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Knox County Schools has 23 principals at new schools this year, and almost all of them have previously worked with the district.

Duncan & Sons Building Maintenance earned a $1.04 million contract in January to clean and maintain 17 schools, including Hardin Valley Academy.

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A proposal to outsource 50 custodian jobs for the remainder of the year has some board members calling for better pay and longer-term solutions.

A contract to outsource 50 custodian jobs approved by the Knox County School Board will last only through the end of the 2022-23 school year.

Education leaders will discuss how to zone students for a new school in northwest Knox County, and how to train charter school authorizers.

Education leaders said three education schools in Knox County are overcrowded, and the new school may help cut down on those crowds.

The new zone could pull up to 735 students from overcrowded elementary schools nearby, including almost 500 from Hardin Valley Elementary.

Superintendent Jon Rysewyk and his team hope the reorganization will promote "responsiveness and community ownership" within Knox County Schools.

She witnessed the change from elected to board-appointed superintendent, the digital transformation of the district and the challenge of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.