Board of Education
The Autauga County Board of Education is the governing board for Autauga County Schools and is responsible for setting broad policies and long-term direction for the school system. Residents may use the Board’s official information to identify their district representative, review meeting schedules, locate agendas and minutes, understand how Board vacancies are handled, and distinguish Board responsibilities from day-to-day school system administration. This page explains how the Board is organized, what its stated goals are, how members are selected, where to look for meeting information, and which Autauga County Schools offices can assist with specific school-system questions.
Board of Education Role
The Autauga County Schools Board of Education page is the primary official source for information about the School Board. It identifies the current Board members, describes the Board’s goals and objectives, states the qualifications for membership, explains how members are elected, and provides information about terms of office and vacancies.
The Board describes itself as responsible to the people of the county while also emphasizing that its decisions may affect education for years into the future. Its role is therefore broader than responding to individual concerns or managing routine school operations. The Board establishes broad principles and policies for the operation of schools under its jurisdiction.
The Board’s stated objective is to provide students with the best educational opportunities possible within available resources. Its published principles emphasize educational opportunities for all children, educational offerings that recognize different abilities and needs, and attention to students’ overall growth. The Board also states that public education should contribute to the maintenance and improvement of constructive aspects of American life.
Policy Versus Daily Administration
Residents often search for the Board of Education when their actual question belongs to a school administrator or a district department. Understanding that distinction can save time. The Board establishes policies and makes decisions at the governing level, while administrators and specialized departments handle many operational matters.
Autauga County Schools maintains separate contacts for areas including student services, curriculum and instruction, special education, child nutrition, human resources, finance, federal programs, registration, information technology, transportation, and individual schools. The district’s official contacts directory is the appropriate place to identify the administrator or department responsible for many operational questions.
For example, a question about registration should be directed toward Centralized Registration rather than an individual Board member. A question about bus routes belongs with Transportation. Special education matters have designated special education staff, while employment and personnel questions are handled through Human Resources. Using the department that directly manages the subject generally provides a more direct path than treating every school-system issue as a Board matter.
Current Board Membership
The Board consists of five members, each representing one of five single-member districts located within the geographic boundaries of Autauga County. The official Board page identifies the members by district:
Brad Robbins — District 1
Kim Crockett — District 2
Jamie Jackson — District 3
Billy Hollon — District 4
Kyle Glover — District 5
Because each member represents a specifically defined district, residents should pay attention to the district designation when determining which Board member represents their area. The official Board page also publishes direct telephone numbers for individual Board members.
Why District Numbers Matter
Board membership is organized geographically rather than as five countywide positions with identical constituencies. Each of the five members is elected from a single-member district. That structure means the district number is a useful piece of information when a resident wants to identify the appropriate elected Board representative.
Residents should avoid assuming that the first Board member they find is necessarily their representative. The official roster should be used to match questions about Board representation with the correct district whenever that distinction is relevant.
Board Member Qualifications
The Board page lists several qualifications for a person to become a member. These requirements help define who may hold a seat on the county Board of Education.
A Board member must reside in the county and must be a qualified voter both in the county and in the district represented. A member cannot be an employee of the Board. The published qualifications also state that the person must be of good character, have at least a fair elementary education, be in good standing in the community, and be known for honesty, business ability, public spirit, and an interest in public education.
The Board additionally states that a member may not have a financial contractual interest in Board business matters. Residents reviewing eligibility for Board service should rely on the official Board language rather than assuming that qualifications are the same as those for another county office.
How Board Members Are Elected
The Autauga County Board of Education has five elected members. According to the Board’s published information, each member is elected by qualified electors from one of the five specifically defined single-member districts within Autauga County.
This is different from a system in which all members are elected at large across the entire county. The district-based arrangement ties each seat to a particular geographic district.
Length of Board Terms
Board members are elected to six-year terms. The official policy states that members continue to hold office until their successors have been qualified and elected.
The six-year term is significant for residents trying to understand the continuity of Board membership. Board service does not operate on the same term length as every other local office, so election timing should not be assumed based on another county or municipal position.
Board Vacancies and Appointments
The Board’s published rules also explain what happens when a seat becomes vacant before the end of a term. A vacancy is filled by appointment through a majority vote of the remaining Board members. The person appointed to the position serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.
If the remaining Board members do not fill the vacancy within 30 days, the State Superintendent of Education fills the vacancy by appointment. The District Superintendent is responsible for notifying the State Superintendent of Education when a county Board vacancy remains unfilled after that 30-day period.
This procedure is useful to understand because a midterm vacancy does not automatically result in the same process used for a regular Board election. The appointment procedure applies specifically to filling the remaining portion of an unexpired term under the circumstances described by the Board.
Board Meetings and Schedules
The Board page includes a meeting schedule calendar. Residents looking for upcoming meetings should use the official Board page because dates and meeting types can vary. The September 2026 schedule displayed in the supplied Board information included a regular Board meeting and first budget hearing on September 8, a special Board meeting and second budget hearing on September 10, and another regular Board meeting listed for October 6.
These entries illustrate why residents should verify the official calendar rather than assuming meetings always follow a single fixed pattern. The Board may list regular meetings, special meetings, or hearings separately.
Regular and Special Meetings
A regular Board meeting and a special Board meeting are identified separately on the published calendar. Residents interested in a particular subject should pay attention to the meeting title as well as the date and time. Budget hearings, for example, were specifically labeled in the September 2026 calendar.
Someone researching a past Board action should not rely only on the current meeting calendar. Meeting records are handled separately through agendas and minutes.
Agendas and Board Minutes
The Board states that, as of June 10, 2021, Board meeting agendas and minutes may be found through the meeting-record links provided from its official Board page. The page also identifies previous and archived agenda and minute collections, including materials from 2020 and 2021.
Agendas and minutes serve different purposes. An agenda helps residents see the matters scheduled for Board consideration, while minutes document the official record of a meeting. When researching a Board issue, it is useful to identify whether the need is to see what was scheduled or to review the record after the meeting occurred.
Finding the Correct Meeting Record
A practical search begins with the meeting date. If the issue was discussed during a special meeting or budget hearing, residents should not assume it will appear under a regular meeting entry. Matching the date and meeting type reduces the chance of opening the wrong record.
For older matters, the archived sections on the Board page are particularly relevant. The Board distinguishes current meeting materials from previous and archived agendas and minutes, so the correct section depends on the age of the record being sought.
School Calendar Versus Board Calendar
The Board meeting schedule should not be confused with the district’s school-year calendar. Autauga County Schools separately publishes its official school calendar, including the 2026-2027 School Calendar.
The school calendar is intended for school-year scheduling, while the Board calendar identifies Board meetings and hearings. A parent checking school dates should use the school calendar. A resident looking for a Board meeting should use the Board page instead.
This distinction is especially useful because both calendars appear on the same school-system website and may involve overlapping dates. Searching the correct calendar from the beginning prevents confusion between school operating dates and government meeting dates.
Preparing for a Board Inquiry
Before contacting the Board or district staff, residents can reduce unnecessary back-and-forth by identifying the exact nature of the question. The most useful preparation depends on the issue, but the reference material supports several practical distinctions.
Identify the Board district when the matter concerns representation by an elected Board member.
Identify the relevant meeting date when looking for an agenda or minutes.
Determine whether the issue concerns Board policy or a district department that handles daily administration.
Use the school calendar for school-year dates and the Board calendar for Board meetings.
Use the district contacts directory when the issue clearly belongs to registration, transportation, special education, human resources, finance, curriculum, technology, nutrition, or another administrative area.
These distinctions are more useful than simply contacting the first person listed on the website. Autauga County Schools publishes multiple administrative contacts because responsibility is divided among specialized functions.
District Administrative Contacts
The district contacts directory identifies Central Office staff and department personnel who support the school system. The Superintendent is listed among the Central Office contacts, along with directors and coordinators for student services, special programs, operations, communications, and other functions.
Curriculum and Instruction Services is divided between elementary and secondary instructional leadership, with a separate Pre-K administrator. Special Education has a director, elementary and secondary coordinators, and a behavior specialist. The district also publishes dedicated contacts for Child Nutrition, Human Resources, Finance, Federal Programs, Centralized Registration, Information Technology, and Transportation.
That structure matters because the Board itself is not the contact point for every service provided by Autauga County Schools. A resident seeking operational assistance should use the district directory to identify the correct department rather than treating an elected Board member as the general intake office for the school system.
Centralized Registration Questions
Centralized Registration has designated registrars in the district contact directory. Residents dealing with registration matters should use those administrative contacts rather than the Board roster. The Board establishes governing direction, while registration work is handled through the district’s registration function.
Transportation Questions
The Transportation section of the district directory lists a transportation supervisor, route specialist, safety and compliance specialist, shop foreman, and program secretary. That makes Transportation the appropriate administrative area for route-related and transportation operational questions reflected in the directory.
Special Education Contacts
Special Education is also organized as a dedicated department. The directory identifies a director along with elementary and secondary coordinators and a behavior specialist. Questions that specifically concern special education services should be directed through that administrative structure rather than through a general Board contact.
School Administrator Directory
The district contact information also includes school administrators for individual schools and programs. Principals are listed for locations including Prattville Kindergarten School, Prattville Intermediate School, Prattville Primary School, Second Chance, Prattville High School, Marbury Middle School, Autauga Virtual Academy, Marbury High School, Prattville Elementary School, Billingsley School, Autauga County Technology Center, Prattville Junior High School, Daniel Pratt Elementary School, and Pine Level Elementary School.
This school-level directory helps residents distinguish between matters that belong to an individual school and those that require district or Board involvement. Questions about a specific school may be more appropriately directed to that school’s administrator when the issue concerns school-level operations.
Common Board Search Mistakes
One common mistake is treating the Board of Education and the school district’s administrative offices as interchangeable. They are connected parts of the same school system, but their functions differ. The elected Board focuses on governance and policy, while district administrators oversee specialized operational areas.
Another mistake is confusing the school-year calendar with the Board meeting calendar. The district maintains both, and each serves a different purpose.
Residents may also overlook the distinction between current and archived meeting records. Someone searching for a 2020 or 2021 matter should use the previous or archived agenda and minute sections identified by the Board rather than relying on the current calendar display.
A further mistake is contacting a Board member before determining whether a dedicated department handles the matter. Registration, transportation, payroll, finance, special education, curriculum, nutrition, technology, and personnel each have separate contacts in the district directory.
Board Goals and Educational Principles
The Board’s published goals emphasize broad educational access and long-range decision-making. It states that educational opportunities should be provided for all children and that educational offerings should reflect varying student abilities and needs.
The Board also describes education as connected to students’ broader life needs, including physical, mental, social, vocational, and spiritual development. Its stated principles present public education as having both an instructional role and a wider responsibility to contribute positively to community life.
These principles help explain why Board decisions may involve long-term policy considerations rather than only immediate operational concerns. The Board specifically recognizes that the effect of some decisions may not be realized immediately but can influence the direction of education in future years.
Accessibility and Equal Access
Autauga County Schools states that its website is intended to be accessible to the widest possible audience and identifies Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act among the standards it seeks to follow.
The district also states that it does not discriminate in admission, treatment, or access to programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious preference, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, non-English speaking ability, or homeless status. It further states that students with disabilities are to receive needed supports and services for extracurricular programs and activities that are provided during the school day unless doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of the program or activity.
Board and District Offices
Autauga County Schools Board of Education
153 West Fourth Street
Prattville, AL 36067
(334) 365-5706
Autauga County Schools Central Office
153 West Fourth Street
Prattville, AL 36067
(334) 365-5706
Board of Education FAQs
Can I export the Board meeting calendar?
The official Autauga County Schools Board page includes an “Export Month” option with its meeting schedule calendar. This can be useful when you want to keep a copy of the displayed monthly schedule instead of repeatedly checking individual dates. Because special meetings, budget hearings, and other Board sessions may be added or listed separately, check the online calendar again before relying on an earlier exported version.
How do I know a Board webpage is official?
Start with the Autauga County Schools website rather than searching for Board documents through unrelated websites. The district’s official Board page is hosted on acboe.net and provides the school system’s Board information and links to its meeting-management records. Using the district page as your starting point also reduces the risk of relying on an outdated meeting notice, copied agenda, or unofficial directory.
Is there a downloadable district calendar?
Yes. Autauga County Schools provides a downloadable PDF version of its current school-year calendar through the official School Calendar page. This can be helpful when families need an offline copy for planning. Check the webpage before using an older saved PDF, since the district website is the appropriate place to verify the calendar currently being published.
Where should I verify a Board member’s district?
Use the current roster on the official Board page when you need to confirm which numbered district a member represents. This is especially important when working from an older document, saved webpage, or meeting record because Board membership can change over time. The current district website should be treated as the reference point for the presently published roster rather than an archived agenda or previously downloaded document.