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Knox County Public Schools operate in Knox County, Kentucky.
No Child Left Behind Status
Tier 3 (4th year) Status
Currently Knox County Public Schools is in Tier 3 (4th Year) status according to the 2009 No Child Left Behind results. This means that for 7 consecutive years, Knox County Schools have not made Adequate Yearly Progress. Tier 3 consequences require Knox County to...
- notify parents using state provided information
- revise the district improvement plan
- request technical assistance if needed
- and may make the county subject to corrective action from the Kentucky Department of Education. [1]
Failing Schools in Knox County
The following schools fall under a tier status according to the 2008 No Child Left Behind report...
Current Events
Feb 2010
Recent action by the Knox County Board of Education ending a long-standing student transfer agreement with Corbin Independent Schools has triggered considerable parent outrage. According to the latest available information, over 400 students who live in the Knox County service area may lose their former rights to attend schools of their choice in Corbin Independent system.
Most of the outrage and complaints are coming from Knox County parents who send their students to Corbin schools, and the data presented in this article will make it clear why this is the case as we look at comparative performance data for the two school systems. Read more here.
Knox County Graduation/Dropout Rates
There are two high schools in Knox County public school district: Knox Central High School and Lynn Camp High School. Figure 1 shows graduation rates for the two high schools alongside the county's average graduation rates and state graduation rates for a five year period from 2003 to 2007. Figure 2 shows dropout rates for Knox County schools for five years in comparison to the state average dropout rates.
 Figure 1: Data from Kentucky Department of Education |  Figure 2: Data from Kentucky Department of Education |
Knox County School Board
| Name
| Email
| Phone#
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| Clarence Brown | clarence.brown@knox.kyschools.us | (606) 528-3228
|
| Jerry Cox | jerry.cox@knox.kyschools.us | (606) 542-5596
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| Kenny Crawford | kenny.crawford@knox.kyschools.us | (606) 546-4611
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| Carla Jordan | carla.jordan@knox.kyschools.us | (606) 546-3561
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| Sam Watts | sam.watts@knox.kyschools.us | (606) 546-2288
|
Contact Information
- Superintendent: Walter T. Hulett
- Phone: n/a
- Email: walter.hulett@knox.kyschools.us
- Central Office:
- Phone: (606) 546-3157
- Fax: 546-2819
- Address: 200 Daniel Boone Dr., Barbourville, KY 40906
See Also
Links
References
- ↑ 2009 Adequate Yearly Progress Report for Kentucky
