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Knox County Schools presents three rezoning scenarios to ease Powell Elementary overcrowding
Summary
District officials showed three illustrative rezoning maps intended to move roughly 200 students out of Powell Elementary, described commute impacts and feeder‑pattern changes, and outlined transfer options — including guaranteed 'grandfather' transfers for students in terminal grades — ahead of a Board of Education consideration on March 5.
Knox County Schools officials on Feb. 19 presented three illustrative rezoning scenarios designed to relieve significant overcrowding at Powell Elementary School and asked families for feedback before a staff proposal goes to the Board of Education on March 5. Corey Lautner, assistant superintendent of Impact for Knox County Schools, said Powell is “200 plus students overcapacity” and that the scenarios are intended to create longer-term relief rather than a short-term fix.
The district framed the rezoning effort as a response to ongoing housing development and multi‑year enrollment monitoring. Dr. Adams, assistant superintendent of operations, told attendees the district is looking at underutilized seats in nearby schools and transportation feasibility as the primary variables; he said the district runs 356 bus routes and cited available capacity at neighboring schools, which the presentation listed as roughly 450 seats under at Karnes, 330 under at Amherst and about 350 under at…
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