Knox County Schools - Curriculum & Instruction Department Overview

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Visitors

Dr. Donna Wright, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

14th Floor, AJ Building (865) 594-1750

Dr. Elizabeth Alves, Chief Accountability Officer, Andrew Johnson Building

14th floor, (865) 594-1705

Our Mission: Exemplary instruction for every learner

The Knox County Schools Curriculum & Instruction Department believes:

An effective organization must engage in collaborative and continuous cycles of learning and improvement at all levels.
Exemplary instructional leadership is dynamic, focused on teaching and learning, and engaged in data-driven decision-making.
Our department has an obligation to ensure that all students have multiple opportunities for attainment of skills and knowledge needed for post-secondary success.
An effective C&I department is one that courageously develops and supports the art and science of teaching and learning through innovation informed by research.

These are the guiding principles for all decisions and activities of the department.

Department	Director	Phone
Elementary	Nancy Maland	(865) 594-1787
Secondary and Middle	Ed Hedgepeth Executive Director	(865) 594-1710
Secondary	Dr. Clifford Davis Supervisor
Research, Evaluation	John Beckett	(865) 594-1705
Senior Advisor for High Needs Schools	Montina Jones	(865) 594-1114
Career & Technical	Don Lawson	(865) 281-2600
Special Education, Health Services	Melissa Massie	(865) 594-1540
Title I	Lois McSwine	(865) 594-1802
Instructional Materials & Media Services	John Whaley	(865) 594-3830

Curriculum Areas	Supervisor/Specialist	Phone
Visual Arts	Dr. Fred Patterson	(865) 594-1720
PE, Wellness, K-12	Marion Quinn	(865) 594-1725
Language Arts	Jane Ailor	(865) 594-1730
Mathematics	Gary Petko (6-12) Libby Burney (K-5)	(865) 594-1732
Elementary Reading	Janet Sexton	(865) 579-8018 1040
Humanities	Dr. Jean Heise	(865) 594-1725
Secondary Reading	Karen Hembree	(965) 594-1529
Science	Theresa Nixon	(865) 594-1736
Social Studies	Millicent Smith	(865) 594-1737
World Language		(865) 594-1760
English Language Learner		(865) 594-1760
Drivers Education	Steve Huettel	(965) 594-1727
Music	Walter Mencer	(865) 594-1727
Performing Arts	Jane Ailor
ROTC
Athletics	Marion Quinn	(865) 594-1725
Gifted and Talented	Daphne Odom	(865) 594-1731

Department Files

A hyperlinked document for all K-5 curriculum