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Knox County Schools report four years of gains; superintendent points to staffing and program shifts
Summary
Knox County Schools officials told the county commission on Jan. 29 that the district has posted four consecutive years of growth, with more than a 10% improvement in math and ELA proficiency over four years, far fewer teacher vacancies and plans to expand career academies and special education reforms.
Knox County Schools Superintendent John Ryzewick presented the district’s third annual report to the Knox County Commission on Jan. 29, saying the district has seen steady academic improvement and staffing stabilization. The presentation highlighted roughly 58,000–60,000 students and described the district as the third-largest in Tennessee.
Ryzewick said the district has logged ‘‘four years of consecutive gains’’ and noted that ‘‘we were named an advancing district’’ by the state. District staff told commissioners that math and English language arts proficiency rose by more than 10 percentage points over four years, and administrators credited a mix of instructional…
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