Focal Points is the Knox County Schools system-wide newsletter published periodically each year. Focal Points is mailed to parents of Knox County students and is also available as a downloadable PDF fle.

Volume 3, Number 4: June 2009 Focal Points

• Farragut High Science Academy  blazes a trail for the KCS
• KCS Teachers of the Year are regional winners
  2009 Teachers of the Year: Flowerree Golatovic, Amy Crawford, Resa Byrd

Volume 3, Number 3: March 2009 Focal Points

• Building on Strength: Excellence for all children
  A vision for The Knox County Schools
• Curriculum and testing standards increase, emphasis on application
• Coordinated School Health takes measures to combat Type 2 Diabetes

Volume 3, Number 2: November 2008 Focal Points

• New classroom websites streamline communication
• Parent Alert: Rise in teen prescription drug abuse seen
• Annenberg report on Central Office released

Volume 3, Number 1: August 2008 Focal Points

• Moving to Excellence: The first steps
• HS Redesign: Academies and Small Learning Communities
• Special Education: The Parent, Student, and Educator Team

Volume 2, Number 3: March 2008 Focal Points

• Expanding technology enhances family engagement
• Excellence through literacy: Reading is the key to all other academic success
• School Coupons continue to provide needed funds
• Professional Learning Communities: Placing focus on student learning, not centent delivery

Volume 2, Number 2: November 2007 Focal Points

• Knox County initiates more physical activity and coordinated health program
• Excellence through literacy: Reading is the key to all other academic success
• Knox County Schools operating budget and the budget process

Volume 2, Number 1: August 2007 Focal Points

• Partners in Education program completes 25 years of support
• Knox teacher to present at national early childhood education conference
• Calendar for 2007, 2008; Frequently Used Telephone Numbers

Volume 1, Number 5: June 2007 Focal Points

• KCS is selected to participate in education redesign network
• KCS establishes new mathematics requirements for graduation
• Calendar for 2007, 2008; Frequently Used Telephone Numbers

Volume 1, Number 4: April 2007 Focal Points

• Knox County School System looks beyond No Child Left Behind
• Building Communications between home and school
• KCS selects teachers of the year

Volume 1, Number 3: Februray 2007 Focal Points

• SACS accreditation is helping to make every school great
• The Superintendent's Message
• The High School GPA: An indicator of college readiness?
• Tune to KCS-TV on Comcast channel 10 and on our website

Volume 1, Number 2: November 2006 Focal Points

• The Superintendent's Message
• Value-Added Assessment: A window on the future
• NCLB and TCAP: When shold parents be concerned

Volume 1, Number 1: August 2006 Focal Points

• Early Childhood programs prepare children to succeed
• The Superintendent's Message
• FluMist to be offered again in 2006
• Middle school grading period changes
• Lost lunch money is a thing of the past
• School safety and security