Knox County Schools Needs Lists by School

Items
Staff lounge K-Cups
5 sensory toy sets
Playground balls (basketball, soccer)
20 wobble seats
Staff & student recognition items

Service Projects
Student mentors
Mental health support
Landscaping
Inclusive/adaptive playground upgrades

• concert vibes ($5,646)
• cozy cocoon ($2,635)
• tic toc panel ($2,374)
• half panel drive away ($6,583)
• spin racer panel ($1,528)
• tactile insert panel ($2,374)

Contact Binta McClendon at binta.mcclendon@knoxschools.org

Services
Cafeteria Volunteers (30 min – 90 min per day)
Library Volunteers
Mentoring (academic or social/emotional)
Substitutes

Physical
Canopy for playground
Chart paper (2 packs)
Digital Timers (60)
Folders (20)
Headphones for Chromebooks (25 sets of 20)
School radios (10)
Step ladders (3)
Soccer Balls (6 balls, size 3)
Soccer Goals (4)
White Card Stock

Project
Preschool Playground (est. $80,000)

Financial
Staff Welfare and Appreciation Funds

Coordinator Name: Carla Kirkpatrick
Coordinator Contact: carla.kirkpatrick@knoxschools.org

Items
New mulch for outdoor classroom – est. $250
Items from our Amazon Wishlist
Staff meals
Teacher self-care (meals, snacks, coffee bar, etc.),

Coordinator Name: Sara Williams
Coordinator Contact: sara.williams@knoxschools.org

Items
Coupons for students, families, & staff
Incentives for students & staff
Foundational literacy magnetic letter tile folder (est. $150)

Service Projects
Event volunteers
Courtyard maintenance
Fencing upgrades

Financial
General school funds

Contact Brooke Leonard at brooke.leonard@knoxschools.org

Item
3 entryway rugs ($1,500)
PBIS and iReady incentives

Service
Cafeteria volunteers (2 hours daily)

Coordinator Name: Porscha Harris & Katelyn Reese
Coordinator Contact: porscha.harris@knoxschools.org or katelyn.reese@knoxschools.org

Services
Hanging artwork
Teacher wellness/lunchroom makeover
Decorate staff bathroom

Physical
Phonics Readers
Staff food
Staff wellness needs
ADA-accessible playground equipment
Safety flashlights
Teacher’s lounge tables and chairs
Filtered water station

Financial
Incentives for students & teachers
Attendance incentives
Fidgets for fidget boxes
Outdoor furniture
Staff walkie-talkies

Coordinator Name: Sara Hopkins
Coordinator Contact: sara.hopkins@knoxschools.org

Physical
Full Amazon wishlist can be found here.
Snacks
Tissues
Reusable Water Bottles
Dictionaries
PBIS Incentives
Folders
Ink for School Poster Maker
Electronic School Sign
50 RCA Radios

Coordinator Name: Angie Palmore
Coordinator Contact: palmorea@unitedwayknox.org

Services
Staff & student recognition

Physical
Landscaping
Playground

Financial
Money to recognize staff with breakfast, lunch, etc.

Coordinator Name: Misty Jenkins
Coordinator Contact: misty.jenkins@knoxschools.org

Items
Playground shade (est. $5,000)
Mobile standing desk (est. $299)

Financial
Staff appreciation gift cards ($10-25)

Contact Rocky Riley at rocky.riley@knoxschools.org

Items
Staff lounge items (snacks, paper/plastic products, coffee pods, bottled water, canned soda)
Tissues

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers (60-90 minutes daily)
Carpet steam cleaning

Financial
Teacher & staff appreciation gift cards

Contact Susan Hutton at susan.hutton@knoxschools.org

Services
Landscaping (10 hours)
Student Mentoring (1 hour/week)

Physical
Exterior Window/Door Privacy Barriers (est. $5,000)

Project
Playground (est. $20,000)

Financial
Staff Appreciation (gift cards, food, donations)
Gift cards to provide food/snacks
Donations toward new playground equipment
Donations toward school beautification
Incentives/rewards for students

Coordinator Name: Emily Jellicorse
Coordinator Contact: emily.jellicorse@knoxschools.org

Items
GaGa Pit
Courtyard turf ground covering (est. $100,000)
12 staff attendance awards gift cards ($25 each)
2 playground soccer goals
Calming Room paint
Staff & student incentives
Playground equipment (est. $5,000-$200,000)
Snow cone machine (est. $175)
Library seating (est. $1,200)
Library stools (est. $1,200)

Service Projects
Exterior pressure washing (6-8 hours)
Playground mulching (2-4 hours)
Calming Room painting (2-4 hours)
Picnic table staining (2-4 hours)

Financial
Staff appreciation luncheons (135 staff)

Contact Ashley Booher at ashley.booher@knoxschools.org or Sara Dillon at sara.dillon@knoxschools.org

Physical
Portable basketball hoop
Sandbox table
Pop-up play tent
Ball pit balls
Play tunnel
Sensory mats
Play sand
Kinetic sand
Outdoor storage box
Little Tikes trampoline

Coordinator: April Partin
Contact: april.partin@knoxschools.org

Physical
In Ground Basketball Goals for Playground (2)
Couches and chairs for staff lounge
Solar lights for the digital sign
Cups, plates, utensils
Outdoor benches and picnic tables

Projects
Teacher Lounge Makeover
Update teacher bathrooms
Resealing the Basketball/ Tennis court

Financial
Staff appreciation (gift cards, food donations etc.)
Incentives/ Rewards for Students

Coordinator Name: Emily Jellicorse & Megan Lively
Coordinator Contact: emily.jellicorse@knoxschools.org & megan.lively@knoxschools.org

Services
Staff wellness & appreciation

Physical
Campus beautification (maintenance of courtyard, landscaping, gardens, outdoor classroom)
Playground repairs, upgrades, & maintenance

Financial
Food & gas gift cards for families
Playground repairs & upgrades
PBIS student incentives
Funding for field trip supports (buses, admission costs)
New teacher mentor program
Gift cards for staff incentives

Coordinator Name: Tonya Cash
Coordinator Contact: tonya.cash@knoxschools.

Services
Traffic officer
Mentors for weekly visits
Reading volunteers
Support with staff appreciation meals/snacks

Physical
Outdoor LED lighting for parking lots
Upgraded and Extended Front Entrance Awnings
Additional Awning by Gym Front Entrance
Extra school supplies for students
Bean bag chairs
Used books for children
Leaf blower
Headphones

Projects
Landscaping
Additional parking on front property with an alternate entrance from side road

Financial
Sponsors for the new sign at the track
Donations for staff appreciation
Donations for student incentives

Coordinator Name: Dusty Graves & Kelly McGinnis
Coordinator Contact: dusty.miller@knoxschools.org & kelly.mcginnis@knoxschools.org

Service
Campus Cleanup (picking up trash, pulling weeds, etc.)  – 2-3 hours
Bush trimming (bushes in front of building need trimming occasionally)  – 3-4 hours

Physical
Incentives for students (temporary tattoos, treasure box type things)

Financial
Gift Cards for staff rewards (restaurants, etc.) – $5 to $25/each

Coordinator Name: Dusty Graves & Kelly McGinnis
Coordinator Contact: dusty.miller@knoxschools.org & kelly.mcginnis@knoxschools.org

Service
Outdoor updates

Physical
Two (2) traffic barrels
3-pack 45-inch delineator post with base
Snacks for the winning house each quarter
Staff incentives

Coordinator Name: Lana Shelton-Lowe
Coordinator Contact: lana.shelton-lowe@knoxschools.org

Services
Wednesday Afternoon Tutoring – 45 minutes (2:45-3:30)

Physical
Individual Library Furniture pieces (ranges $165.60 – $1,587.01)

Projects
Library Update & Redesign
Improve the acoustics in cafeteria

Financial
Gift cards to hand out at staff meetings ($25/each)

Coordinator Name: Kristi Woods
Coordinator Contact: kristi.woods@knoxschools.org

Physical
6 tricycles
6 helmets
Hopper balls
Hula hoops
Chalk

Coordinator: Tara Howell-Spikes
Contact: tara.howellspikes@knoxschools.org

Services
Grounds work
Landscaping
Volunteers for drop-off

Physical
Playground mulch for Gaga pit (est. $1,000)
Mulch for three playgrounds
Playground fence shading
Paint for the portables
Landscaping around the portables
Adaptive playground swing

Projects
New Basketball goals (6) for our 5th grade playground  – $3,500

Financial
Donations for playground fence shading
Staff & student incentives

Coordinator Name: Suzanne Parham
Coordinator Contact: suzanne.parham@knoxschools.org

Services
Restrooms steam cleaned
Classroom rugs steam cleaned
Outside of windows cleaned
Car door openers in the morning (30 – 45 minutes/day)

Physical
Small prizes for PBIS incentives
New books for student incentives
Book vending machine/ books to stock it

Projects
Awning for car rider side – est. $176,000
Mulch for playground structures

Coordinator Name: Lynn White
Coordinator Contact: lynn.white@knoxschools.org

Services
Food service
Lunch service for special occasions

Financial
Gift cards for staff giveaways ($10 & $25 each)

Coordinator Name: Nancy Cottrill
Coordinator Contact: nancy.berntsen@knoxschools.org

Services
Landscaping
Mentors (reading buddies, lunch buddies)

Physical
Equipment for morning announcements studio
Snacks for teachers
Incentives

Funding
Gift cards

Coordinator Name: Rolen Blaine
Coordinator Contact: rolen.blaine@knoxschools.org

Services
Robotics Club Leader (2 Hours per week)
Robotics Club Volunteer (2 Hours per week)
Cleaning
Landscaping
STEM Club sponsor

Physical
Vex IQ Competition Bundle
STEM supplies
Sphero bots
Coding games
Hygiene products

Financial
Gift cards
Gas cards
Incentives for attendance

Coordinator Name: Carl Whipple
Coordinator Contact: carl.whipple@knoxschools.org

Items
Safety patrol golf umbrellas
4 – 8 staff workroom microwaves
3 – 5 packs of heavy-duty cones with markers
Snacks/breakfast for staff
Poster paper

Service Projects
Staff wellness and appreciation

Financial
Student incentive funding
Staff breakfast or lunch funding
Gift cards for staff awards

Contact Angela Lawson at angela.lawson@knoxschools.org

Service
People who are willing to adopt-a-classroom
Teacher self-care (meals, snacks, coffee bar, etc.)
Campus clean-ups
Volunteers to read to students
Volunteers for STEAM events
Supports for families in need/crisis
Landscaping upkeep
Volunteers for classrooms
Help organizing clothing/supply closet

Physical
Playground basketballs & kickballs
PBIS & attendance incentives (treasure box items, candy)

Financial
General school funding
Teacher Care Fund
Supporting PTO
Gift cards for incentive drawings for families
Donations for electronic sign
School spirit wear for students
Increase teacher supply spending for classrooms
Scholarships for field trips

Coordinator Name: Cassidy White
Coordinator Contact: whitec@unitedwayknox.org, 865.347.2581

Service
Cafeteria volunteers
Tutoring volunteers
Mentors
Landscaping/grounds beautification
Pressure washing

Physical
1 ton of rock/gravel
10 radios
5 staff computers
Heggerty reading program
Poster maker
8 wall mount poster displays
2 round picnic tables
5 picnic table umbrellas

Financial
20 $10 teacher appreciation gift cards
Staff luncheon
Snacks for staff meetings
Substitute incentives

Coordinator Name: Nathan Lynn
Coordinator Contact: nathan.lynn@knoxschools.org

Physical
Buddy Benches for playgrounds
19 student t-shirts for Kindness Ambassadors

Financial
Funding for new “Kindness Ambassadors” program
Funding for 35 Student Council t-shirts

Coordinator Name: Lynn Jacomen
Coordinator Contact: lynn.jacomen@knoxschools.org

Service
Develop pictures monthly for Royal Roars

Physical
Popcorn for PBIS incentives
Additional walkie talkies (10-15)
18″ cones for car riders (yellow, red, blue, green, orange)
Playground Equipment (jumpropes, balls, etc) – est. $250
Deck box for outside playground storage – est. $500

Financial
Funds for a snow cone machine

Coordinator Name: Megan Blevins
Coordinator Contact: (865) 689-1450

Service
Community Readers for students

Physical
K-Cups
Plastic Cutlery, Forks
Plastic Cutlery, Spoons
Sensory Items for calming
Fidgets
Stretchy Men for fidgets

Projects
Update Staff Lounges (there are 4 lounges) – $300 per lounge
Staff Breakfast or Lunch Provided $600 – $1000+ per meal provided (145 staff)
Refill Coffee Cart for Staff appreciation – $450

Financial
Staff Hospitality Gift Cards for food for rewards – ($10 – $50/each)

Coordinator Name: Daniel Willis
Coordinator Contact: daniel.willis@knoxschools.org

Items (est. $3,000)
Construction paper bundles
4-in Ellison letter die cuts
Gym climbing structures
Velcro dots
Laminating sheets
Chart paper
Sentence strips
Foam building blocks

Service Project
Cafeteria mural with an early literacy focus (est. $1,000)
School entrance flower beds & shrubs (est. $1,500)
School monument sign (est. $1,000)

Contact Jason Harris at jason.harris@knoxschools.org

Physical
Newly created STEM Lab supplies
PBIS incentives

Coordinator Name: Gladys Farmer
Coordinator Contact: farmerg@unitedwayknox.org, 865.789.2518

Service
Tutors
Mentors
Educational assistants
PAC assistants

Physical
Lounge makeover
Playground equipment/structures
Office makeover
Folding tables
Stage recognition

Financial
Funds for:
Student incentives
PBIS store
Teacher welfare
Staff incentives
Playground toys/games
Family events

Coordinator Name: Emily Griggs
Coordinator Contact: egriggs@knoxed.org

Physical
Trees
Leaf blower
Poster maker

Projects
Planting of trees

Financial
Donation for murals
Gift cards for staff recognition
Breakfast/lunch provided for staff

Coordinator Name: Sunny Scheafnocker
Coordinator Contact: sunny.scheafnocker@knoxschools.org

Physical
Jackets for teacher appreciation

Project
Wall murals

Coordinator Name: Josh Van Pelt
Coordinator Contact: kevin.vanpelt@knoxschools.org

Physical
New rugs for front of building
2 new computers for the front office

Projects
Court yard cleaning
Court yard outside classroom
Painting and cleaning

Coordinator Name: Michelle Harper
Coordinator Contact: michelle.harper@knoxschools.org

Items
100 event chairs & storage tools
Boys underwear, ages 5-10

Service Project
Exterior power washing (4 hours)
Employee bathroom updates

Contact Sarah Mercer at sarah.mercer@knoxschools.org

Project
New Playground (Phase 1) – $75,000

Coordinator Name: Kimberly Harris
Coordinator Contact: kimberly.harris@knoxschools.org

Service
landscaping (4 hours)
mulch (2 hours)
deep cleaning (10 hours)
removal of damaged furniture (1 hour)
develop outdoor classroom (10 hours)
translator (1 hour)
substitutes (7.75 hours)

Physical
leaf blower – $200
boy and girl underwear (various sizes) – $100
boy and girl change of clothes (various sizes) – $100
walkie-talkie – $500
office chairs (3) – $500
metal park picnic table (4) – $4000
$5 and $10 gift cards for staff incentives – $100
heavy duty vacuum cleaner – $500
golf umbrellas for safety patrollers and staff (8) – $320

Project
update and organize teacher workroom – $500

Coordinator Name: Susan Martin
Coordinator Contact: smartin@knoxed.org

Services
Volunteers for in-school events
Volunteers for after-school events
Volunteers for packing Second Harvest food bags
Repainting four square game on pavement

Physical
New bathrooms
New classroom wing
Interior design
Murals
Two (2) outdoor entrance rugs with Pleasant Ridge logo
Donations to Blessing Box (non-perishables)
Outdoor basketball goal nets
Two (2) outdoor basketball goals
Single post pyramid roof shade structure to cover outdoor bench
Outdoor brick stepping stones

Financial
Business partners
School spirit wear
Gift cards for student, family, & staff incentives
Donations to general school budget to support overall school needs
Donations to Family Advisory Council

Coordinator Name: Jennie Scott
Coordinator Contact: jennie.scott@knoxschools.org

Service
Community Garden needs to be weeded (40 hours)
Mentors for students (36 hours)
School Luncheon for Teachers and Staff (2 hours)

Physical
Headphone for students $500
Safety Cones for car rider line
Teacher gift cards

Projects
Outdoor lunch area (picnic table and fencing)
Murals for the hallway
Funding for buses for field trips

Financial
Pond Gap PTA Donations
Gift cards for students and staff for recognition ($20/each)

Coordinator Name: Jessica Seaton
Coordinator Contact: jessica.seaton@knoxschools.org

Physical
Battery-powered leaf blower
Drinks and snacks for staff
Headphones
Ice Maker for the Teachers’ Lunchroom
Plants in planters for the entrance of the building
Sensory items
Walkie talkies

Project
Additional wing for classrooms
Outside window cleaning

Financial
Assortment of gift cards for teacher incentives – $5 to $25/each
Funding for buses and field trips
Funding for staff lunches
Funding for student T-shirts – positive referrals
Incentives for PBIS store
Student incentives

Coordinator Name: Robin Cox
Coordinator Contact: robin.cox@knoxschools.org

Services
Staff lunches

Physical
Benches for playground area
Rubber surface for playground area
Sod for play area
Walkie talkies

Financial
Gift cards for staff incentives

Coordinator Name: David Mowry
Coordinator Contact: david.mowry@knoxschools.org

Services
Install landscaping barrier at the back car lobby entrance

Physical
Eight (8) royal blue PolyTec 42-gal trash cans

Projects
Teacher appreciation

Coordinator Name: Fannie Kotsianas
Coordinator Contact: fannie.kotsianas@knoxschools.org

Services
Campus beautification
Mentoring for kids
Staff wellness

Physical
Staff needs
Incentives for staff & students
Playground needs
Office chairs
Calming Corner supplies (fidgets, sand hourglass timers, SEL & character education children’s books)

Financial
Staff appreciation
Food & snacks
Gift cards for staff
Incentive for student behavior support
Food gift cards
Gas cards
House t-shirts for students

Coordinator Name: Jervece Steele
Coordinator Contact: jervece.steele@knoxschools.org

Service
Interior design
Mulching the front of the school

Physical
Workroom snacks (sodas, bottled waters, coffee pods, snacks)
Staff luncheon

Coordinator Name: Shay Siler
Coordinator Contact: shay.siler@knoxschools.org

Financial
Staff morale gift cards

Coordinator Name: Terri Fisher
Coordinator Contact: terri.fisher@knoxschools.org

Services
Mentoring students
Reading with students
Teaching students to knit
Play chess
Dance classes

Physical
Plants
Supplies for washer
STEM supplies
Diversity books
Hygiene products
Campus beautification
Snacks for student council meetings
Playground balls

Financial
Gift cards for staff appreciation
Food and snacks
Lunches for staff
Lunches for student council
Field trip funds
Field trip shirt funds
Gas cards/bus tokens for families

Coordinator Name: Dr. Tanna Nicely
Coordinator Contact: tanna.nicely@knoxschools.org / 865.579.1200

Services
Help with removal of old items in the building
Landscaping outdoor classroom
Indoor deep cleaning
Remodel teacher lounge & front office
Greenery in the building

Physical
New playground structures
Air conditioning in the gym
Handicap accessibility on the playground
Landscaping outdoor classroom
Updating bathrooms
New lockers
New lunch tables with school mascot
Drop ceiling to hide wires in the hall
Awnings in the front of the school

Financial
Donations for teacher incentives
Donations for parent incentives
Funds for jackets and umbrellas for our safety patrol
Funds for staff & student shirts

Coordinator Name: Gary Miller
Coordinator Contact: gmiller@knoxed.org

Services
Painting classrooms & school furniture
Staining/water proofing picnic tables

Physical
Shade screens for playground
Seating/benches for track

Financial
Financial assistance for positive behavior incentives
Playground equipment
Teacher appreciation items

Coordinator Name: Jason Harris
Coordinator Contact: jason.harris@knoxschools.org / 865.689.1470

Services
Landscaping
Volunteers to read with students, volunteers to help teachers in the classroom (2-4 hours/week)

Physical
Outdoor learning benches, picnic tables, & garbage cans
Outdoor covered sitting area for teachers
Sensory room items

Financial
Staff appreciation luncheon and/or gift cards – est. $1,000

Coordinator Name: Heather Loposser
Coordinator Contact: heather.loposser@knoxschools.org

Services
Campus clean-up
Mulching
Student mentors

Physical
Playground structures
Paved path around playground
Playground equipment (balls, jump ropes)
Headphones

Projects
Landscaping rock garden – est. $250 + 5 hours

Financial
Gift cards for student incentives
Staff lunches

Coordinator Name: Janice Bridges
Coordinator Contact: janice.bridges@knoxschools.org

Services
Grounds maintenance
Custodial support

Physical
Portable
Parking lot updates

Financial
Support for staff & student incentives

Coordinator Name: Daniel Willis
Coordinator Contact: daniel.willis@knoxschools.org

Items
Clothing items (socks, underwear, sweatpants)
Tissues & paper towels
Playground (est. $100,000)
Outside benches (est. $300)
Playground equipment (jump ropes, soccer balls, basketballs)
Soccer goals (est. $300)

Service Projects
Student mentors (1 hour/week)
Classroom volunteers
After-school enrichment opportunities

Financial
Student incentive funding
Field trip funding
Staff morale gift cards

Contact Susan Martin at susan.martin@knoxschools.org or Cinee Peters at cindee.peters@knoxschools.org

Item
Items for students in need (clothing, shoes, personal supplies)
Teacher incentives (est. $500)

Service Projects
Classroom painting (est. $250)
Landscaping (est. 20 hours)

Financial
Adopt-a-Teacher ($250)

Contact Rob Speas at rob.speas@knoxschools.org

Services
Landscaping around the STEM-A (CTE) building
Weeding
Painting
Periodic parking lot street-sweeping services
Window washing

Physical
Furniture for library
Staff desk chairs
High-quality telescope
Equipment for track & field

Financial
Donations to social workers for backpacks, school supplies, & food for students

Coordinator Name: Susan Bolinger, Anna Graham, & Jennie Pezé
Coordinator Contact: (865) 539-7800

Services
Guest speakers for career awareness
Willingness to host field trips

Physical
Auditorium seating
P.E. equipment

Financial
Support for EdTech programs

Coordinator Name: Bahar Hill
Coordinator Contact: bahar.hill@knoxschools.org

Physical
Window Coverings

Projects
Painting in Stairwells/Hallways

Financial
Funds for student & staff incentives
Funds for PD opportunities

Coordinator Name: Connie Liefsen
Coordinator Contact: (865) 932-8177

Services
Guest Speakers
Job Shadowing Opportunities for Students
Internship Opportunities for Students
Community Involvement for School Initiatives

Physical
(50) TI-84 Plus Calculators
(5) AAA Batteries
(10) 25ft Power Surge Extension Cord
(25) Wired Headset w/Microphone for PC/Laptop

Coordinator Name: Loretta Fowlkes
Coordinator Contact: loretta.fowlkes@knoxschools.org

Services
Landscaping
Deep cleaning
Tutoring

Physical
Upgraded gym
Painted walls & doors
Window coverings

Financial
Funds for physical projects
Staff & student incentives

Coordinator Name: J.D. Overton
Coordinator Contact: jd.overton@knoxschools.org

Services
Substitutes
Ground maintenance

Physical
School furniture
Chairs
Risers for concerts
Upgraded sound system in gym
New bleachers
New paint job

Financial
Funding for students’ field trips, sports, extra-curriculars, etc.
Funding for students’ band instruments

Coordinator Name: Anita Johnson
Coordinator Contact: anita.johnson@knoxschools.org

Service
Guest speakers (1-3 hours/visit)

Physical
Autel MaxiSys Ultra scanner

Project
College and Career Center (glass office enclosure for library) – est. $15,000

Coordinator Name: J.D. Lambert
Coordinator Phone: james.lambert@knoxschools.org or 865.789.1552

Services
Classroom speaking

Financial
Funds for furniture needs

Coordinator Name: Beth Duncan
Coordinator Contact: (865) 250-1998

Services
Guest speakers for college and career classes (15-25 hours/year)

Physical
Additional exterior cameras around The Anchor Garden
Additional lighting in/around The Anchor Garden
New Science tables
New student desks and chairs
New curtains in the studio theater

Projects
Clean, treat and paint wooden picnic tables
Power wash all bathrooms
Reflective tape on all the steps on the stairwells
Resurfacing basketball courts

Financial
Financial staff and student incentives

Coordinator Name: Bailey Winchester
Coordinator Contact: bailey.winchester@knoxschools.org

Services
Translators > Azteca
Job shadowing/work-based learning opportunities

Physical
Landscaping

Financial
Incentives for student achievement
Teacher appreciation

Coordinator Name: Ara Rickman
Coordinator Contact: ara.rickman@knoxschools.org

Services
865 Academies guest speakers and partners
Seasonal landscaping

Physical
Outdoor trash receptacles
Lifetime 6′ tables
Incentives for staff (gift cards, meals, shirts, etc.)
Incentives for students (gift cards, meals, shirts, etc.)
Chairs for office waiting area
Calculators for math classrooms
School swag (shirts, hats, stickers, cups, lanyards, etc.)
Acrylic wall mount floating frameless picture frame

Projects
Cafeteria addition
Annual gym floor resurfacing
Painting or replacement of faded metal on outside of building

Coordinator Name: Chad Turner
Coordinator Phone: chad.turner@knoxschools.org

Physical
Teacher celebration supports

Coordinator: Candace Greer
Contact: candace.greer@knoxschools.org

Services
Landscaping
Pressure washing brick in front of the school

Physical
Refrigerator for staff workroom

Financial
$25 or $50 gift cards for “Staff of the Month”

Coordinator Name: Deana Varner
Coordinator Contact: deana.varner@knoxschools.org

Services
Seasonal landscaping
Spanish-speaking tutors & interpreters

Physical
Refurbish restrooms
250+ chairs for cafeteria
Replace fencing around campus
Replace stage curtain in cafeteria
Calculators for math classes

Financial
Sponsors for yearly academic award banquet ($10,000)
Sponsors for student & teacher incentives

Projects
Updated teacher workroom
New auditorium flooring
Campus cleanup
Career Day speakers

Physical
Staff incentives
Seasonal flowers for entryway
Staff shirts
Calculators for math class

Financial
Sponsors for student house system rewards

Coordinator Name: Jessica Strickland
Coordinator Contact: jessica.strickland@knoxschools.org

Services
Support with STEM/robotics program

Physical
Landscaping

Coordinator Name: Erin Brown
Coordinator Contact: erin.brown@knoxschools.org

Services
Classroom speakers
Landscaping
Building cleaning support

Physical
Landscaping
Staff meals

Financial
Student incentives
Student welfare funds
Student pantry funds

Coordinator Name: Katie Smoak
Coordinator Contact: kathryn.smoak@knoxschools.org

Services
Volunteers to plant around outdoor classroom
Speakers for Career Day

Physical
Shrubs & plants for front of the building
Outdoor classroom supplies (rain barrel, water hoses, weed eater, etc.)
Student restroom inspirational quotes & decorations
Clothing for the Giving Place (long T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, belts)
Water bottle filling station
20-ft. ladder
New stage lights
Indoor exercise mat
Mat hook fastener
New band instruments

Financial
PBIS reward incentives

Coordinator Name: Ginger Cook
Coordinator Contact: virginia.cook@knoxschools.org

Services
Guest speakers
Landscaping
Painting
Pressure washing

Physical
Landscaping
4 55″ TVs
4 Apple TVs
Portable sound system

Financial
Teacher PDs
Funding for busses to visit college
Funding for items listed in “Physical” section

Coordinator Name: Julie Langley
Coordinator Contact: julie.langley@knoxschools.org

Physical
Paint touch-ups around building
Paint restrooms & restroom doors
New cafeteria furniture

Financial
Instructional software (Nearpod, Kami, GoGuardian, Pear Deck)

Coordinator Name: Brittany Newcomb
Coordinator Contact: brittany.whitenewcomb@knoxschools.org

Services
Internet service at fields
Community partnerships for CTE classes
ACT prep
Tutors
Painting classrooms

Physical
Technology (computers, projectors, etc.)
Painting
New signs
Pressure washing
Landscaping
Digital marquee
Sound system for cafeteria, commons, etc.

Financial
Classroom supplies
Personal development for teachers
Staff incentives
Student incentives
School spirit gear
Tutoring
ACT prep materials

Coordinator Name: Chad Turner
Coordinator Contact: chad.turner@knoxschools.org / 865.680.2019

Physical
Student incentives

Services
Windows sealed
Update to the shower area
Remove old furniture from building
Install shelves & racks in clothing closet

Physical
3 refrigerators for staff lounges
Appliances for CDC classroom (refrigerator, oven, washer & dryer)
Conference room table & 12 – 14 chairs
Poster maker
Workout equipment for gym (bench press, squat rack, dumbbells, etc.)
10 large storage totes for clothing closet
3 kidney tables
Chromebook cart

Financial
20 $25 gift cards for staff incentives
Monthly luncheon for staff

Services
Landscaping
Pressure washing
Work-based learning placements
Internships
Job shadowing for students
Guest speakers in business for students

Physical
Teacher workrooms updated
Signage on outside of buildings
Seating for commons

Financial
Teacher incentives
Student incentives
Student needs: clothing, food, etc.

Coordinator Name: Tim Powell
Coordinator Contact: 865.599.0703

Physical
New auditorium sound system
New auditorium stage curtains

Financial
Teacher incentives

Coordinator Name: Joann Bost
Coordinator Contact: joann.bost@knoxschools.org

Service
Guest speakers
Volunteers
Mentors
Career guidance

Physical
Staff meals
STEM equipment
CTE equipment

Financial
Student incentives

Coordinator Name: Amos Whitehead
Coordinator Contact: amos.whitehead@knoxschools.org

Physical
Mulch
Dogwood & maple trees

Financial
Funds for student & staff incentives

Coordinator Name: Ginny Powers
Coordinator Contact: ginny.smith@knoxschools.org

Physical
Staff meals
Staff gifts

Financial
Black t-shirts for students
Black sweatshirts for students
Boxes of Kleenex
Drinks from Sonic
Christmas party
Coffee pods
Coffee machines
Staff t-shirts/sweatshirts

Financial
Gift cards for staff/families
Staff lunches
Staff breakfasts
Staff snacks

Coordinator Name: Donna Wynn
Coordinator Contact: donna.wynn@knoxschools.org

Services
Community partnerships for potential academies

Physical
Office space, lab space, & collaborative space for 865 Academies

Financial
Several potential projects related to 865 Academy change

Coordinator Name: Brad Carr
Coordinator Contact: brad.carr@knoxschools.org

Services
Teaching assistants
Substitutes
Volunteers

Physical
Fencing
Sound panels for cafeteria walls
Digital Marquee
Paint – hallways

Financial
Teacher incentives
Teacher celebrations

Coordinator Name: Rocky Riley
Coordinator Contact: rocky.riley@knoxschools.org 865.579.2133

Services
Feeding staff
Student mentoring program (100 Black Men of America, local churches)
Counseling services for staff
Staff “break” helpers
Career exploration volunteers
Create team-building events for staff
Volunteers for student incentives
After-school club opportunities
Reading volunteers
Organizing a food drive
Organizing student-led service projects
Campus beautification
Partnership with Battlefield Farms to teach gardening

Physical
Thanksgiving meal baskets
Christmas gift donations
Electronic sign for school
Locker room upgrades

Financial
Funds for student & staff incentives
Financial incentives for families to participate in student supports
Funds for staff team-building events
Funds for 8th grade trip to Boston or Washington DC
Funds for other field trips

Coordinator Name: Scott Stooksbury
Coordinator Contact: (865) 804-0002

Projects
Landscaping
Outdoor artwork for new OneWest commons space

Physical
Tables and chairs for classrooms
Lunch or breakfast for staff
Branding items for walls and entrances

Financial
Sponsorship of OneWest Commons Area

Coordinator Name: Mark Allen Bounds
Coordinator Contact: (865) 776-8190

Services
Support of PTSO projects

Physical
Update indoor school signage for classrooms

Financial
Partnerships with WVMS Foundation to support students & staff

Coordinator Name: Todd Davis
Coordinator Contact: todd.davis@knoxschools.org

Services
Adopt courtyard area to maintain landscaping
Adopt outdoor classroom to maintain landscaping

Physical
12 Bottles of Blue Juice Valve Oil
12 Tubes of Instrument Cork Grease
25 Clarinet/Saxophone Instrument Swabs
100 Sealable Folders
1000 Sheets of Cardstock Paper, 65wt.-blue
1000 Sheets of Cardstock Paper, 65wt.-white
(5 Packs) Multi-colored Permanent Markers
Clarinet Repair Kit
Woodwind Repair Kit
50 Pair of headphones
Plain T-shirts in a variety of colors (Medium)
Plain T-shirts in a variety of colors (Large)
Plain T-shirts in a variety of colors (2XL)
(2) 32 Packs Clip Boards
120 Gallon sized Zip Lock Baggies
5lbs of Poly-Fil Polyester Fiber Fill
Glue Sticks
(50) Pencil Pouches

Financial
Donations to feed staff on in-service days
Donations for student incentives
Rosetta Stone subscription for all teachers

Coordinator Name: Daniel Champion
Coordinator Contact: 865.594.4474

Service
Career professional volunteers for annual career fair

Physical
T-shirts for staff
Rugs for virtual teaching spaces

Coordinator Name: Jennifer Garrett
Coordinator Contact: (865) 622-3902