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Partisan politics has no place in public education. Please contact Representative Smith and Senator Gresham, as well as all members of the Local Government Subcommittee to let them know that you OPPOSE this legislation. (Contact information is below.) Our kids and our public schools deserve to be represented by people who are focused on them Continue reading BILL FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS KNOX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO SELECT A SUPERINTENDENT MONDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2017 – 3PM The Knox County Board of Education has scheduled a special-called meeting at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017, to select its Director of Schools from the two superintendent finalists for Knox County Schools. The meeting, which Continue reading Called Mtg to Select Superintendent The preliminary rezoning proposal has been drafted for our new middle schools. After a period for community input, the final proposal is expected to be presented to the Board of Education in May.A link to the full draft is available at the bottom of this summary from the Knox County Schools Website:PRELIMINARY Continue reading Draft Rezoning Proposal The Knox County Board of Education works for the passage of new laws designed to advance the cause of improving education and for the repeal or modification of existing laws and the defeat of proposed laws that impede this cause. The Board’s current Legislative Priorities list and other information can be found here: https://www.knoxschools.org/board Continue reading Knox County BOE Legislative Priorities 2017 
The following information is from the Knox County Schools website. Please access all official documents here: Knox County Schools Superintendent ApplicationThe Board of Education is seeking an experienced, discerning leader for the position of Superintendent. Located in Knoxville, Tenn., Knox County Schools serves approximately 60,000 students in 89 schools and was Continue reading KCS Superintendent Search Info There is quite a lot of misinformation being spread about potential rezoning in Knox County Schools. Please look at the actual information being sent out from Knox County Schools, rather than listening to rumors. The new middle schools are set to open in August 2018. (Almost 2 years) There is currently NO PLAN in place Continue reading KCS Middle School Rezoning? The Department of Research and Accountability has a calendar of county-wide testing available here: http://knoxschools.org/Page/2056 Other assessment information can also be found on the KCS Accountability webpage: http://knoxschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4351
I implore you to learn about policy changes that took place during the previous administration and ask your school board members to return responsibility for managing KCS to the BOE. It is their DUTY under the law. Delegating this responsibility to one person is reckless and irresponsible. For years, people have asked how/why the Continue reading A Board Governs Through Policy Though I have not yet seen this letter, Mike Donila reports: “In the letter sent to middle school parents and staff, Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas said the construction of a new Gibbs Middle School and Hardin Valley Middle School could affect as many as 11 of the district’s 14 existing middle schools.” http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2016/11/kcs-new-middle-schools-will-change.html
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