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Teachers and students press board on transparency, theater renovations and staffing morale during public comment
Summary
Teachers and students urged the board to release TSBA search materials, address staff morale and fund a renovation of Heritage High Schooltheater; public speakers also raised concerns about political connections between local officials and board leadership.
Multiple public commenters at the Blount County Board of Education meeting urged greater transparency in the superintendent search, raised concerns about teacher morale and asked the district to prioritize renovations to the Heritage High School theater.
Teacher views on search transparency and district leadership: Amanda Lawhorn, a teacher at Heritage High School, asked the board to publicly release items TSBA shared about the superintendent search rather than requiring open-records requests. Lawhorn said many teachers are "worried and fearful" and listed qualities educators want in the next director, including significant classroom and administrative experience, humility, integrity and a…
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