KCS Announcements

Fort Sanders Partnership Spans Three Decades

For over 30 years, Connie Mitchell and Mike Hale have shared a classroom, a passion for teaching, and a remarkable partnership at Fort Sanders Educational Development Center.

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West Valley Teacher Is Voice of the Vols ... In Spanish!

Carlos Lopez, a Spanish teacher at West Valley Middle School, is not just an educator—he’s a voice for the Hispanic community, a role model for his students, and the “Spanish Voice of Vamos Vols.”

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KCS Celebrates Mill Creek Ribbon-Cutting

The completed school will open to kindergarten through 5th grade students for the 2024-25 school year, and will include a total of 124,000 square feet with a capacity of 1,200 students.

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KCS, Law Enforcement Partners Discuss Security Initiatives

Knox County Schools on Monday highlighted new security measures that are being implemented to enhance school safety in the 2024-25 academic year, as part of the district’s ongoing “Safe Schools, Safe Students” initiative.

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TCAP Scores Show Growth In Student Achievement

Knox County Schools has continued to see achievement gains in English Language Arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies achievement, according to the latest TCAP scores released this week.

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2024-2025 Administrative Appointments

See the latest updates on administrative appointments for the 2024-2025 school year, including school principals and district leaders.

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Third- and Fourth-grade ELA TCAP Scores Show Continued Improvement

For the third consecutive year, Knox County Schools saw continued growth in third- and fourth- grade reading proficiency on the TCAP exams.

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Congratulations to this year's State Champions

Congratulations to all the KCS student-athletes who won state championships in the 2023-24 school year! Click the headline for a list of team winners.

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District To Provide TCAP Scores Related To Promotion

The State of Tennessee provided new TCAP raw scores to school districts on Monday, May 20, and Knox County Schools will notify families this week about scores related to 4th-grade promotion.

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KCS Celebrates Youth Apprenticeship Week

On Wednesday, Knox County Schools celebrated the first-ever Youth Apprenticeship Week to highlight registered apprenticeships and the benefits they provide.

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Instrument Donation Boosts Middle-School Musicians

In April, Bearden Middle, Gresham Middle, and Vine Middle Magnet received $180,000 in instruments from the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation and the CMA Foundation.

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FY25 Budget Invests In Students, Employees

On Thursday, April 25, the Board of Education voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, a people-focused spending plan that maximizes the district’s resources for the greatest student impact.

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Special-Called BOE Meeting

The Knox County Board of Education will hold a called meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, to discuss and vote on the Knox County Schools Fiscal Year 2025 budget.

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HVA Celebrates Signing Day For Future Teachers

On April 10, Hardin Valley Academy celebrated a Signing Day for seniors in the Teaching As a Profession pathway.

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Community Budget Meeting

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Knox County Schools hosted a community budget meeting. Dr. Jon Rysewyk and other administrators from KCS presented the vision for the FY25 budget highlighted by the largest single investment in staff compension in the history of KCS.

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New JROTC Program Is First For A KCS Middle School

The new program at Gibbs Middle aims to instill discipline and leadership skills, and to help students make a seamless transition into high school.

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District Honors
Teachers Of The Year

Approximately 200 educators were honored at the annual KCS Teacher of the Year banquet at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday evening.

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KCS Sees Significant Increase In Reward Schools

The State of Tennessee has released district and school designations based on data from the 2022-23 school year, and Knox County Schools made strong gains.

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Special Ed Transport Team Helps Meet Student Needs

KCS is committed to helping students with special needs travel safely to school and back, and our team of experts helps identify strategies to overcome challenges that families face.

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2023-2024 Administrative Appointments

See the latest updates on administrative appointments for the 2023-2024 school year, including school principals and districtwide leaders.

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