Hokes Bluff Middle School

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100% of all Hokes Bluff Middle School teachers are certified.

HBMS is Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, a Division of AdvancED, as well as a Title I school.

The mission of HBMS is to shape our future, one student at a time.

Hokes Bluff Eagles Soar!

El 100% del profesorado de la Escuela Intermedia Hokes Bluff está certificado. HBMS está acreditada por la Asociación Sureña de Universidades y Escuelas (SSA), una división de AdvancED, y es una escuela con programa Título I. La misión de HBMS es forjar nuestro futuro, un estudiante a la vez. ¡Las Águilas de Hokes Bluff vuelan alto!

Hokes Bluff Middle School News

Hokes Bluff Middle School District News

Jul 17, 2025 · Etowah County Board of Education
Parents & Guardians
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:

Stay up to date on news and events

Send and receive messages with teachers and staff

Fill out forms and permission slips

Sign up for conferences and volunteer opportunities

View calendar items and photos from your school

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.
Jul 1, 2025 · Etowah County Board of Education
FOCUS Act
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.
Oct 28, 2024 · Etowah County Board of Education
Child Find
What is Child Find?

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.

How Does Child Find Work?

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.

Why is Child Find Important?

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.
Sep 6, 2024 · Hokes Bluff Middle School
Device Policy

Digital Device Policy for the ACAP

STUDENT POLICY Students shall not possess any digital device within the testing room when participating in the ACAP testing. The possession of a digital device by students participating in ACAP testing is strictly prohibited during the administration of an assessment. For the purposes of this policy, digital devices are defined to include anything that can capture, store, relay, or receive electronic information.

The ONLY exception to this policy is for students who have been pre-approved by the school Principal and/or the BTC to have a digital device that is necessary for the health and/or well-being of the student. All exceptions shall be pre-approved in writing by the school Principal and/or the BTC by completing the Digital Device Exception Request form.

Each local education agency (LEA) shall have in place a School Test Security Plan for each school that includes a digital device collection plan for students who will participate in the ACAP. This collection shall take place for students prior to entering the testing room.

If students are in possession of a digital device, whether powered on or off, during the administration of an ACAP assessment, the device will be confiscated, and the student’s test will be invalidated. If the appropriate administrator determines there is reasonable suspicion the device was used to capture, record, share test information, or to facilitate cheating on the assessment, the device will be subject to search pursuant to LEA policy for any information directly related to the assessment being administered. Violations may result in disciplinary action by the LEA in accordance with the LEA’s disciplinary policy.

Any variance of this policy will be at the discretion of the ALSDE, in accordance with guidance in the ACAP Integrity Handbook for Test Administration. Student Assessment will provide guidance to the LEA on how to proceed with further testing and the notification of the parent, and or guardian(s) and the district Superintendent.

LEAs shall make all students participating in the administration of a state assessment, parents, and/or guardian(s) aware of this prohibition through inclusion of this policy in the Student Code of Conduct Handbook and may also publicize this policy through other normally accepted methods.

NOTE: Authorized testing devices do not fall under this prohibition.