This year's Trick-or-Treat Attendance Challenge celebration was one for the books! 🎃🎉

It brought us endless joy to see our students and employees all dressed up to celebrate spook-tacular attendance! And for all of our students' and families' hard work, it was only fitting to transform the board into a Halloween wonderland! Our Central Office employees brought their A-game, creating a magical and unforgettable experience for our students. We hope all of our classes had a wonderful time, because we sure did!

Thank you to everyone who made today's trick-or-treat trip possible! 💙
13 days ago, JEFCOED
A child dressed like a doctor smiles while standing outside a building.
A child dressed like little red riding hood walks down a hallway while holding a bag of candy.
A child dressed as a cat smiles while rolling through a hall in her wheelchair. She holds a bag of candy in her hand.
A child dressed as batman smiles while sitting in a chair.
A child wearing a halloween costume smiles while standing outdoors. He holds a toy in one hand and a candy bag in the other.
A child dressed as Michael Jackson holds a candy bag and walks down a hallway.
A child dressed as a purple care bear sits cross-legged on the floor in a room.
Women dressed as characters from Inside Out speak to children as they sit in a wagon inside a colorful room.
A child smiles and holds a candy bag in his hands.
🩷 BROOKVILLE GOES PINK! 🩷 Last Thursday, Brookville Elementary was filled with PINK as our students, faculty, and staff came together for our Pink Out in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 🎀 We are especially grateful to celebrate two of our very own breast cancer survivors, Ms. Rountree and Ms. M. Cox! 💕 Your strength, courage, and resilience are an inspiration to our entire Bear Cub family! Today and every day, we honor the survivors, remember those we've lost, and stand in support of those still fighting. 🎀 Together, we wear PINK for hope, strength, awareness, and love! #BreastCancerAwareness #BrookvilleGoesPink #JefcoedStrong
20 days ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Faculty and staff pose for a picture in pink.
Teacher & students pose in their pink.
Librarian & P.E. coach pose in pink!
🧡 WE CHOOSE KINDNESS! 🧡 Today, Brookville Elementary turned ORANGE in recognition of Unity Day! Our students and teachers stood together to send one powerful message: WE CHOOSE KINDNESS! 🧡 Through their voices and actions, our Bear Cubs are taking a stand against bullying of ALL kinds while promoting kindness, acceptance, inclusion, and respect. 🧡 One school. One voice. One message. WE CHOOSE KINDNESS because KINDNESS WINS EVERY TIME! 🧡 #UnityDay2026 #WeChooseKindness #KindnessWins #StopBullying #BrookvilleElementary
20 days ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Teachers and students walking in as peer helpers cheer with signs & orange pom-poms!
Faculty & staff pose for a picture in orange.
🎉🐻❤️🖤 Congratulations to Our September Honorees! 🖤❤️🐻🎉 Brookville Elementary School is proud to celebrate our outstanding Students of the Month and Teacher of the Month for September! 🌟 Students of the Month 🌟 - Kapri Sampson - Destiny McCrory - Damien Berry - Lily Maravilla - Zoie McCallum 🍎 Teacher of the Month 🍎 - Mrs. Tara Motte We are so proud of these amazing Bear Cubs and our dedicated educator! Thank you for demonstrating excellence, hard work, and a commitment to making Brookville a wonderful place to learn and grow! Let's show our September honorees some love in the comments! 👏🏽❤️🖤 #BrookvilleElementary #StudentsOfTheMonth #TeacherOfTheMonth #JefcoedStrong
27 days ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Kapri Sampson, Destiny McCrory, and Damien Berry show off their Student of the Month Certificates!
Zoie McCallum and Lily Maravilla show off their Student of the Month Certificates!
Principal Harris poses with Mrs. Motte, who is holding a teacher of the month door sign.
Gardendale Rockets Homecoming Game | Live on JEFCOED TV 🎉🏈 Join us this Friday as the Gardendale Rockets host Huffman High School in our JEFCOED TV Game of the Week! Tune in at 6:30 p.m. to watch our pregame show featuring student spotlights and homecoming festivities, followed by our Game of the Week at 7 p.m. Find out where to watch below! ⬇️ 📺 JEFCOED TV App: Download on Roku, Amazon Fire, or Apple TV 💻 Online: View on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, or jefcoed.com/tv
29 days ago, JEFCOED
Graphic announces JEFCOED TV’s live coverage of the football game between Gardendale and Huffman High Schools on Oct. 16
"What's been going on at Brookville?" Part 2

On September 29th, Brookville Elementary hosted a Hispanic Heritage Parent Night. We had good food, good entertainment, and we learned a little more about Hispanic Heritage.

Special thanks to Ms. Bates for planning a great event and to Ms. Crawford for leading our choir/band in music! Shout out to Ms. Harris and the Brookville teachers for being awesome at serving food.

If you missed it, you missed a great event!
about 1 month ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Students singing on stage while Ms. Crawford directs from the floor. Guitarist is standing on the floor playing.
Ms. Bates and Ms. Crawford pictured with the choir students and the guitarist in front of the stage.
Choir students posing in front of the stage holding giant maracas.
Principal and teachers serving food to students.
Teachers posing for a picture behind the food service table.
Students sitting and waving Hispanic flags.
Students singing on stage.
Parents eating in the lunchroom, Ms. Bates assisting.
Students sitting on the gym floor with mini flags from different Hispanic countries.
Did you miss us? We are sorry that we are little bit behind on posting! So, please allow us to catch you up on "What's been happening at Brookville Elementary?"

First up, Grandparents' Day! We are grateful to all grandparents who joined us on September 28th to have lunch with their kiddos! We know that many more of you wanted to join us, but couldn't. Please be on the lookout for more ways to support the students of Brookville.

#BroovilleElementarySchool
#GrandparentsDay
#JefcoedStrong
about 1 month ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Pictures of students with their grandparents eating lunch.
Pictures of students with their grandparents eating lunch.
Hey JEFCOED Family! 👋 This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 9, 2026) is an E-Learning Day for students, and that schools will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 for Columbus Day. We hope you enjoy your long weekend!
about 1 month ago, JEFCOED
Graphic is a reminder that JEFCOED schools will be closed Oct. 9 and Oct. 12 for an E-Learning Day and Columbus Day.
Help nourish student success! 🥪🍎 ESS Alabama is hiring School Food Service Workers for Jefferson County Schools. 



-$15/hour 

-7:00 AM – 1:30 PM 

-School-based position 

-Make a difference every day! 



📝Apply today at ess.com or 📲text "JCS CNP" to 225-592-1700.
about 1 month ago, JEFCOED
ESS and Jefferson County Schools, We Are Hiring School Food Service Workers, $15 an hour, 7:00 AM to 1:30 PM, School-based position. Apply now at ess.com or text "JCS CNP" to 225-592-1700.
Happy National Custodian Day to our AMAZING custodians here at JEFCOED! 🎉💙

You truly make a profound difference in our schools each day, and we sincerely appreciate the work you put in! Thank you for ensuring our campuses are clean, safe, and healthy. You do tremendous work!

JEFCOED Family — be sure to show your custodians some major appreciation today and everyday! 👏✨
about 1 month ago, JEFCOED
Graphic celebrates National Custodian Day.
To our supportive, encouraging, and driven principals here at JEFCOED — we celebrate you and thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students and educators each day! 📚

We deeply admire your passion for education and are extremely grateful you're here at Jefferson County Schools! 💙 Happy National Principals Month!
about 1 month ago, JEFCOED
Graphic celebrates National Principals Month.
Supporting student voices, encouraging creative solutions, and instilling confidence in our young leaders — these are just a few reasons why the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council helps us redefine the standard here at JEFCOED!

Thank you to each student who offered their valuable insight during Friday’s SSAC meeting at McAdory Middle School! Collaboration between our students and leaders ensures a bright future for our district, and we are grateful to have students dedicated to the success of fellow and future scholars!
about 1 month ago, JEFCOED
Children sit at a table inside a school library. One of the children is talking.
JEFCOED Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin speaks to a library of students.
JEFCOED Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin stands up in a school library and speaks to students as they sit at a table.
Students sit at a table in a library and speak to each other.
JEFCOED Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin speaks to students as they sit at a table in a library.
Students sit at a table inside a library.
Today our schools were decked out in a sea of yellow and gold to advocate for Childhood Cancer awareness!🎗️

We appreciate each student, educator, administrator, and employee who supported Hope for Autumn Foundation's Give Hope Day! It was incredibly moving to see our JEFCOED Family stand behind such a meaningful cause. 💛
about 2 months ago, JEFCOED
A woman smiles while holding a child. They stand in front of a sign for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
A woman wearing a Childhood Cancer awareness shirt smiles for a photo.
A student and a teacher smile for a photo while standing in a school hallway. They both wear yellow.
Educators wearing yellow smile for a photo inside a classroom.
A man, woman, and child smile for a photo while standing inside a school.
A child smiles outdoors for a photo while wearing a Childhood Cancer Awareness shirt.
A man and a woman smile for a photo in a school hallway. They both wear yellow.
Children wearing yellow shirts smile for a photo in a school gym.
Students and a teacher smile for a photo in a school hallway. They all wear yellow shirts.
Campuses throughout our district are already decked out in gold ahead of Give Hope Day tomorrow!🎗️

Be sure to wear gold or yellow on Thursday, September 24, 2026, as we team up with the Hope for Autumn Foundation to raise awareness of childhood cancer and advocate for resources to support patient families.

Give Hope Day hits close to home for many families in our district, and our hearts are with each of you who have a child who has battled cancer or is currently fighting. We stand with you during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and beyond. 💛
about 2 months ago, JEFCOED
Sign advertising Give Hope Day is displayed outside a school. In the background, wreaths with yellow ribbons on them hang on the school building.
Wreaths with yellow ribbons hang outside a school.
Close-up image of a wreath with a yellow ribbon hangs outside a school.
🎶🌎 Rhythms of Hispanic Heritage: A Family Celebration! 🌎🎶 Brookville Elementary School invites our families to join us for an evening celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through music, poetry, culture, and a Parade of Flags! ❤️ Our students will take center stage for a Student Music Showcase & Cultural Celebration, highlighting the rich heritage and traditions of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. 🇲🇽 🇭🇳 🇬🇹 📅 Tuesday, September 29 ⏰ 5:00–6:30 PM 📍 Brookville Elementary School Gym Come celebrate the beautiful cultures represented within our Brookville family! We look forward to celebrating with you! 🎉🎵 ¡Esperamos celebrar con nuestras familias de Brookville! #BrookvilleElementary #HispanicHeritageMonth #BrookvilleBearCubs #JefcoedStrong
about 2 months ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Flyer for Brookville Elementary School’s “Rhythms of Hispanic Heritage / Ritmos de la Herencia Hispana: A Family Celebration / Una Celebración Familiar.” The event is Tuesday, September 29, from 5:00–6:30 PM in the Brookville Elementary School Gym. The Student Music Showcase & Cultural Celebration celebrates the heritage and traditions of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala through music, poetry, culture, and a Parade of Flags. The colorful flyer features papel picado, flowers, musical instruments, and illustrated children celebrating Hispanic heritage.
🎶 Brookville 4th & 5th Grade Field Trip Fun! 🎶 Our 4th and 5th grade students had an amazing time today at the Alys Stephens Center experiencing two-time Grammy Award-winning artist Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience! Students enjoyed the music, culture, and energy of Zydeco—and several of our very own Brookville students even had the opportunity to go on stage and play instruments with the band! 🪗🎵 What an exciting experience! It was a day filled with music, culture, learning, laughter, and memories! Our Bear Cubs thoroughly enjoyed every moment! 🐻❤️🖤 #BrookvilleElementary #BrookvilleBearCubs #JefcoedStrong #FieldTripFun
about 2 months ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
Students from different schools got to play frottoirs & tambourine on stage.
4th graders posing with Ms. Caldwell & two band members..
🐾❤️ Meet Our Dynamic Duo! Brookville Elementary Meet Our Dynamic DUO 4th & 5th Grade Team ELA SOCIAL STUDIES MATH SCIENCE 4th Grade Homeroom 5th Grade Homeroom Different Subjects Same Students Bigger Impact! Tiffany N. Caldwell ELA & SOCIAL STUDIES Rhonda Graves MATH & SCIENCE One Team ♥ Two Grades ♥ All In for Our Bear Cubs! KIND HEARTS ♥ BRIGHT MINDS ♥ BRIGHTER FUTURES Meet our Dynamic Duo! ❤️🖤 Ms. Caldwell and Mrs. Graves work together to teach all of our 4th and 5th grade Bear Cubs across the four core subjects. Different subjects, different homerooms, but ONE team with ONE goal—helping our Bear Cubs learn, grow, and succeed! 📚➗🔬🌎🐾 #BrookvilleElementary #BrookvilleBearCubs #JefcoedStrong
about 2 months ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Graphic introduces the 4th & 5th Grade teachers, Ms. Caldwell and Mrs. Graves.
STUDENT FLU VACCINE CLINIC 10/1/26 Health Heroes will be at BES on October 1st for a student flu vaccine clinic. Consent forms were sent home today with students. Please complete and return the form if you want your student to receive a flu vaccine. Scan the QR code on the form for vaccine information. Forms are due Friday 9/25. Contact Nurse Betsy at bcsmith@jefcoed.com or 205-379-2706 if you have questions or need a form.
about 2 months ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Graphic includes information about the school flu clinic.
🔴⚫⚪ We connected the DOTS today at Brookville Elementary! ⚪⚫🔴 Our teachers and students joined in the fun of celebrating National Dot Day—a day that encourages creativity, courage, and making your mark! From dots big and small to lots of smiles, our Bear Cubs showed that every one of us has something special to contribute. ❤️🐻 Take a look at some of the fun from today! #NationalDotDay #MakeYourMark #BrookvilleElementary #JefcoedStrong
about 2 months ago, Tiffany Caldwell
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville Elementary teachers and students smile for photos while wearing dots in celebration of National Dot Day.
Brookville student shows off her polka dotted socks!
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, JEFCOED Family! 💙

We are thrilled to embark on the month ahead, filled with celebrations of Hispanic culture, history and traditions! From engaging lessons inside the classroom to joyous festivals that bring the community together, we can’t wait to share with you the many ways our district will commemorate and honor Hispanic Heritage Month!
about 2 months ago, JEFCOED
Graphic has text celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and a collage of photos from past JEFCOED Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.