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Board approves package of policy updates, MOAs and renewals in consent actions

Knox County Board of Education ยท July 24, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a range of governance, teaching-and-learning, and resources items including a first reading to update the special education policy manual, MOAs for Head Start and interagency agreements, and renewals for ParentSquare and several service contracts.

On July 23 the board moved through governance, teaching-and-learning and resource support sections of the agenda and approved multiple items in consent actions.

Items approved included a first reading to update the special education policy and procedures manual; discussion and approval of per-diem reimbursement language for board member training; student expression policy language aligning to the student code of conduct; MOAs with Teach for America and Appalachian Children's Home interagency agreements; a Head Start funding partnership for 2026-27; the emergency hire for a chemistry and physical science teacher; ParentSquare renewal; EBSCO accounting software for FY27; and the renewal of Tyler Technologies hosting fees.

A board member noted a posting error for one item (correction from "elementary" to "middle high" for a Steel Reese Foundation item) and one board member recorded an opposed vote on the school resource officer agreement. Otherwise motions carried as presented.