The Leadership Academy at UT will go forward – or not – without participation by Knox County Schools. The school board voted Feb. 14 to reject a compromise proposed by …
Knox County should drop partnership with Leadership Academy
Powerful people are lobbying hard to retain Knox County Schools’ partnership with UT’s Leadership Academy, headed by former Superintendent Jim McIntyre. Why?
We need strong school principals, they say.
This is a …
Committee signs off on ‘draft’ of Leadership Academy agreement
Without a formal vote, the committee tasked with reworking the agreement between Knox County Schools and UT’s Center for Educational Leadership signed off on a draft proposal following a meeting …
Can the Leadership Academy be saved?
How best to train school principals? At what cost? And who selects those who get free tuition to the Leadership Academy at UT?
As a school board committee ponders these questions, …
Buzz Thomas makes the case for Leadership Academy
Buzz Thomas, executive director of the Great Schools Partnership, served as interim superintendent for Knox County Schools for a year, bridging between Dr. Jim McIntyre’s resignation and the school board’s …
UT dumps redacted documents on Owen after weeks of stalling
The day before Halloween, District 2 school board member Jennifer Owen made an open records request to the University of Tennessee for financial information about UT’s Leadership Academy and Center for …
Thomas evaporates expense to KCS for Leadership Academy
Knox County Schools Superintendent Bob Thomas has crafted a plan to save $900,000 annually by revamping the system’s partnership with the Leadership Academy at the University of Tennessee.
Thomas asked for …