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Changing the start of the school day

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Knox County's Magnet Schools

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Are teachers pressured into "getting all the curriculum in" instead of getting it all taught well?

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Karen Carson replied to Angela's discussion 'Changing the start of the school day'

Until the state changes, a four day week will not allow any savings. At the present time the state mandates 180 days of school. If we went for 4 days-even going longer hours--we would still need to go for 180 days. There are some proposals in Nash...

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Karen Carson replied to Amy Wright's discussion 'Are teachers pressured into "getting all the curriculum in" instead of getting it all taught well?'

Sorry for the typo, I meant to say KCS website, www.knoxschools.org

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Karen Carson replied to Amy Wright's discussion 'Are teachers pressured into "getting all the curriculum in" instead of getting it all taught well?'

Debi, If you go to KNS web site you will find a link to Parent Portal. Click on this and it will help you troubleshoot the problems you are having connecting. If that doesn't work, there is also a link to contact someone for help. I would bet thi...

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Neighborhood:: 5th District Bearden High, West Valley Middle, Cedar Bluff Schools, Blue Grass Elementary, A.L.Lotts Elementary

Are you a:: Elected Official

About Me:: I am interested in doing all that I can to improve communication with all the stakeholders in Knox County and am open to any suggestions that can help our communication really become two-way, concurrent, and ongoing . If you wish to contact me directly my email address is carsonk@tds.net, home # 675-0236, and cell # 300-6443.

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Did You Know?

Last fall at a Knox County Board of Education meeting we played the video “Shift Happens”. This year an updated version was played at West High School’s Open House. The brief video is entitled, “Did You Know” and can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

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Posted on August 25, 2007 at 9:13pm — 6 Comments

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At 10:06am on May 30, 2009, cathymccaughan said…: I wish you would say that on the thread. As I said, I only brought it up because some very vocal people complained endlessly about that trip.

At 9:25pm on October 4, 2007, Ed4me said…: Karen,

I am excited to see all the different groups that will be impacted with the survey for the school calendar. It is my hope the parent or parents without a voice will speak up about their needs that might be different from the SOS group.
Debbie

At 8:40pm on October 4, 2007, Amy Crawford said…: Karen,
I just wanted to thank you for representing the best interests of Knoxville's children. I appreciate the time you sacrifice from your family, friends, 'real' job, and personal interests to pursue the "greater good" for Knox County students.

At 8:24pm on September 6, 2007, Ed4me said…: Karen,

Thanks for clearing up that for me. I appreciate the quick response!

Debbie

At 9:10pm on September 5, 2007, Ed4me said…: Karen,

Do you know when the website for KCS regarding board minutes will be updated. Right now it's been since July. I would love to check up.

Thanks

At 4:45pm on August 26, 2007, Lisa Starbuck said…: Thank you for pointing out my posting mistake Karen - I was able to go in and correct it. What I meant to say was that 1 in 4 DON'T graduate from high school in Knox County - according to Korda's article. Still shocking to me, but not as dreadful as only having 1 in 4 graduate from high school!