(Story courtesy of WVLT News)
Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Knox County Schools is planning to make some big changes to how it operates, and it wants input from families to iron out priorities for the future.
It marks the first major initiative from the school district’s 2030 plan: innovative schools. The system announced Friday that it had launched a survey for parents and students, asking them what the district should focus on, including topics from this list:
- Language immersion
- Arts-integrated learning
- Outdoor classrooms
- Debate-focused instruction
- Varied uses of technology
Feedback from the survey, which is open until Friday, Sept. 19, will directly impact how the district moves forward, KCS said.
KCS said its already seen success from implementing new learning systems at schools like L&N STEM Academy and Career Magnet Academy. The first new school to take on new instruction programming will be the Kindergarten through eighth grade school being build in the Mechanicsville area. The district said to expect community meetings to help design instruction at the school.
“We intend to be the first choice for families and the best choice for students–not just in Knox County, but across the region,” Superintendent Dr. Rysewyk said. “Initiatives like the one we’re launching today will be instrumental in making that goal a reality.”
Those interested in taking the survey can find it here in both English and Spanish.
