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• Baldwin County Public Schools Child Nutrition Programs serves over 10,000 breakfasts and 20,000 lunches at over 45 schools throughout Baldwin County. Delicious nutritious meals are prepared by CNP staff in the cafeterias daily. Menus are customized to meet the dietary standards set forth by the state and federal guidelines. Child nutrition programs help ensure children have access to nutritious meals and snacks in schools, summer programs, and after school programs.

  To view the monthly breakfast & lunch menus click here. 

Q. What are the procedures for checking a student in late to school, or checking a student out early?

A. Parents or guardians must check their child out through the front office of the school. No child will be allowed to leave campus without the express consent of their parent or guardian. Early checkouts are discouraged; however, in the case of a medical necessity, it is requested that a doctor's note is submitted to the office the next day. Please check with your school to learn more about their policies. 

Baldwin County Schools' cafeterias participate in the USDA Child Nutrition Program. Nutritious meals are provided to students daily at nominal cost. Each student is assigned an account number to use in the cafeteria and encouraged to memorize this number. Parents may pay send their child to school with cash or check to pay for meals. We suggest that parents consider paying for meals in advance by either writing a check for the week or month or by submitting a payment online. This provides an additional measure of safety for your child by alleviating the need to bring money to school for daily lunch. Checks can be made payable to the school.

To pay online, you may use My School Bucks. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Child Nutrition Program office at 251-970-4402.

Children may also bring a lunch from home to eat during their designated lunch time. Food is not allowed in the classrooms. There are no board policies that limit what parents can pack for their child’s lunch, however, some schools may have special policies in place because of severe food allergies.  Wholesome, healthy lunch items will keep your child fueled and ready to learn for the afternoon until they arrive home.

If your child has a special dietary need, please contact your school nurse to complete a Diet Prescription Form.

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Q. How can I get timely and regular communication from my child's school and the school system? 

A. Please make sure your contact information is accurate when you register your child and that it is updated should any e-mail addresses or phone numbers change throughout the year. We have instant communication that is regularly used to keep parents updated and to alert parents of any urgent matter. 

SOCIAL MEDIA: In addition to the BCBE Website, please join our school system Facebook page: @BCBEAlabama, Instagram page: @baldwincountypublicschools, Twitter: @BaldwinSchools and LinkedIn @Baldwin County Public Schools

• This page is produced on behalf of the Baldwin County Board of Education in compliance with Act 2024-35. Found on www.bcbe.org/curriculum viewers will find each school broken down by grade level and study. These sections will provide the standards, learning goals, and primary and secondary instructional material. In many instances, there are additional instructional materials provided by the classroom teacher which could range from letters on the wall to a classroom library or reading materials. Parents and guardians should reach out to their child's classroom teacher for additional information. Learn more about BCBE District Supported Curriculum Materials 

Q. What about the dress code? How strictly is it enforced?

A. Baldwin County students are required to wear school-appropriate clothing to school daily. Please check your school's student handbook for guidance. For complete guidelines, see the Dress Code Policy in the Student Handbook..

What are the requirements for excused absences? (BOE policy 985) 

Do you want your student tested for our Gifted Program?

• Intellectually gifted children and young people are those who perform at or have demonstrated the potential to perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.  These children and young people require services not ordinarily provided by the regular school program.  Children and young people possessing these abilities can be found in all populations, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor. Gifted students may be found within any race, ethnicity, gender, economic class, or nationality.  In addition, some students with disabilities may be gifted.

Q. How can I check my child's grades online?

A. All Baldwin County schools use PowerSchool for recording grades and attendance. Click here to access the portal. At the beginning of the school year, you will be provided with a user id and password for each of your children who are enrolled in school. You may then access online grades by going to the website for your child's school, clicking on the online grades icon in the upper left panel, and entering the user id and password. You will be able to view your child's grades for each course, along with attendance and discipline records.

Please protect this confidential information. Should you misplace it, you must request it in person from the school registrar. No passwords will be provided over the phone.

Q. Who should I contact if I have a problem?

A. If you feel that your child is having difficulty in any particular class, please contact the teacher to schedule an appointment. If the problem is occurring outside the bounds of a particular classroom, e.g., on the bus or in the cafeteria, please contact the principal. 

Q: My child requires a special medical procedure to attend school. Is there a nurse at my child's school? If not, where can I find assistance?

A: The school system has a Registered School Nurse and/or a Licensed Practical Nurse assigned to each school. If your child requires a special medical procedure, the child’s physician will need to provide medical orders for your child’s care. Please contact the Supervisor of Health Services or your assigned school nurse before the planned date of enrollment. This will allow the nurse adequate time to plan for your child's arrival and ensure a smooth transition to your new school. The Health Services Supervisor can be reached at 251-239-4327. The school’s office personnel will provide you the contact information for your child’s assigned school nurse.

Q: My child receives medication daily. Will there be someone at school to safely assist with his or her medication?

A: Your child will receive medication from a licensed nurse or a trained medication assistant. The school nurses are required to follow the Alabama Board of Nursing and the State Department of Education standards and guidelines in order to administer medications in the schools. All medication assistants receive a maximum of 12 hours medication training before permission is granted to assist with medication administration.  A Prescriber/Parent Authorization Form must be signed before a child may receive prescription medication. The Prescriber/ Parent Authorization form is on the Health Services Section of this website. For more info., please review the Health Services section of the website, especially the section titled: Medication at School.

Q. What are the immunization requirements?

The OneVoice program is a program that we have in place at ALL of our schools. Students can use it AND parents can use it. You can use it via text or the web to anonymously report acts of bullying, aggression, violence, drugs, or other abusive or illegal concerns. If using the program by text you must use your school’s code, so be sure to look that up. If using the website, you can easily select the school to which you want the complaint to go. 

Once submitted, the complaint goes to all of my administrators at that school who have been instructed to take the proper actions. It also provides a system of accountability for us to track and make sure we are engaging these issues in a timely and effective manner. To learn more go to: www.bcbe.org/onevoice 

Q. How important is it to attend Open House events?

A. Education is a collaborative effort between schools, parents, and the community at large. Open House events provide an opportunity for your child's teachers to share with you information specific to their grade level or course. Your presence is extremely important; you will learn exactly what is expected of your child in each setting and be shown ways you can help them achieve success.

BCBE EdTech created a Parent Tech Portal to assist parents with the technology tools that are being used by your children district-wide basis. This site has helpful tutorials on things such as Chromebooks, Google Classroom, Google Meets, and more. The portal is an ongoing project that will grow and develop as we begin to notice patterns in the Help Desk calls we receive. The site can be visited for simple troubleshooting before and general technology information. We hope that you find this to be of value. We continue to strive to provide you the support you need during these unprecedented times.   

This is your one-stop shop for help with effectively using the technology tools being supported by the district. We will be updating this site often as we encounter frequent questions from parents. Click here to access the Parent Portal. 

If you are having issues with PowerSchool, need to change information that is in PowerSchool, or need assistance to access PowerSchool please get in touch with the Registrar or school office at your student's school. 

Q. What do you offer for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten students?

Note: On May 10, 2016, Governor Robert Bentley signed into law Alabama Act #2016-297. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the Act requires local education agencies to allow a child who is six years of age on or before December 31 to enroll in first grade. This extends the timeframe from the current date of on or before September 1 for first grade only. It does NOT extend the timeframe for enrollment in kindergarten.

Act #2016-297 amends the Alabama Code (1975), §16-28-4, minimum age for admission to first grade - a child who is 6 years of age on or before September 1 or the date on which school begins in the enrolling school system shall be entitled to admission to the public elementary schools at the opening of such schools for that school year or as soon as practical thereafter. 

Student holidays, reporting periods and more for the school year. 

Q. How can I be certain which school my child should attend?

A. Click on the School Zone Locator, read the disclaimer, press "enter" and then type in your address to see the schools that serve your address. The web-based school locator page is provided as a fast-reference service. It is very important that you contact the schools it lists to ensure that the information is indeed correct.

Q. Do you allow a student to attend a school out of zone?

A. In order to adequately project school facility needs in our rapidly growing county, currently the Board of Education only allows a zone variance – the ability to attend a school outside of one's own zone – in the case of extreme hardship, which is usually mostly medical in nature. Zone variances are not granted for the sake of convenience. If you believe you are eligible for a zone variance due to extreme hardship, please contact the principal of the school you wish your child to attend first.

If the principal agrees that the student meets the requirements for eligibility for a zone variance, the parent must complete a Zone Variance Request Form provided by the school they are requesting to attend and attach a statement as to the necessity of the zone variance.

Q: What if your child received special education services at their previous school?

A.  The Baldwin County Board of Education will continue to provide special education services to students who transfer into the district with an active Individualized Education Plan (IEP). To help make this transition as smooth as possible, it is important to provide a copy of your child's most recent IEP and evaluation at registration, if the information is available.   If the IEP is available, it will be implemented as written (including services comparable to those in the IEP from the previous school).  Additional records, if needed, will be requested from the previous school.  A special education teacher will contact the parent/guardian to schedule a meeting to review these services and determine if further evaluations are needed to meet the Alabama Administrative Code (AAC) criteria.

Review the BCBE Student Handbook

Q. What about fees? How do I pay them?

A. Fees are set by your local school. Please contact your local school or check the school's registration information for details. Check your school's web site. School fees can be paid at the school office or online: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home You can find the school fee payment link also under "resources" at bcbe.org. 

Q. What about summers and holidays? What programs are available for my child?

A. Summer activity opportunities abound for students across the county. Our school facilities are used for athletic clinics, conditioning exercise classes, and summer music and art instruction; you can find dates for these activities on this website or on the local school's website. Academic programs such as Camp Invention are also hosted by our schools.  Summer Programs are offered by the Afterschool Childcare Program at select locations within each feeder pattern.

Summer Program registration is in April.  The summer program registration fee is $50.00 per child. Summer programs run for six weeks, Monday through Thursday in June and July. For questions contact the Afterschool Childcare Department at 251-580-0678.

The YMCA of South Alabama often makes summer activities readily available. There are two branches of the YMCA in Baldwin County. The Bounds Family YMCA is located in Daphne at 8051 Whispering Pines Road. They may be reached at 251.626.0888. The Snook Family YMCA is located in Foley at 2560 South Pine Street. They may be reached at 251.970.3003.

Every school works closely with its surrounding community to help ensure that children continue to grow and learn during their summer vacation and holiday breaks. City libraries sponsor summer reading programs and computer classes, while city recreation departments provide swimming, tennis, softball, soccer, and basketball activities. Competitive city leagues also offer students the opportunity to compete throughout the school year in a wide variety of sporting events. 

To learn more about Taylor's Law Download this document

DISCIPLINARY POINT SYSTEM- AGE OF STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. 

Disciplinary point system - Age of student eligibility. (a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each student over the age of 12 years who is enrolled in a public or private secondary school shall be subject to a disciplinary point system for an infraction committed on school property to determine the age at which the student shall be allowed to apply for a learner's permit, motor-driven cycle operator's license, driver's license, or any license required by the State of Alabama for the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel. The disciplinary points imposed for disciplinary action shall be as follows:

(1) One-day in-school suspension - 1 point.

(2) One-day out-of-school suspension - 2 points.

(3) Alternative school placement - 6 points.

(4) Expulsion - 20 points.

(b)(1) The points shall accumulate on a yearly basis, beginning with the school year including summer school in which the student turns 13, and accumulate each year until the student is eligible to apply for a driver's license under the imposed point system. 

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), the age at which a student may apply for a license or permit shall not be extended by Act 2009-713 beyond one year from the date the student initially applies for a learner's permit, motor-driven cycle operator's license, driver's license, or any license required by the State of Alabama for the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel.

DISCIPLINARY POINT SYSTEM- AGE OF STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. EACH ACCUMULATED POINT SHALL ADD ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK TO THE AGE AT WHICH THE STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A LEARNER'SPERMIT, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE OPERATOR'SLICENSE, OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

If you are a parent and need assistance with the computer programs that are used by BCBE students in the classroom click this link for additional assistance. 

Q. Is bus service available in my neighborhood? What do I need to do to allow my child to ride the bus?

A. The Transportation Department for Baldwin County Schools oversees the daily operation of more than 400 bus routes. About half of our students ride the bus. Baldwin buses travel more than 21,000 miles each day. Please contact your school prior to the beginning of the school year if you have additional questions.

Q. What if I choose to take my child to school myself?

A. Please contact your local school prior to the beginning of school to determine where you may safely drop off and pick up your child. Each school has very specific traffic flow patterns for the safety of all of our students. You will also learn what time students may enter the building and when they will be deemed tardy to school.