Knox County Schools
Board Committees
The Knox County Board of Education functions as a governing body, making decisions that impact more than 55,000 students and thousands of staff members. While the Board acts as a whole when taking official action, it may establish committees to study specific issues more deeply and efficiently.
865 Academies Steering Committee
Betsy Henderson
Certified Sick Leave Bank Trustees
Katherine Bike
Patricia Fontenot-Ridley
Community Preschool Advisory Committee
Anne Templeton
Coordinated School Health Advisory Council Representative
Patricia Fontenot-Ridley
Ethics Committee Members
John Butler
Lauren Morgan
Travis Wright
Knox County Community Schools Steering Committee
Anne Templeton
Knox County Investment Committee Representative
Travis Wright
Naming Facilities Committee
Katherine Bike
Lauren Morgan
Steve Triplett
Strategic Plan/Superintendent’s Evaluation Committee (Appointed and Announced on 11/6/2023)
John Butler
Kori Lautner
Betsy Henderson
Kristi Kristy
Steve Rudder
Student Representative Selection Committee Representative
Steve Triplett
Board Chair Kristi Kristy shall serve as the Board’s representative on the CEO Champions Council and Partners In Education Foundation.
Board Vice Chair Travis Wright shall serve as the Board’s TSBA Legislative Representative.