9/28/26 KCS BOE Work Session

The Knox County Board of Education held a work session on September 28, 2026. The superintendent reported that renovations at Sturkey Elementary were 95% complete, with the building addition, drop-off loop, and several renovated areas already in use; a ribbon-cutting was planned for October 15. No project cost, contractor, or procurement action was identified. The board also received a presentation on a proposed classified-employee retirement incentive, which staff recommended for consideration at the regular session later that week. About 532 classified employees were potentially eligible. The proposed benefit would be paid for one year, and staff said the program was intended to provide a comparable benefit to the certified-staff incentive while creating some FY28 budget flexibility. Staff anticipated some classified-position reductions, but said decisions would depend on staffing allocations and would not occur automatically when an employee retired. No vote on the incentive was taken during this work session.

The Knox County Education Association requested continued collaborative conferencing and asked the board to appoint members to a special question committee under the state process. The meeting also included routine agenda and committee announcements, but the transcript provides no substantive details on the listed grant or other agenda items. No contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or other procurement approvals were identified.