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When a Superintendent presents an opening plan to a school board for a vote of adoption, one would expect the Superintendent and his administrative staff to also support that plan. This has not been the case in Knox County Schools. Not only has the plan been changed (without a Board vote) multiple times, but members Continue reading KCS Administration Refuses to Follow Board Vote I am very humbled by the outpouring of support that continued through my fist term and into the campaign for a second term. As the world changes, we must remain steadfast in our resolve to support students in our public schools and to reject attempts to divert our public tax dollars to private institutions. As Continue reading THANK YOU! Please join the Owen4Schools Team for a Campaign Kick-off Reception/Meet & Greet this Saturday afternoon, January 11th from 2-4pm at the Continue reading Campaign Kickoff 2020! The following is the draft “Released Time” policy, with questions interspersed. The policy language is in black text and the questions are in blue text. I will post answers in green text as soon as they are given. * A new version of this policy was sent Continue reading Questions on Release Time Policy III – Draft Policy for Dec 4 There have been many questions regarding a potential policy for KCS to allow “released time for religious moral instruction.” This is part II in a series of posts to consider those questions.
What are teachers saying about the possibility of the Knox County Board of Education adopting a “released time” policy? Continue reading Questions on a Released Time Policy II – Teacher Perspective There have been many questions regarding a potential policy for KCS to allow “released time for religious moral instruction.” Some of those questions will be covered in this and subsequent posts. If you have other questions, please post them in the comments or email your Knox County Board of Education members. Continue reading Questions on “Released Time” Policy I There is some confusion regarding the Knox County Board of Education’s consideration of a “Released Time” policy. This is a policy discussion – NOT a discussion regarding the merits of a program. Once the policy is in place, ANY program can take time from instruction at ANY Knox County school. The Board of Education cannot Continue reading Knox County BOE Considers Release Time There are a lot of high-powered people working very hard to convince the public that moving the Knox County Schools Administrative Offices and the Board of Education into the TVA East Tower is a great deal. It seems that they believe convincing the public will, in turn, pressure the Board of Education to accept this Continue reading TVA Tower Doesn’t Meet District Needs Putting Knox County Schools in the TVA Towers will limit public access.*REAL ID is only one of many concerns regarding placing our public schools’ administrative offices in a federal building. Please see my other posts on the TVA Tower to get a sense of the magnitude of problems with this deal.
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