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School Start and Dismissal Times
Scheduled Half-Days
(Updated August 9, 2024)Knox County Schools will include four half-days for students in the 2024-25 school year. This initiative is designed to improve student learning outcomes by providing regular, designated times for teachers to prepare lessons, evaluate student progress, work together, and receive professional development.
Dismissal times on the four half-days will be the same as other scheduled half-days.
They will be held on the following days:
- September 18, 2024
- November 20, 2024
- February 12, 2025
- March 26, 2025
Dismissal Times for Full-Days and Half-DaysAll Preschool Programs
Full Day: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1/2 Day Dismissal Time: 10:30 a.m. At the following schools:- Adrian Burnett Elementary
- Amherst Elementary
- Bearden Elementary
- Belle Morris Elementary
- Bonny Kate Elementary
- Brickey-McCloud Elementary
- Carter Elementary
- Cedar Bluff Preschool
- Christenberry Elementary
- Copper Ridge Elementary
- Dogwood Elementary
- East Knox County Elementary
- Fair Garden Family Center
- Fort Sanders Educational Development Center
- Gibbs Elementary
- Halls Elementary
- Inskip Elementary
- Karns Preschool
- Lonsdale Elementary
- Maynard Elementary
- Mill Creek Elementary
- Mooreland Heights Elementary
- Northshore Elementary
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary
- Pond Gap Elementary
- Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy
- South Knox Elementary
- Spring Elementary
- Sunnyview Elementary
- West Haven Elementary
- West Hills Elementary
- West View Elementary
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Full Day: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. 1/2 Day Dismissal Time: 11:15 a.m. Elementary School Exceptions:- Lonsdale Elementary School: 7:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Middle School
Full Day: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1/2 Day Dismissal Time: Noon High School
High Schools
Routine School Hours
1/2 Day Dismissal Times
Exceptions
Austin-East 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Noon NA Bearden 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Career Magnet Academy 9:25 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. NA Carter 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Central 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Farragut 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Fulton 8:25 a.m - 3:30 p.m. Noon 2 p.m. Early Release WednesdaysGibbs 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Halls 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Hardin Valley Academy 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon M-F 7 a.m. Early Instruction Karns 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon M-F 7 a.m. Early Instruction Dr. Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Noon NA L & N STEM Academy 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Early Release MondaysPowell 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon (9:00 a.m. Late Arrival WednesdaysSouth-Doyle 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon M-F 7 a.m. Early Instruction West 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Noon NA Other Centers/Schools
Early dismissal times could vary depending on bus schedules.Location
Full Day
1/2 Day Dismissal Time
Fair Garden Family Community Center 7:10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 11:15 a.m. Fort Sanders Educational Dev. Center 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. 10:30/11 a.m. Knoxville Adaptive Educational Center (KAEC) 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Noon Richard Yoakley School 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Noon Ridgedale School 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Noon