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Hokes Bluff Elementary School News
The Mission of Hokes Bluff Elementary School is to provide a quality education that enables students to apply academic and life skills to achieve their maximum potential.
HBES is a Title I School Our Faculty is 100% Certified.
HBES is Accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).
3-year-old Inclusion Pre-K
Highland Elementary – 3K - must be 3 years old on or before 09/01/2026
Southside Elementary - 3k - must be 3 years old on or before 09/01/2026
4-year-old Inclusion Pre-K
Highland Elementary - 4K - must be 4 years old on or before 09/01/2026
Whitesboro Elementary – 4K – must be 4 years old on or before 09/01/2026
Southside Elementary – 4K - must be 4 years old on or before 09/01/2026
Hokes Bluff Elementary – 4K – must be 4 years old on or before 09/01/2026
If you would like your child to be placed on the interest list for a screening appointment, please visit and complete the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgJKyTnWvaPSyQM3Emi1e_5W0045F4AwUEUiNql8SHCzno0Q/viewform
We will hold screening appointments for typical peers during the week of March 02 - 06, 2026, at each school:
March 02: Southside Elementary
March 03: Hokes Bluff Elementary
March 04: Highland Elementary
March 05: Whitesboro Elementary
A random drawing to award spots will be held on March 13, 2026
Please click the QR code link to complete the form, and if you have questions or concerns, call:
Mrs. Audrey Rhoades, Preschool Coordinator at 256-442-1050 (Office) 256-504-5806 (Work cell)
The last day to sign up for screening appointments will be Feb 20, 2026.
Parents, you're invited to a storybook-sweet day at school! Join us this February for Once Upon a Dine, Valentine - a special parent event featuring lunch at school and time to shop our cashless Book Fair.
Enjoy a delicious meal, browse amazing books, and celebrate the love of reading with your child. It's the perfect way to spend a February day-good food, great stories, and even better company!
We can't wait to dine, read, and celebrate with you.
Set Up eWallet - ewallet link
First Class Pre-K programs are accepting online pre-registration applications for the 2026-2027 school year beginning January 15, 2026 - March 6, 2026
(If you need assistance with accessing the online application, contact Holley Murphy First Class PreK Director at (256)549-7560 or (256)442-1050, holley_murphy@ecboe.org)
APPLICATIONS COMPLETED BEFORE JANUARY 15TH WILL BE DELETED FROM THE SYSTEM. Anyone who registers for the drawing after March 6th will be added to the waitlist and will not be included in the March 11th drawing. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend the training. The link for registration is: https://prek.alaceed.alabama.gov Visit the ECBOE website for instructions. https://www.ecboe.org/en-US/1st-class-prek-b354b5ff
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.
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.