Kay Powers

The District Technology Plan for Knox County Schools outlines strategies for 2023-2026, aligning with the district's Comprehensive District Improvement Plan (CDIP). Key focus areas include enhancing robust infrastructure and ecosystem, ensuring data security and privacy, optimizing budget and resources, fostering partnerships, advancing digital curriculum, instruction, and assessment, providing personalized professional learning, and optimizing the use of space and time. The plan aims to support 1:1 computing initiatives, improve technology integration in instruction, and enhance overall student learning outcomes and digital literacy.

The board meeting agenda covers a wide range of operational, educational, and financial items. Key discussions include district facilities and security measures, such as the Verkada license renewal and HVAC pay applications for local schools. Financial business involves the FY2024-2025 working budget, food service indirect costs, future bus purchase commitments, and tax setting for 2024-2025. Academic and personnel topics include special education policy updates, teacher staffing needs, curriculum partnerships, and salary schedule revisions. Additionally, the meeting includes an executive session for pending litigation and employee-related matters, and the review of various service agreements and MOUs.

This District Technology Plan outlines the strategic direction for technology integration and use within Knox County Public Schools from 2025 to 2027. It focuses on several key areas, including establishing a robust infrastructure and ecosystem, ensuring data security, safety, and privacy, optimizing budget and resources, and fostering strategic partnerships. The plan also emphasizes enhancing digital curriculum, instruction, and assessment, providing personalized professional learning for staff, and effectively utilizing space and time for digital learning. The overall aim is to improve student outcomes, achieve 1:1 computing, and promote digital literacy and citizenship.