You Are Invited to Attend!
5th Annual Education Forum
Hosted by Knox County Council PTA
"The Tennessee Diploma Project: How Does This Affect My Child?"
Tuesday, August 19
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Andrew Johnson Building, 1st Floor Board Room
Featuring
Bill Williams, WBIR Anchor Emeritus & Honorary PTA Membership Chairman
Dr. James McIntyre, Superintendent Knox County School System
Jon Rysewyk, Principal, Fulton High School
Buzz Thomas, Executive Director, Niswonger Education Foundation
Dr. Gary Nixon, Executive Director, Tennessee Board of Education and
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale
For more information contact Sandra Rowcliffe 603-5851 or sandrarowcliffe@kccpta.org
Knoxville Chamber President and CEO Mike Edwards received the Knox County Council PTA Partner In Advocacy Award May 1st at the Crowne Plaza in Knoxville.
“PTA members honored Edwards for his persistent and persuasive efforts on behalf of the children of Tennessee,” says Karen Davis, Knox County Council PTA president. “He has been unrelenting in his quest to remind all stakeholders that it is the right of every child to receive a quality education and it is our duty to provide them with an education that will give them the tools to be successful no matter the path they take in life.”
“The Chamber has been diligent and focused on providing the children of Knoxville the education they need and deserve,” says Edwards. “We feel very strongly that their future and the future economic prosperity of our region depend on their classroom achievement today.”
The Chamber hosted the Workforce and Education Summit in March at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event gave Knoxville businesspeople and educators a chance to share ideas and goals that will improve the region’s educational systems, which ultimately determine the quality of the workforce. The Chamber will host a follow-up to the summit on June 10th to discuss ideas and responses. The meeting will be from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Cokesbury United Methodist Center located at 9919 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Chamber sponsorship of events such as these is part of the reason Edwards was recognized by the PTA.
The PTA’s Evening of Elegance honored individuals and local PTA/PTSA members’ schools for their hard work and dedication to the children of Knox County. PTA/PTSA members, parents, teachers, principals, community partners, and elected officials attended the event. In addition to the Partner in Advocacy Award, the PTA announced its Awards of Excellence for Outstanding Local Unit, Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Principal, Outstanding Elected Official, Outstanding Volunteer awards, and others were presented.
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