On Monday, KCS reported 45 total active cases, including 35 students and 10 staff members. Accessibility Contact. To provide excellent and accessible learning opportunities that empower all students to realize their full potential. We are continually striving to improve the accessibility standards of our website. Board of Education Work Session, 5:00 PM 55 check-ins. 16 Tennessee said after a road win against South Carolina, 'Beginning' triumphs at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, David Attenborough gives shark tooth to 7-year-old Prince George, Cedar Bluff Middle School moving to online learning for five days, 'Ready and up for the challenge' | KCS Superintendent Bob Thomas talks 1st Day of School, Excited, anxious and ready | Knox County students return to school Monday, 'We're as ready as we can be' | Parents prepare for nontraditional first day of school. Knox County Board of Education  Log In. The district will help provide childcare, but not for all in-school students. On Tuesday, KCS reported 44 total active cases, including 33 students and 11 staff members. All Rights Reserved. KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — When Knox County Schools released its back to school plan in July, it based everything on a color-coded system of red, … We also want to help tamp down rumors or inaccurate information. KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Students returned to school in Knox County on Aug. 24. There are 504 students and 83 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 587. There are 292 students and 55 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 347. There are 842 students and 60 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 902. In its COVID-19 status metrics, Knox County is showing "red" (70% or less spots filled) for substitute availability, and "yellow" (15-20% absent/vacant) for custodial staff. KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Students returned to school in Knox County on Aug. 24. On Monday, KCS reported 43 total active cases, including 21 students and 22 staff members. Sign up to get started today. Karns Elementary announced a case Wednesday and another one on Thursday. The custodial staff remains at yellow (15-20% absent/vacant). Jason Cornett, a teacher at the school for the past eleven ... Central Elementary’s faculty and staff filled the gymnasium bleachers (due to social distancing) on Tuesday morning awaiting a visit from their district’s board member. That represents a drop from over the weekend. Learning from home works for some families, like the Schnells. That represents a drop from over the weekend. Knoxville maintains a police department independent of the County Sheriff. There are 787 students and 76 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 863. Student/staff attendance, bus services, and cafeteria support remain "green.". Copyright 2020 WVLT. There are now 962 students and 108 staff members in quarantine or isolation, for a total of 1,070 people in isolation or quarantine. Get Directions (865) 594-1800 . www.knoxschools.org. There are 573 students and 89 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 662. 45 students and 13 staff have active cases. The outstanding employees of Knox County Schools serve our community tirelessly each day. There are also 255 students and 25 teachers in isolation or quarantine, for a total of 280. Create New Account. On Saturday, KCS reported 50 total active cases, including 34 students and 16 staff members. 912 South Gay Street • Knoxville, TN 37902. And it doesn’t necessarily depend on me, the parent, to be the teacher,” said Chrissi Schnell. Forgot account? On Wednesday, Knox County Schools reported 58 total active COVID-19 cases -- up by 14 from Tuesday, tying the highest level of total active cases on September 10 and becoming the second-highest single-day jump since August 31. There were 19 calls to that same hotline halfway through the day Sept. 4. Schnell explained pods as ways for parents to get their children social interaction, but to learn through school system teachers while parents facilitate their kids’ education. “They have a time that they need to start, a time that they go to lunch, a time that they come back and it looks much more rigorous. “We know that as teenage boys they need to have social interaction,” explained Dickson, “But we also are concerned we don’t want to expose them to too many people and increase the risk that they either get sick themselves or bring something home.”. This is our group, these are our rules, and we can basically act like an extended family,” said Schnell. On Thursday, KCS reported 25 total active cases, including eleven students and 14 teachers. Alcoa School District is nearby and rates better than Knox County School District. On Friday, KCS reported 52 total active cases, including 43 students and 9 staff members. There are 843 students and 65 staff members in isolation/quarantine for a total of 908. Since the start of school on Aug. 24, at least 31 Knox County schools have reported at least one confirmed COVID-19 case: In addition, Karns Middle sent an email the day before school started about a confirmed case.