 Bredesen, Webb, Frist kick off Education Coalition Group's first project: Campaign to raise standards awareness  Gov. Phil Bredesen, Education Commissioner Tim Webb, and former U. S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist this week are launching the First to the Top Coalition, a statewide alliance of more than 30 business, community, and education groups joining together to support public education reform in Tennessee.The coalition's first project is "Expect More, Achieve More: Raising the Bar in Tennessee Schools," a campaign designed to raise parent and public awareness of higher academic standards in the classroom. The campaign is working to get ahead of the release of new Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) scores in late September. (Continue story) Engaged Mentors make a difference in young lives Become a knoxAchieves mentor knoxAchieves is recruiting its third class of volunteer mentors. Launched in the Fall of 2008, knoxachieves provides an opportunity for Knox County public high school graduates to receive up to $3000 for community college tuition. The heart of knoxAchieves is the mentoring component. (Read more, get involved) Boyd Gift funds UT-Knox County Schools Full-Service Schools Project at Pond Gap The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Knox County Schools will partner to improve the lives -- and education -- of children at one local school, thanks to a three-year pilot project being funded by UT alumnus and Doyle High School graduate (now South-Doyle High School) Randy Boyd. (Read More) Capital Improvement Plan A Sensible School Building Plan -Dr. Jim McIntyre, Superintendent, Knox Counthy Schools
2010-2011 BUDGET Approved Budget 2010-11 (Updated 7-26-2010)
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New Teacher Celebration at Bearden August 6The 2010 New Teacher Celebration is Friday, August 6 at Bearden High School from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. This is for all new teachers in the Knox County Schools. New teachers will receive unscheduled in-service credit for this meeting. Lunch is provided. Aspiring School Principals Begin Study at UT Leadership Academy June 1, 2010 Twelve Knox County educators begin their studies on Thursday, June 3, in The Leadership Academy, a new full-time, intensive 15-month fellowship program for aspiring school principals at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (Read More) Leadership Academy is cooperative venture with UT, KCS  The Center for Educational Leadership, a collaborative venture between the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences and Knox County Schools, has been established at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with funding from a private gift. Part of the program is the Leadership Academy to train future administrators. (More Details)First Year Cohort Knox County Schools Strategic Plan: "Excellence for All Children"
 June 2009The strategic plan is the culmination of a year-long effort to identify and assess the strengths and the needs of the Knox County Schools. The plan builds on the vision for the future, Building on Strength: Excellence for All Children, that I presented to the Board of Education and the community in December 2008.
Strategic Plan Presentation June 13, 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: Knox County Schools Mission:
Knox County Schools will enable all students to achieve academic success based on established performance standards and students' individual needs and abilities, by providing highly trained teachers, a nurturing environment and by partnering with parents and the community to ensure that a commitment to education continues outside the classroom. |
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- New Teacher Celebration
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