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Hamblen County Students will return to school for a half-day on August 1st and there are a few reminders for parents and guardians.

County schools will be serving breakfast, but won’t be serving lunch on the partial day which counts as the first day of school.

The district encourages students to utilize the free breakfast that will be served at each school, as the district will not be serving lunch.

Students will return for their first full day of school on Thursday, August 3rd.

The Parent Portal Login address has changed. The system that allows parents to monitor their child’s schooling and see any district updates has a new URL. It is now accessed at HCBOE.POWERSCHOOL.COM.

The district asks families if they have saved or bookmarked the old URL for Parent Portal to make sure they are using the new site.

If families seek free or reduced lunches for their children they must fill out an application and be approved based on income status.

Hamblen County Schools encourage all families to apply regardless of if they assume they will be approved or not. Families can find the application on the Hamblen County School’s website.

If a student is on reduced lunch the cost per meal drops to 40 cents regardless of the grade level.

Hamblen County schools will continue to provide a free breakfast to students regardless of application status.

The free and reduced meal applications can be found on the school district’s website.

If you need assistance on completing the application or have any questions, contact the child’s school directly.

With children changing grades each grade requests different supplies needed for the school year.

Hamblen County Schools is introducing a new way to find students’ class supply lists with “TeacherLists.”

Families can now log on from a mobile device or computer, to find a student’s supply lists and shop directly from the site.

Parents and guardians can find the link to “TeacherLists” on the county’s website.

The district encourages families to utilize the upcoming Sales Tax Holiday which will be held from July 28-July 30.

Eligible purchases include clothing and shoes valued at $100 or less, school or art supplies costing $100 or less and computers for personal use priced at $1,500 or less.

Included in the holiday is a three-month-long grocery sales tax holiday from Aug. 1 through Oct. 31, applying to food and food ingredients.

The holiday does not include prepared food, alcohol, dietary supplements, tobacco or candy.