Before- and after-school care
Before-school care is offered Mondays through Fridays from 6:45 a.m. until the start of class at each elementary school. Before-school care at the Brown County Intermediate School begins at 7:15 a.m.
The cost of before-school care is $2 per child, per day.
After-school care is offered Mondays through Fridays from the time school is dismissed until 6 p.m. After-school care is not available on school vacation days, days with delays, early dismissal days and school closing days.
The program is for children in preschool through the sixth grade. Students must attend after-school care in the building they attend.
The price of after-school care is $5 per child, per day. Reduced-price meal families pay $4 per child. Free lunch families pay $3 per child.
Children of Brown County Schools employees can attend after-school care for $2.50.
Last year, after-school care was moved to the YMCA for BCIS and Helmsburg students, but that program is going back to those schools this year.
Book fees
Book fees for each grade level had not yet been approved by the school board at the time this section was printed. The amounts will be reported in an upcoming issue of The Democrat.
Bus drivers and routes
Brown County Schools bus drivers for the 2018-19 school year are as follows. For information about where each route goes, contact the transportation office at 812-988-6601, option 4.
SPRUNICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Route 1: Michelle Ashmore
Route 2: Jennifer Thomas
Route 3: Tom Cook
Route 4: Tim Thomas
Route 5: Pam Wagler
Route 6: Jeanette Graves
Route 7: Michelle Platter
Route 8: Mark Henderson
Route 9: Lisa Miller
Route 10: Jackie Arnold
Route 11: Tracy Brester
Route 12: Jackie Wagler
Route 13: Kim Morgan
Route 14: Rhonda Smoot
Route 15: Steve Prosch
HELMSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Route 16: To be determined
Route 17: Stacy Sims
Route 18: Gina Wagler
Route 19: Jeff Oaldon
Route 20: Kristy Fleetwood
Route 21: Kelly Eby
Route 22: Denise Broussard
Route 23: Laura Mercer
Route 24: Lacinda Handt
Route 25: Jimmy Jackson
Route 26: Dede Parry
Route 27: Joey Dallas
Route 28: Alma Wilkerson-Egan
VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Route 29: Sandra Cox
Route 30: Kenny Roberts
Route 31: Tina Payton
Route 32: Gayle Roberts
Route 33: Lenora Mathena
Route 34: Beni Clevenger
Route 35: Leo Emerson
Route 36: Charlie Wright
Route 37: Drew Minett
Route 38: Cheryl Wyman
Route 39: Sarah Payton
Route 40: Casie Gray
BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS SPECIAL NEEDS DRIVERS
Rebecca Bell, Marvin Brock, Tracy Fletcher, Michelle Hatchett, Debbie Johnson, Marikay Pritchard, Christina Robertson, Mark Smith, Mark Winters
District leaders
Main office
Superintendent: Dr. Laura Hammack
Office address: 357 E. Main St.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 38, Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-6601
Brown County High School
Principal: Matt Stark
Assistant Principal: Chuck Hutchins
Athletic Director: Mark Bruner
Physical address: 235 Schoolhouse Lane
Mailing address: P.O. Box 68, Nashville, IN 47448
Main office: 812-988-6606
Guidance office: 812-988-5407
Athletics office: 812-988-5408
Brown County Junior High School
Principal: Brian Garman
Assistant Principal/Athletic Director: Greg Pagnard
Physical address: 95 Schoolhouse Lane
Mailing address: P.O. Box 578, Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-6605
Brown County Intermediate School
Principal: Trent Austin
Assistant Principal: Thor Davis
Physical address: 260 Schoolhouse Lane
Mailing address: P.O. Box 157, Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-6607
Helmsburg Elementary School
Principal: Kelli Bruner
Address: 5378 Helmsburg School Road, Morgantown, IN 46160 (in Helmsburg)
Phone: 812-988-6651
Sprunica Elementary
Principal: Shane Killinger
Address: 3611 Sprunica Road, Nineveh, IN 46164 (in Brown County)
Phone: 812-988-6625
Van Buren Elementary School
Principal: Gavin Steele
Address: 4045 State Road 135 South, Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-6658
Brown County Career Resource Center
Director: Christy Wrightsman
Address: 246 E. Main St., Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-5880
Corporation directors
Food service: Jason Kirchhofer
Maintenance: Tom Ferry
Student learning: Deborah Harman
Technology: David Phelps
Transportation: Roger Cline
School board
President: Steve Miller Jr.
Vice President: Carol Bowden
Secretary: Marlene Barnett
Members: Stephanie Kritzer
Judy Hardwick
The policy-making board for Brown County Schools is the board of school trustees. Administrators at the respective schools are in charge of day-to-day decisions.
How to register for school
Elementaries and intermediate school
Students new to the district are encouraged to complete the new-student enrollment packet, available at browncountyschools.com, at each school and in the administration office.
Contact your school to arrange a time to tour the building and enroll your student.
Junior high
Students already enrolled at Brown County Junior High School can register from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, or from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. Students will get their schedules and locker assignments then.
New students need to call 812-988-6605 for an appointment.
Junior high school athletes are asked to pay the sports fee of $20, along with a transportation fee of $20, during registration. In return, they receive a pass that entitles them to attend all BCJHS home sports events for free. Athletics fee checks should be made out to “BCJHS Athletics.” Athletes not planning to participate until the winter or spring are encouraged to pay fees early. Transportation fees need to be paid separately with checks made to “Brown County Schools.”
High school
Returning Brown County High School students are to pick up schedules and locker assignments between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, or 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Each athlete must pay a yearly activity fee of $30 and a corporation transportation fee of $20. All of those dollars are returned to the athletes in the form of uniforms, awards, first-aid supplies, etc. Athletes who fail to pay by the established deadline will not be able to compete until they have paid. An all-sports pass will be issued to each athlete when the fee is collected. Passes are not valid at Brown County Junior High School, WIC championships and IHSAA tournament events.
For high school students new to the Brown County area:
The guidance office is open Wednesdays throughout the summer. Call 812-988-5407 for an appointment.
The following information will be needed to register: Proof of physical address (no P.O. box; a phone bill, utility bill or other bill showing home address is needed); custody agreement, if applicable; health records; ECA test score; former school phone and fax numbers; transcripts; withdrawal grades.
Immunization information
Indiana law requires children enrolled in public schools to be immunized against a list of diseases.
Students are expected to have all required immunizations before the first day of school. Documentation can be submitted in the form of a physician’s certificate, records from another school system, or from the health department that show the month, day and year of each dose.
If you need to update immunizations, contact your health care provider or the Brown County Health Department (812-988-2255) to schedule an appointment.
Through the VaxCare program, the health department is now able to provide immunizations to people who have insurance, in addition to the uninsured, underinsured or people on Medicaid. VaxCare will handle insurance billing; people who have insurance need to bring their insurance card with them. By visiting the health department for their immunizations, families will not have to pay a doctor’s fee, said Jennifer Unsworth, nursing supervisor for the health department.
The health department will be at Brown County High School registration to offer immunizations on Tuesday, July 31 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 1 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. A nurse in the registration area will be able to look up immunization records, Unsworth said. The focus will be on the immunizations that fifth- and sixth-graders and high school seniors need, including Hepatitis A, Tdap and Meningococcal ACWY, she said. A parent or guardian will need to be with the student if he or she is younger than 18. If other immunizations are needed, they can be received by appointment at the health department.
Students entering kindergarten must have a current physical exam. Forms documenting physicals and immunizations can be sent to school at any time and are available from the schools and administration office.
For children who have delayed immunizations, refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention catchup immunization schedule at cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/catchup.html.
Doses needed
Ages 3 to 5: Three Hepatitis B, four DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), three polio, one MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), one varicella.
Kindergarten through fourth grade: Three Hepatitis B, five DTaP, four polio, two MMR, two varicella, two Hepatitis A.
Fifth grade: Three Hepatitis B, five DTaP, four polio, two MMR, two varicella.
Sixth grade: Three Hepatitis B, five DTaP, four polio, two MMR, two varicella, two Hepatitis A, one MCV4 (meningoccocal), one Tdap (tetanus, diptheria and pertussis).
Seventh through 11th grades: Three Hepatitis B, five DTaP, four polio, two MMR, two Varicella, one MCV4, one Tdap.
12th grade: Three Hepatitis B, five DTaP, four polio, two MMR, two varicella, two MCV4, two Hepatitis A, one Tdap.
Important dates
Tuesday, July 31
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration, locker assignment and schedule pickup opportunity for high school students
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration, locker assignment and schedule pickup opportunity for junior high school students
Wednesday, Aug. 1
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration, locker assignment and schedule pickup opportunity for high school students
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration, locker assignment and schedule pickup opportunity for junior high school students
Monday, Aug. 6
5 to 6 p.m. Open houses at elementary schools
6 to 7 p.m. Open house at the intermediate school
Wednesday, Aug. 8
First day of school for all students
5 to 6 p.m. Open house at junior high
5:30 p.m. Meet and greet with new high school Principal Matt Stark at high school
6 to 7 p.m. Open house at high school
Preschool programs
All three Brown County elementary schools — Helmsburg, Sprunica and Van Buren — offer preschool classes to 3- to 5-year-olds.
Morning and afternoon sessions (three hours long) are offered, or students can attend all day. Fees are $12 per half-day or $25 per full-day. Students must attend at least three sessions (half-days) per week.
An additional $1 supervisory fee per day is charged for half-day students who participate in the school lunch program.
A $25, nonrefundable preschool family literacy fee will be collected upon enrollment.
A limited number of preschool scholarships are available to eligible students. Contact your building principal for details.
Busing is available only for special education preschoolers. Parents of general education students must take them to and from school.
Payments are made weekly. Payments in advance are welcome and encouraged. Cash or check payments (to Brown County Schools) can be made to the school secretary. Credit card payments can be made online; visit browncountyschools.com to log in.
Enrollment forms are available at browncountyschools.com. Use the elementary school form. If a student needs to be evaluated for special education services, note that request when registering.
For more information, call your elementary school.
School calendar
Monday, Aug. 6 and Tuesday, Aug. 7
Teacher work days; no school
Wednesday, Aug. 8
First student day
Monday, Sept. 3
Labor Day; no school
Friday, Oct. 5
End of first nine-week grading period
Monday, Oct. 15
Beginning of second nine-week grading period
Monday, Oct. 8 to Friday, Oct. 12
Fall break; no school
Wednesday, Nov. 21 to Friday, Nov. 23
Thanksgiving break; no school
Thursday, Dec. 20
End of first semester
Friday, Dec. 21
Teacher work day; no school
Friday, Dec. 21 to Monday, Jan. 4
Christmas break; no school
Monday, Jan. 7
Students return; beginning of second semester and third nine-week grading period
Monday, Jan. 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day; no school
Monday, Feb. 18
Presidents Day; no school
Friday, March 15
End of third nine-week grading period
Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22
Spring break; no school
Monday, March 25
First day of fourth nine-week grading period
Thursday, May 23
Last student day
Friday, May 24
Teacher work day. (Snow makeup day)
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day; no school
Tuesday, May 28 to Friday, June 7
Snow makeup days
Friday, June 7
High school commencement, evening
School meals
LUNCH INFORMATION
Brown County Schools charges students $1.80 for breakfast and $2.90 for lunch. The cost of milk is 50 cents.
All schools participate in the national school breakfast and lunch programs. Children from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Reduced-rate meals cost 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch.
Applications for these programs can be obtained from the school offices at any time during the school year. Information on applications may be verified by district officials at any time.
Schools encourage parents to fill out free and reduced-price meal applications. They also allow for reduced book fees.
Call the food service office at 812-988-5423 to confirm your family’s approval status or to ask questions.
For more information about online lunch payments and food services, visit browncountyschools.com/foodservices.
School hours
SCHOOL HOURS
Helmsburg and Van Buren elementary schools: 7:50 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.
Sprunica Elementary School: 7:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.
Brown County Intermediate School: 8:10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Brown County Junior High School: 8:20 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Brown County High School: 8:20 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WEATHER CLOSURES
Information on weather-related school closings and delays can be accessed via the Brown County Schools website, browncountyschools.com.
Closings also will be posted on social media, shared with local media, and parents will be notified via the Skylert system.
