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Congratulations to our All-State Band participant!
Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind team for their first place at Regionals and fifth place at State!
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Report Cards
Stream grades will be sent home every six weeks. Trimester 3 mid-stream advisories will go home Thursday, April 11.
Grades for Math and Encore will be sent home every nine weeks. They are always accessible to students and families through Focus. Quarter 3 Report Cards went home Tuesday, March 19.
Take Stock in Children Applications
Escambia County middle schools will be accepting applications for Take Stock in Children from eligible 6th & 7th grade students until April 24, 2024. Applications are available from the school’s Guidance Office or can be printed from the Escambia School District Website at https://www.escambiaschools.
org/ Take Stock in Children is a statewide program operating locally under the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation, providing “college scholarships, mentors & hope” to deserving low-income students.
Students are selected in middle school through an application process based on financial need. Students must be U.S. citizens, meet income eligibility requirements, have grades of all C or better, and maintain good school attendance and behavior.
If selected, students and a parent sign an agreement that the student will remain drug-and crime-free, maintain good grades and behavior, and graduate high school. Graduates of the Take Stock in Children program earn a Florida Prepaid College Foundation Project STARS scholarship to help alleviate the cost of college.
The program benefits students by providing support services through a volunteer mentor who meets with the student weekly at the school, a college success coach who monitors student progress, and college readiness workshops.
Currently there are 147 students in grades 7-12, 70 students are in college, and there have been 153 college graduates to date. Statewide 97% of Take Stock students complete high school, 92% enroll in college, and 70% receive a college degree.
For more information about the application process, becoming a mentor, or donating toward scholarships, contact Sally Lee, Take Stock in Children Student Services Coordinator, 850-469-5458, slee@ecsdfl.us.
Math Pathways Family Meeting
Families of rising 6th and 7th grade students are invited to come learn about middle school math progression and acceleration options. The meeting is Thursday, April 18 in Room 160 of the JE Hall Center, 30 E. Texar Drive from 5:00-6:00pm.
Military Student Appreciation Week
Standardized Testing Dates
Tuesday, April 9 - FAST Writing
Thursday, May 2 - FAST Reading
Tuesday, May 7 - Science (8th grade) and Civics EoC (7th grade)
Thursday, May 9 - FAST Math
Please remember that students should not check out during testing sessions. For more information, please see this linked document.
Transportation Requests
The forms for requesting Courtesy Transportation Accommodations for the 2024-2025 school year are now live. Please note that there are 2 different forms—one for magnet school students (NB Cook, Brown Barge, West Florida High, and Pensacola High I.B. students), and one for students of all other schools.
Accommodation requests are required to secure a seat on any magnet school bus, or to request bus transportation for any student who wishes to travel between anyplace other than their primary FOCUS address and their residentially-zoned school.Accommodations are granted on a space-available basis, and are processed in the order the requests are received. Anyone requesting any sort of accommodation should also pre-plan an alternate method of transportation for the student, to be used in the event that your request cannot be granted or, in the case of magnet schools, is placed on a waitlist after the initial round of bus assignments has filled the available seats.Please be sure to input your email address correctly on your request, as this will be where you will receive notifications regarding accommodations. We begin processing accommodation requests in July, so please do not be concerned if you don't receive any immediate communications about your request. As requests (and all other bus assignments) begin to be processed over the summer, your student's bus assignment will be available in the FOCUS parent portal (instructions for locating FOCUS transportation info can be found HERE). Any requests received after July 1, 2024 will not be evaluated or processed until at least the 3rd week of the 24-25 school year.Questions regarding the accommodations process should be EMAILED to the appropriate Route Manager for the school your child will be attending. A directory of contacts for our department can be found here: Transportation DirectoryLinks to both Courtesy Transportation Accommodation Request forms can be accessed on the Transportation Department's Accommodations Page.Click HERE or the image below to view a slideshow with more information about transportation and magnet schools.
Yearbook Sales
Yearbooks are now available to purchase from Treering.com. There are no sales at BBMS--all sales are online. Please see this flyer for more information as well as the school code.
Canvas Application
ECPS is now using Canvas for students and parents. Please see the following links for information about using Canvas.
Canvas Student App Video Canvas Student App Directions
Canvas Parent App Video Canvas Parent App Directions
7th Grade Shots
Under Florida State and Escambia County regulations, all students must receive the TDAP immunization prior to beginning 7th grade. You can contact your child's doctor, or many local pharmacies and clinics in Pensacola offer this immunization. You may contact the Escambia County Health Department at 850-595-6500 for more information or visit this website.
Once your child has received their TDAP immunization, please ensure you receive an updated copy of the State of Florida Form 680. Please send in a copy of this form to BBMS as soon as possible.
KidCare Insurance
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation partners with Florida KidCare to provide all uninsured children in Escambia County with affordable health and dental insurance. Please click the image below to view the KidCare back-to-school toolkit.
2023-24 Meal Applications
Applications are required for the upcoming school year for parents who believe their student(s) may be eligible for free or reduced-priced meals.
Applications will be available online on August 2, 2023. To avoid processing delays, please submit an online application as soon as possible by clicking the link:
Parents should plan on providing their child(ren) with money for their meals until eligibility is established to avoid creating a deficit in their account. Funds can be added to student accounts online at myschoolbucks.com.
Meal applications will be required at the following sites:
Elementary Schools: Beulah Elementary, Blue Angels Elementary, Cook Elementary, Cordova Park Elementary, Hellen Caro Elementary, Kingsfield Elementary, and Suter Elementary.
Middle Schools: Brown Barge Middle and Ransom Middle.
High Schools: Tate High and West Florida High.
These website links will be available on our Student & Family Resources page all year.
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Brown-Barge Middle School is a public magnet school serving grades 6-8. For information about enrollment, please contact the Escambia County Public Schools Enrollment Services.
School Times
Student supervision starts at 8:15.
First bell rings at 8:40.
Last check out is at 2:45.
Dismissal is at 3:25.
*Early release days will dismiss at 1:15.
September 20, November 1, December 20, February 7, May 22
New Afternoon Pickup Procedure begins Monday, Aug. 21
Please watch this short video to view the new procedure.
Students will be receiving a Car Rider Tag that needs to be displayed in their cars. As cars arrive, the numbers will be entered into our system and students will be sent to either Zone 1 (front of school) or Zone 2 (back of school, like morning car rider drop off) to get into their cars. Drivers need to pay attention to directions from staff as cars will all be stopped and released to move in groups.
To request a new number badge, please use this Google Form.
