Parents
Parent Information
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Medication Forms
Enrollment Forms
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"You cannot teach a hungry child."
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The Smith County Family Resource Center (FRC) provides students and families with basic needs such as food, shoes, clothing, and personal hygiene items. The FRC also assists families with referrals for mental health and wellbeing services.
Smith County Family Resource Student Referral Form: Student Referral Form
The FRC also strives to promote good attendance by providing information to families about chronic absenteeism.
If you would like more information or need assistance, please call Jera Huff, Family Resource Director, at (615)735-3005, email at jhuff@smithcoedu.net, or click here to visit our webpage.
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Assessment Information
For the latest information on Tennessee assessments, testing times, accommodations, and 2021-2022 Test Dates visit:
- Tennessee Department of Education Assessment Page
- TCAP Calendar 21-22
- Assessment Blueprints
Local Assessment Information
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Section 51 of Chapter 493 of the Public Acts of 2021, now codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1019, prohibits certain concepts from being included or promoted as part of a course of instruction or in a curriculum or instructional program or included in supplemental instructional materials used by public schools in Tennessee. The department promulgated emergency rule 0520-12-04, that became effective on November 8, 2021, and remains in effect through May 7, 2022, providing how the department will implement the new law. The emergency rule includes requirements for each local education agency (LEA) and public charter school and the process for filing a complaint alleging an LEA or public charter school has violated Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1019.
The emergency rule requires that complaints alleging concepts prohibited by Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1019 are being or have been included or promoted in a course of instruction, curriculum, and instructional program, or in supplemental instructional materials of an LEA or public charter school, must be filed with the LEA or public charter school in which the allegation(s) arose on the complaint form provided by the Department.
The rule requires LEAs and public charter schools to post the complaint form provided by the department for filing a complaint alleging violations of T.C.A. § 49-6-1019 on the LEA or public charter school’s website.
Here is the complaint form provided by the department.
General complaints about the subject matter or age appropriateness of textbooks and instructional materials that do not allege that concepts are being or have been included or promoted in a course of instruction, curriculum, instructional program, or in supplemental instructional materials of an LEA or public charter school, in violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1019, must be filed with the LEA or public charter school pursuant to the LEA or public charter school’s locally adopted policy for addressing such complaints.
The rule may also be accessed via a link on the Tennessee State Board of Education’s website with all other education rules: PROHIBITED CONCEPTS IN INSTRUCTION
The department will be promulgating a permanent rule to take effect when the emergency rule expires on May 7, 2022. The promulgation process will include a public hearing.
Online Registration
Returning Student Registration Information
If your child is a returning student already enrolled in any Smith County school, please visit Returning Student Online Enrollment. Please note that students moving from one school to another are considered returning students. For example, students who are moving from an elementary school to a high school are returning students. If your student is transferring to a different school in the fall, please contact the new school so they can enroll your child for the upcoming school year. Once your child has been enrolled, you will be able to select the new school as an option in the returning student online enrollment process.
New Student Registration Information
We are pleased to announce that we now offer online enrollment for students new to Smith County Schools. Online enrollment may be completed anywhere with internet access.
Important Information before you begin:
- New Student Online Enrollment is a two-step process. You must first create an account and then the program will send an email to you with your enrollment link, username, and password. Once you login to the portal, you will be able to complete the online enrollment process.
- If you currently have a student already enrolled in Smith County Schools and are enrolling a new student, you can save time by choosing the New Student Online Enrollment link found in your Skyward Family Access.
- For students new to Smith County Schools, you must provide the following documents:
- Birth certificate
- Tennessee Certificate of Immunization
- Physical Examination for kindergarten students only (conducted by August 1 of the new school year)
- Proof of Smith County residency (utility bill or tax statement)
- Proof of custody if the child does not live with one or both natural parents.
These documents may be uploaded through the online enrollment process or submitted to the school in person. Acceptable file types are JPG, PNG, or PDF. The online enrollment process will not be considered complete until all appropriate documents have been submitted. If you have questions, please contact your child’s school. To begin the New Student Online Enrollment process, please visit New Student Online Enrollment.
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration Information
Please bring the following information when registering your child.
- Birth Certificate
- Tennessee Certificate of Immunization
- Physical Examination (conducted by August 1, 2023)
- Child’s Social Security Card
- Proof of Smith County residency (utility or tax statement)
- Proof of custody if the child does not live with one or both natural parents.
For more information contact: Mrs. Angel Williams at the Smith County Board of Education • 615-735-9625
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