Board approves multiple policy first readings, grants, contracts and a construction budget transfer
April 09, 2026 | Knox County, School Districts, Tennessee
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The Knox County Board of Education on April 9 approved a batch of policy actions, grants, contracts and a major budget line-item transfer.
Votes and key approvals included:
- Rescind of policy J191 (Misbehaviors and Disciplinary Options) and first readings of policies J193 (Student Suspension), J195 (Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority), J196 (Admission of Suspended or Expelled Students), J211 (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying or Cyberbullying), J212 (Student Conduct and Safe Relocation of Students), J250 (Bus Conduct), J280 (Alternative School Programs), J281 (Alternative School Services), J320 (Independent Evaluation of Students), and J330 (Student Counseling Program). All motions passed on voice votes with no recorded opposition.
- Grants/awards: Tennessee Department of Education Occupational Educator Scholarships totaling $24,600 for educator candidates; MOAs to support Lottery for Education Afterschool Program grant applications with local nonprofits; multiple small school grants including $35,000 in environmental education funding and other school-specific awards.
- Contracts: Approved an asbestos monitoring services contract with Professional Environmental Consulting, Inc. for up to $200,000 annually (May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027, with extension options) and a $262,100 contract with Skilled Services Quality Construction, LLC for Innovative School Model Phase 4 projects at Austin‑East Magnet High School, Fulton High School and West Valley Middle School.
- Budget and school matters: Approved a budget line-item transfer of $8,410,406 within the school construction fund to reallocate savings and support the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, Beaumont project; approved a School Turnaround Program improvement plan for Northwest Middle School; accepted a petition to terminate the Knoxville Preparatory School charter agreement.
All listed motions were moved, seconded and recorded in the transcript as carried without recorded opposition.
Votes and key approvals included:
- Rescind of policy J191 (Misbehaviors and Disciplinary Options) and first readings of policies J193 (Student Suspension), J195 (Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority), J196 (Admission of Suspended or Expelled Students), J211 (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying or Cyberbullying), J212 (Student Conduct and Safe Relocation of Students), J250 (Bus Conduct), J280 (Alternative School Programs), J281 (Alternative School Services), J320 (Independent Evaluation of Students), and J330 (Student Counseling Program). All motions passed on voice votes with no recorded opposition.
- Grants/awards: Tennessee Department of Education Occupational Educator Scholarships totaling $24,600 for educator candidates; MOAs to support Lottery for Education Afterschool Program grant applications with local nonprofits; multiple small school grants including $35,000 in environmental education funding and other school-specific awards.
- Contracts: Approved an asbestos monitoring services contract with Professional Environmental Consulting, Inc. for up to $200,000 annually (May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027, with extension options) and a $262,100 contract with Skilled Services Quality Construction, LLC for Innovative School Model Phase 4 projects at Austin‑East Magnet High School, Fulton High School and West Valley Middle School.
- Budget and school matters: Approved a budget line-item transfer of $8,410,406 within the school construction fund to reallocate savings and support the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, Beaumont project; approved a School Turnaround Program improvement plan for Northwest Middle School; accepted a petition to terminate the Knoxville Preparatory School charter agreement.
All listed motions were moved, seconded and recorded in the transcript as carried without recorded opposition.
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