Magnet School Task Force to meet
12/22/2006 Media Advisory 06-103
The task force established by the Knox County Board of Education to develop a long-term plan for magnet schools in Knox County will conduct an organization meeting at . . .

Board Of Education Work Session And Change to January Meeting Schedule
12/14/2006 Media Advisory 06-102
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, in the first floor boardroom of the Andrew Johnson . . .

PACA to Donate Body Armor for Security Officers
12/12/2006 News Release 06-101
The Protective Apparel Corporation of America will donate over $32,000 worth of body armor Thursday, Dec. 14, to Knox County schools for use by Knox County Schools security . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
12/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-100
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, Dec. 6, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
12/01/2006 Media Advisory 06-099
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session Monday, Dec. 4 at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of Fulton High School. The school is . . .

School Board to consider charter school application
11/28/2006 Media Advisory 06-098
The Knox County Board of Education will conduct a called meeting at noon Thursday, Nov. 30 to consider a charter school application submitted by the Florence Crittenton Agency . . .

Board Of Education Executive Session and Work Session
11/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-097
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an executive session with the Board attorney beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, to discuss litigation. The executive . . .

Knox County Schools celebrate most successful coupons campaign yet
11/16/2006 Media Advisory 06-096
Knox County Schools will conduct a celebration and appreciation luncheon Friday, November 17 at 11:30 a.m. to recognize top-selling schools and students, corporate sponsors and school coupon . . .

Magnet School Task Force Discussion
11/14/2006 Media Advisory 06-095
Knox County Board of Education members Sam Anderson and Indya Kincannon will meet with Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Donna Wright to discuss the establishment of . . .

Schools get new principals for a day
11/13/2006 Media Advisory 06-094
Forty Knox County public schools will welcome an additional principal to the building Tuesday, November 14 as 41 local business and community leaders participate in the Principal for . . .

Rotarians join hands with KCS to encourage greater literacy
11/10/2006 Media Advisory 06-093
The West Knoxville Rotary Club will begin the presenting dictionaries to all 3rd grade students in Knox County Schools at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at Pond . . .

Trustees and School Board members confer
11/08/2006 Media Advisory 06-091
The Trustees of the Great Schools Partnership and members of the Knox County Board of Education will meet informally Thursday, Nov. 9, from 2:00 p.m. until 3 . . .

Knox County middle school students to ‘Shoot for the Cure’
11/08/2006 Media Advisory 06-090
Knox County middle school students will ‘Shoot for the Cure’ in their first annual basketball jamboree on November 9 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Admission into the jamboree . . .

Northwest Middle School shows appreciation to Mayor Ragsdale
11.08/2006 Media Advisory 06-089
Northwest Middle School will be holding a special ceremony to thank Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale for a new marquee on Thursday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m . . .

School bus contractors ask for help to fill the bus
11/06/2006 News Release 06-087
The Knox County School Bus Contractors Association is holding their annual food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 251 Walker Springs Road . . .

KCS students to “drink it then sink it”
11/06/2006 Media Advisory 06-086
Students in 35 Knox County schools will soon learn how to “drink it then sink it” through a new recycling program teaches students to respect the environment by . . .

Evaluation Review Committee to meet
10/31/2006 Media Advisory 06-085
The three-member committee appointed by the Board of Education to review the design and structure of the superintendent’s evaluation instrument will meet at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov . . .

Student Holiday for November 7
10/30/2006 Media Advisory 06-084
Tuesday Nov. 7, is a scheduled staff development day for Knox County Schools. This will be a student holiday, and no classes are scheduled. School system employees will . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
10/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-083
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 1, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
10/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-082
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Evaluation Review Committee to meet
10/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-081
The three-member committee appointed by the Board of Education to review the design and structure of the superintendent’s evaluation instrument will meet following the Board of Education work . . .

Informal meeting with School Board members
10/12/2006 Media Advisory 06-080
Members of the Knox County Schools senior staff will meet informally with several members of the Board of Education today at 4:30 p.m. at Tony’s Pizza and . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
10/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-080
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Mooreland Heights students learn Korean culture through music
10/11/2006 Media Advisory 06-079
Students at Mooreland Heights Elementary School will have the opportunity to watch the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Korean Percussion Ensemble Friday, Oct. 13 at 9:30 a.m . . .

Board of Education work session rescheduled
10/10/2006 Media Advisory 06-078
The Knox County Board of Education work session previously scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16 at 5:00 p.m. is rescheduled to Monday, Oct. 23 at 5:00 p.m . . .

Informal Meeting with School Board members
10/09/2006 Media Advisory 06-077
The Superintendent of Schools for Knox County, Dr. Charles Lindsey, will meet informally with several members of his staff and Board of Education members Karen Carson and Thomas . . .

Knox County students vote for school lunch
10/06/2006 Media Advisory 06-076
Knox County students will mark the beginning of National School Lunch Week with a kick-off celebration on Oct. 9 at 9:00 a.m. at Carter Elementary School located . . .

Informal Meeting with School Board members
10/03/2006 Media Advisory 06-075
The Superintendent of Schools for Knox County, Dr. Charles Lindsey, will meet informally with several members of his staff and Board of Education members Karen Carson and Thomas . . .

School System to conduct community meetings
10/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-074
Knox County Schools will conduct three community meetings to solicit community public comment concerning the development of an attendance zone for the new Hardin Valley High School. A . . .

College and Career Fair Scheduled
09/29/2006 Media Advisory 06-073
The Smoky Mountain Counseling Association, Knox County high school counselors, and The University of Tennessee are hosting the fifteenth annual regional College and Career Fair Oct. 12 from . . .

Dine Out for Education raises thousands for schools
09/29/2006 News Release 06-072
The final check has arrived to show the Knox County Schools’ third annual Dine Out for Education raised $17,025.07, a $1652 increase from the previous year. More than . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
9/29/2006 Media Advisory 06-071
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 4, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Executive Session and Work Session
09/29/2006 Media Advisory 06-070
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an executive session with the Board attorney beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, to discuss litigation. The executive . . .

New Board Member Orientation
09/26/2006 Media Advisory 06-069
New Knox County Board of Education members Thomas Deakins and Rex Stooksbury will meet with Superintendent Dr. Charles Lindsey and members of his staff to discuss various aspects . . .

It’s coupon time in Knox County Schools
09/18/2006 Media Advisory 06-068
Knox County Schools’ annual school coupon book fundraiser will begin Thursday, Sept. 21 at 9:30 a.m. with a kickoff event at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School located at 1810 . . .

Board Of Education Executive Session and Work Session
09/14/2006 Media Advisory 06-067
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an executive session with the Board attorney beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, to discuss litigation. The executive . . .

School Board to conduct extended work session
09/07/2006 Media Advisory 06-066
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an extended work session Sept. 10-11 at the Dancing bear Lodge, 137 Apple Valley Way, in Townsend, Tenn. Agenda . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
09/14/2006 Media Advisory 06-066
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, Sept.18, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

School Board to conduct extended work session
09/05/2006 Media Advisory 06-065
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an extended work session Sept. 10-11 at the Dancing bear Lodge, 137 Apple Valley Way, in Townsend, Tenn. An . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
08/31/2006 Media Advisory 06-064
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
08/31/2006 Media Advisory 06-063
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, Sept. 6, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board members to hold community meetings
08/22/2006 Media Advisory 06-062
Cindy Buttry, 3rd representative to the Knox County Board of Education, will hold a community meeting Tuesday, August 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Karns High School to . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
08/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-061
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, August 21, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Most schools continue to meet or beat federal mandates
08/16/2006 News Release 06-060
The State of Tennessee released Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program results today based on No Child Left Behind benchmarks, and Knox County schools continued to meet the standards or . . .

School Board to host County Commissioners
08/15/2006 Media Advisory 06-059
The Knox County Board of Education will host two discussion sessions Thursday, August 17 for current and newly elected Knox County Commissioners. The focus of the discussions will . . .

Powell Middle to open on schedule
08/09/2006 Media Advisory 06-058
Incorrect information regarding the opening of Powell Middle School ran in the Aug. 7 edition of the Fountain City Focus. Please disregard this information. Powell Middle School will . . .

KCS Teacher Supply Depot to open Saturday
08/03/2006 Media Advisory 06-056
On Saturday, Aug. 5, Knox County Schools will open the Teacher Supply Depot for the first time during the 2006-2007 school year. Knox County teachers, teaching assistants . . .

KCS to conduct new teacher orientation
08/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-055
Knox County Schools will conduct a new teacher orientation session on Aug. 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Central High School. The school system . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
07/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-054
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, August 2, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
07/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-053
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 31, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Board Of Education Called Meeting and Work Session
07/13/2006 Media Advisory 06-052
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a called meeting and work session beginning at 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 17 in the first floor Board Room . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
06/29/2006 Media Advisory 06-051
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, July 5, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
06/29/2006 Media Advisory 06-050
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Knox County Schools conducts second Fine Arts Academy
06/27/2006 News Release 06-049
More than 160 rising sixth through ninth-grade students are participating in the second Knox County Schools Fine Arts Academy at West Valley Middle School June 19 – 30. Students . . .

Graduates offered $37 million to continue learning
06/21/2006 News Release 06-048
Members of the Knox County schools class of 2006 received $37,866,151 in scholarship offers to continue their education, an increase of $5,620,369 from last school year. This amount . . .

Facilities managers name Lindsey superintendent of the year
06/21/2006 News Release 06-047
The Tennessee School Plant Management Association has named the Superintendent of Knox County Schools as the Superintendent of the Year for 2006. Dr. Charles Lindsey accepted the award . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
06/15/2006 Media Advisory 06-046
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 19, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

KCS supervisor to do research in China
06/14/2006 News Release 06-045
The Knox County Schools world languages supervisor will represent the school system as a U.S. educator delegate for a one-week educational tour of China. “I'm honored to be . . .

Board Of Education to meet
06/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-044
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an executive session beginning at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 5, in the Board of Education conference room on the . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
06/01/2006 Media Advisory 06-043
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 5, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
06/01/2006 Media Advisory 06-042
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, June 7, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Eighth grade students enter world of work
05/24/2006 Media Advisory 06-041
Two hundred sixty Knox County eighth-graders will spend May 31 and June 1 in 41 area businesses learning what it’s like in the world of work as interns . . .

Elementary principals fete retirees
05/24/2006 Media Advisory 06-040
The Knox County Elementary Principals’ Association will conduct its annual retirement luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the Sarah Simpson Professional . . .

KCS Congratulates Teacher of the Year Winners
02/27/2006 News Release 06-039
A committee of educators, community representatives and former Teachers of the Year has designated three teachers from schools across Knox County to be Teachers of the Year for . . .

Board of Education to Conduct Called Meeting
05/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-038
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a called meeting beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
05/12/2006 Media Advisory 06-037
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 15, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Knox County elementary schools earn accreditation
05/08/2006 News Release 06-036
This year, eight Knox County elementary schools have been recommended for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). This is the third group of elementary . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
05/04/2006 Media Advisory 06-035
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 in the first floor Board Room . . .

Knox Teacher to be guest of the Japanese Government
04/28/2006 Media Advisory 06-034
Beaumont Elementary School’s music teacher will depart for Tokyo in June as a participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. A panel of educators selected George . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
04/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-033
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, May 3, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
04/27/2006 Media Advisory 06-032
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 1 in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Pre-K Roundup scheduled
04/24/2006 Media Advisory 06-030
The Knox County Schools voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program will be accepting applications for the 2006-2007 school year during Pre-K Round Up the first week of May. To be . . .

Farragut High School and student receive national awards
04/17/2006 News Release 06-029
Farragut High School won the Siemens High School Advance Placement Award for the state of Tennessee because of their dedication to advance placement coursework, and Bharath Ganesan, a . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
04/13/2006 Media Advisory 06-028
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 17 in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Board Of Education to meet
04/03/2006 Media Advisory 06-027
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct an executive session beginning at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the Board of Education conference room on the . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
03/31/2006 Media Advisory 06-025
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, April 5, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
03/31/2006 Media Advisory 06-024
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 3 in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

KCS Art Teacher Wins National Award
03/28/2006 News Release 06-023
Halls High School art teacher and professional artist, Suzanne Jack, won first place in the Abstract and Non-objective category of the Seventh Annual National Pastel 100 Competition sponsored . . .

Knox County elementary schools hold Kindergarten Roundup
03/17/2006 Media Advisory 06-022
Kindergarten Roundup programs for parents of children who will be five years old on or before September 30, 2006 are scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Knox . . .

Knox County student transfer applications available April 3
03/06/2006 Media Advisory 06-021
Families that wish to send their children to a Knox County School outside their designated school zone may apply for student transfers from April 3 until April 21 . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
03/09/2006 Media Advisory 06-021
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew . . .

Dine Out For Education on March 14
03/06/2006 News Release 06-020
Over 30 restaurants with more than 75 locations, will participate in the third annual Dine Out for Education program to be held across Knox County all day March . . .

Drug free schools consultation committee to meet
03/03/2006 Media Advisory 06-019
The Knox County Schools Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Consultation Committee will meet on Monday, March 6, at 4:00 p.m. in the Great Room . . .

Great Schools Partnership to meet
03/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-018
Trustees of the Great Schools Partnership have invited the members of the Knox County Board of Education to attend the trustees regularly scheduled meeting March 6 at 7 . . .

KCS Announces Teacher of the Year Winners
03/02/2006 Media Advisory 06-017
A committee of educators, community representatives and former Teachers of the Year has designated three teachers from schools across Knox County to be Teachers of the Year for . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
02/24/2006 Media Advisory 06-016
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, March 1, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
02/24/2006 Media Advisory 06-015
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Feb. 27, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew Johnson . . .

School Board member receives highest accolade
02/20/2006 News Release 06-014
The vice chair of the Knox County Board of Education has received the highest award presented to school board members by the Tennessee School Boards Association. The TSBA . . .

Honors band and chorus to perform
02/16/2006 Media Advisory 06-013
Over 400 of Knox County’s best middle and high school instrumental and choral music students will participate in honors band and chorus performances Feb. 17 and 20. The . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
02/10/2006 Media Advisory 06-012
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Feb. 16, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew Johnson . . .

School Board and Great Schools Trustees to meet over lunch
02/07/2006 Media Advisory 06-011
Members of the Knox County Board of Education and the Trustees of the Great Schools Partnership will meet over lunch Feb. 9 to discuss the recent activities of . . .

Schooled for Success career fair has over 100 exhibitors
02/03/2006 Media Advisory 06-010
Knox County eighth grade students and their parents will have the opportunity to interact with representatives of over 100 major area employers, colleges, technical schools, and the 12 . . .

West Valley Middle School to be closed Friday
02/02/2006 News Release 06-009
West Valley Middle School will be closed Friday, Feb. 3 to allow maintenance crews to clean areas in the building where small amounts of Aspergillus mold spores were . . .

School Board to hold special budget meeting
02/01/2006 News Release 06-008
The Knox County Board of Education will conduct a work session dedicated to the Board’s fiscal 2007 General Purpose School Fund Budget beginning at 5:00 p.m. February . . .

Board Of Education to conduct monthly meeting
01/26/2006 Media Advisory 06-007
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 1, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Main Assembly Room located in the City County . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
01/26/2006 Media Advisory 06-006
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Jan. 30, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew Johnson . . .

Knox County elementary schools celebrate accreditation
01/30/2006 Media Advisory 06-005
The number of elementary schools in Knox County achieving accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) continues to grow. Adrian Burnett Elementary, Bonny Kate Elementary . . .

Elementary schools receive accreditation
01/25/2006 Media Advisory 06-004
The Knox County School system will conduct a reception Tuesday, Jan. 31 beginning at 3:30 p.m. to recognize the Knox County elementary schools that recently achieved accreditation . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
01/19/2006 Media Advisory 06-003
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Jan. 23, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew Johnson . . .

Classes canceled at Pleasant Ridge until Monday
01/18/2006 News Release 06-002
The superintendent of Knox County Schools today cancelled classes at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School through Jan. 20 due to the cleanup and sterilization required following a sewage backup . . .

Board Of Education Work Session
01/12/2006 Media Advisory 06-001
The Knox County Board Of Education will conduct a work session beginning at 5:00 p.m. Jan. 17, in the first floor Board Room of the Andrew Johnson . . .

Knox County Schools Celebrate Partners in Education
04/26/2006 Media Advisory 06--31
Knox County Schools will honor Partners in Education during a luncheon Thursday, April 27, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Sarah Simpson Professional Development and Technology Center . . .