there is reasonable suspicion that the device was used to capture, record, or share test information or to facilitate cheating on the test, it may be subject to search pursuant to LEA policy for any information directly related to the ACAP test being administered. Additionally, the student will be dismissed from testing immediately and the test may be invalidated in accordance with ACAP policy. Violation(s) may result in disciplinary action by the LEA in accordance with the LEA's disciplinary policy.