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Knox County Schools Strategic Plan: "Excellence for All Children"
 June 2009Just as we did with the development of the vision, we have had broad stakeholder participation and comment as we have developed this strategic plan. We have collected insights at multiple community forums and meetings with school leaders. The Knox County Council PTA, the Knox County Education Association, the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and our school principals were also represented on the strategic plan advisory group. This strategic plan provides a blueprint for our actions, and defines our success for the next five years. There are areas in this strategic plan that are very specific in nature, elements that are more general, and some components that will require additional research and analysis. We have clearly established goals and initiatives that will be regularly measured using a variety of methods and metrics. This strategic plan provides for the productive development of our instructional practices, processes, and systems, as well as an educational culture that will enable us to realize higher levels of academic success for all students, and achieve our vision of Excellence for All Children. Sincerely,  James P. McIntyre, Jr. Superintendent Related Links:
NCLB data highlights progress and challenges
Sixty- seven of the 86 schools in the Knox County School System either made the NCLB benchmarks outright or showed adequate yearly progress for 2009. KNOX COUNTY TEACHER IS EAST TENNESSEE TEACHER OF THE YEAR  Resa Byrd, A. L. Lotts, selected East Tennessee Teacher of the YearNashville, TN – A. L. Lotts 4th Grade Teacher Resa Byrd was selected as the East Tennessee Teacher of the Year during the Annual Teacher of the Year banquet November 5 in Nashville. “Teaching is a wonderful career. It is a privilege and a calling and it’s also hard work and you need to be ready and willing to give to people more than you could have ever dreamed, but it is one of the most rewarding things you could ever choose to be,” Byrd said. (Read More) PARTNERS IN ACTION
Knox County Schools to receive $8,300 via Project Classroom Prestige Cleaners presented a check for $500 to Powell Elementary School as part of an $8,300 donation via Project Classroom, a year-round fundraising program for area public K-12 schools. According to Eddie Mannis, President of Prestige Cleaners, checks for varying amounts will be mailed to an additional 28 schools. The program is dependent on customers writing the name of the school they want Prestige to support on the back of their dry cleaning receipts. A percentage of the sales receipts are then donated to those schools. Undesignated receipts are assigned to economically challenged schools. HONOR OUR VETERANS  Veterans' Day Parade November 11th DowntownThe annual Veterans' Day Parade begins at 10:45 a.m. November 11 in downtown Knoxville. The event will be broadcast on WBIR-TV News2 as well. Several Knox County Schools marching bands will participate. (More about Veterans Day including teacher guides) SUPERINTENDENT'S PUBLIC FORUMS Next Public Forum is at Fulton, November 17th The Superintendent of Knox County Schools will conduct four public forums during the 2009-2010 school year to hear and discuss community, parent and student comments and insights about the Knox County Schools. All sessions will begin at 6:00 p.m. and are open to residents across Knox County. The forum dates are as follows: Halls Middle School
October 26, 2009
4317 E. Emory Road Fulton High School
November 17, 2009
2509 N. Broadway South-Doyle High School
February 23, 2010
2020 Tipton Station Road Karns High School
March 9, 2010 2710 Byington-Solway Road |
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