Knox County Schools - Board of Education Overview

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Sam Anderson First District email	Indya Kincannon (Chair) Second District email	Cindy Buttry Third District email	Dan Murphy Fourth District email	Karen Carson Fifth District email	Thomas Deakins (Vice Chair) Sixth District email	Rex Stooksbury Seventh District email	Bill Phillips Eighth District email	Robert Bratton Ninth District email

Sara Denton
Student Representative
Hardin Valley Academy
(865) 594-1630

Calendar
Board Calendar - Online
Board Calendar - Annual Calendar for 2009-10 (pdf) - details of deadlines, events, content for the 2009-10 school year (last update 8/05/2009)

About the Board
The Knox County School System operates within policies set by a nine-member Board Of Education. Board members are elected by district to four-year terms. Their constituency includes residents of the City of Knoxville, Knox County, and the Town of Farragut. This body provides direction and oversight for all public schools within the county. The Superindendent is appointed by the Board Of Education and serves as the chief executive officer of the school system.

Monthly Board Meetings
First Wednesday of each month
5:00 p.m.
Main Assembly Room
City-County Building
400 Main avenue

Work Sessions
Monday before the regular meeting and the third Monday of the month
5:00 p.m.
Andrew Johnson Building
912 South Gay Street
First Floor Board Room

Special Meetings
Executive sessions are called as needed. Executive sessions are closed to the public and are for the Board to discuss legal issues with the Board attorney. All other meetings are open to the public.

School Board Goals

Increase Student Achievement

Improve Recruiting and Retention of all Knox County Personnel

Increase Parental and Community Involvement

School Board's Vision
The entire community working together to attain the highest quality of life for all the people of Knox County.

School Board's Mission
The Knox County Board Of Education, as the governing body for the school system, evaluates needs, sets policy, allocates resources and implements strategies to ensure all students have access to a quality education.

Agenda for the Board Meetings
The agenda for Board meetings is developed by the Board Chair and the Superintendent. Staff members or citizens of the district may suggest items for the agenda.
(View Agenda)

For items to be considered on the agenda, they must be received in the Superintendent's office not later than 12:00 noon seven (7) days immediately preceding a regular meeting of the Board and not later than 12:00 noon three (3) days prior to any special/called meeting, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. The person(s) requesting an item on the agenda must forward any background information to the Superintendent's office so that the material may be provided to the Board Members prior to the meeting.
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To Speak at the Public Forum

Each meeting has a public forum in which citizens may speak to the Board about any education related concerns they may have. Public forum at the work sessions immediately prior to a regular monthly meeting is limited to topics on the regular meeting agenda. Other public forums are open to all topics. Interested persons may sign up to speak by contacting the Board Secretary at 594-1630 or by arriving at the meeting five minutes early.

Citizens addressing issues to the Board of Education during public forum have five minutes in which to do so. If a Board member wishes, he or she may ask the full board to extend that time in increments of one minute. Persons speaking at public forum must address the board chair and not individual board members or school staff members. They must also refrain from making personal reference to individual board or staff members. As a matter of order, members of the Board will not respond to persons addressing the Board, but may ask the superintendent to act or gather additional information.

Work Sessions
The Board conducts the majority of its work and debate during the twice-monthly work sessions. Action is taken on items discussed at these sessions during the regular monthly Board Meetings.

Special Meetings
The Board holds special meetings as necessary to transact the business of the Board. These meetings are called by the Chair whenever the interests of the schools require it or when requested to do so by a majority of the Board.

About the Board Minutes
Minutes from previous meetings are posted on the Knox County Schools website as soon as they are transcribed. You may access minutes for Regular, Work sessions, and called meetings.

Minutes of Previous Meetings:

Meetings are broadcast live
Board meetings are broadcast live on Comcast channel 10. The meetings are also rebroadcast several times following the original broadcast and are available for viewing via the Interntet.
TV Broadcast Schedule and Video Archives of previous meetings

KCS Budget:

Budget 2009 Planning and documentation
Memos and documentation regarding the 2009-10 budget and capital plan including staffing needs, physical plant improvements, debt requirements. (Details)

Board of Education fiscal year 2009 budget

The Knox County Board of Education's $370 million Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget for Knox County Schools includes a 2% mid-year pay increase for system employees.
Knox County Schools Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-09

News & Notes

Knox County Board of Education Midmonth Work Session

There will be a midmonth work session of the Knox County Board of Education on Monday, October 19, 2009, at 5:00 p.m., 1st Floor Board Room, Andrew Johnson Building, Knoxville, Tennessee. This midmonth meeting has been added to the calendar.

Calendars:

Board of Education Calendar

Complete listing of Board of Education Meetings dates and times. (View Calendar)
Yearly Calendar (pdf) (last update 8/5/2009}

Contact Information


Terry Alexander, Board Secretary
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