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The Knox County
Public Schools receive state and federal grant money to operate
several school improvement initiatives. Below is a listing of
several Title programs administered by the school district.
TITLE II-A: Improving
Teacher Quality
Title II-A increases student achievement by elevating teacher and
principal quality through recruitment, hiring, and retention
strategies. State grants are allocated through a formula based on
the school-age population and the number of children in poverty in
each state. Ninety-five percent are reallocated to school districts
based on the same criteria, and 2.5 percent are reserved for
competitive sub-grants to partnerships to carry out professional
development activities. Funds may be used for a wide variety of
activities, including technology integration and professional
development.
TITLE II-D: Enhancing Education through Technology State Grants
Title II-D is intended to improve student academic achievement
through the use of technology in elementary and secondary school. It
is also designed to assist every student in becoming technologically
literate by the end of eighth grade and to encourage the effective
integration of technology resources and systems with teacher
training and professional development. One-half of these formula
state grants are reallocated to school districts by formula, and
one-half to high-need districts or partnerships on a competitive
basis. Districts are required to spend 25 percent of the funds they
receive on professional development.
TITLE VI-B: Rural Education Initiative
Title VI-B provides additional funding to eligible rural districts
that otherwise would receive formula grant allocations in amounts
too small to be effective in meeting their intended purposes, or
that serve concentrations of poor students.
Downloadable Documents
Teacher Qualification Request (Word Document)
Title I Program Brochure 2010-2011 (PDF
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