Thanks so much for your interest in helping our schools provide for our wonderful students and staff. To see a list of individual school needs, select a school from the list below. Spreadsheets are available at the bottom of the page.

Schools: Update Your Needs List Here

Elementary School Needs List

A.L. Lotts Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Student mentors
Mental health support
Landscaping

Adrian Burnett Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Playground canopy
Chart paper (2 packs)
Digital timers (60)
Folders (20)
Headphones (25 sets of 20)
Step ladders (3)
Soccer balls (6 balls, size 3)
Soccer goals (4)
White cardstock
Preschool playground (est. $80,000)

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers (30-90 min/day)
Library volunteers
Mentoring (academic or social/emotional)
Substitute teachers

Financial Support
Staff appreciation funds

Amherst Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Outdoor classroom mulch (est. $250)
Wishlist items
Teacher appreciation items (meals, snacks, coffee bar)

Service Projects
Staff meals

Ball Camp Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Event volunteers
Courtyard maintenance
Fencing upgrades

Financial Support
General school funds
Coupons for students, families, & staff

Bearden Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Entryway rugs (est. $1,500)
PBIS & iReady incentives

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers (2 hr/day)

Beaumont Magnet Academy

School Needs

Physical
Phonics readers
Staff wellness needs
ADA-accessible playground equipment
Safety flashlights
Teacher’s lounge tables & chairs
Filtered water station
Student & teacher incentives
Attendance incentives
Fidget box fidgets
Outdoor furniture

Service Projects
Hanging artwork
Teacher wellness/lunchroom makeover
Decorate staff bathroom
Staff meals

Belle Morris Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
PBIS incentives
Classroom school supplies
Electronic school sign (est. $25,000)
Laminator (est. $2,500)

Service Projects
Outdoor classroom update (est. $1,000)
Career day vocational exposure (2 hours)
ROAR store (PBIS behavior store) volunteers (2 hours)
Outdoor school beautification (est. 2 hours)
Indoor mural painting (est. $2,500)

Financial Support
Barter theater play performance for kids (est. $2,500)

Blue Grass Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Landscaping
Playground

Service Projects
Staff & student recognition

Financial Support
Staff meal funds

Bonny Kate Elementary

School Needs

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

Financial Support
Staff appreciation gift cards ($10-25)

Brickey-McCloud Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers (60-90 min/day)
Carpet steam cleaning

Financial Support
Staff appreciation gift cards

Carter Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Exterior window barriers (est. $5,000)
Playground (est. $20,000)
Staff appreciation items
Student incentives

Service Projects
Landscaping (10 hr)
Student mentoring (1 hr/week)

Financial
Gift cards
Playground equipment funds
School beautification funds

Cedar Bluff Elementary

School Needs

Needed 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)
Staff appreciation luncheons (135 staff)

Cedar Bluff Preschool

Chilhowee Intermediate

School Needs

Needed Items
In-ground basketball goals (2)
Staff lounge couches & chairs
Digital sign solar lights
Paper/plasticware (cups, plates, utensils)
Outdoor benches & picnic tables
Student incentives
Staff appreciation items

Service Projects
Teacher lounge makeover
Teacher bathroom update
Basketball/tennis court resealing

Christenberry Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Staff appreciation items
PBIS student incentives

Service Projects
Campus beautification (courtyard maintenance, landscaping, gardens, outdoor classroom)
Playground repairs, upgrades, & maintenance
New teacher mentor program

Financial Support
Food & gas gift cards for families
Field trip support funding (buses, admission costs)
Gift cards for staff incentives

Copper Ridge Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Outdoor LED lighting
Upgraded, extended, & additional front entrance awnings
Additional parking spaces
Extra school supplies for students
Bean bag chairs
Used books for children
Leaf blower
Headphones

Service Projects
Traffic officer
Mentors (weekly)
Reading volunteers
Staff appreciation meals/snacks
Landscaping

Financial Supports
Sponsors for new sign
Staff appreciation funds
Student incentive funds

Corryton Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Student incentives

Service Projects
Campus cleanup (trash pick-up, pulling weeds; est. 2-3 hr)
Bush trimming (est. 3-4 hr)

Financial
Staff reward gift cards ($5-$25/each)

Dogwood Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Traffic barrels (2)
Delineator posts with base
Snacks for winning houses
Staff incentives

Service Projects
Outdoor updates

East Knox Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Library furniture (est. $165 – $1,600)

Service Projects
Wednesday afternoon tutoring (45 minutes)
Library update & redesign
Cafeteria acoustic improvements

Financial Support
Staff gift cards ($25 each)

Fair Garden Family Center

School Needs

Needed Items
6 tricycles
6 helmets
Hopper balls
Hula hoops
Chalk

Farragut Intermediate

School Needs

Needed Items
Playground mulch for Gaga pit (est. $1,000)
Mulch for three playgrounds
Playground fence shading
Paint for portables
Landscaping around the portables
Adaptive playground swing
Basketball goals (6) for 5th grade playground (est. $3,500)

Service Projects
Grounds work
Landscaping
Drop-off volunteers

Financial Support
Playground fence shading funds
Staff & student incentives

Farragut Primary

School Needs

Needed Items
PBIS incentives
Book vending machine & books
Car rider awning (est. $176,000)
Mulch for playground

Service Projects
Restroom steam-cleaning
Classroom rug steam-cleaning
Window cleaning
Car door openers (est. 30-45 minutes/day)

Fort Sanders Educational Development Center

School Needs

Service Projects
Food service
Special occasion lunches

Financial Support
Staff gift cards ($10-25 each)

Fountain City Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Morning announcements studio equipment
Staff snacks
Incentives

Service Projects
Landscaping
Mentors (reading buddies, lunch buddies)

Financial Support
Gift cards

Gap Creek Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Robotics Club leader (2 hours/week)
Robotics Club volunteer (2 hours/week)
Cleaning
Landscaping
STEM Club sponsor

Financial Support
Gift cards
Gas cards
Attendance incentives

Gibbs Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Staff wellness and appreciation

Financial Support
Student incentive funding
Staff breakfast or lunch funding
Staff gift cards

Green Magnet Academy

School Needs

Needed Items
Upgrades to outdoor classrooms (storage bins, yoga mats, whiteboard, dry-erase markers, erasers, lap desks) (est. $400)
168 folding chairs & 2 storage carts (est. $1,700)

Halls Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers
Tutoring volunteers
Mentors
Landscaping/grounds beautification
Pressure washing
Staff luncheon
Staff meeting snacks

Financial Support
Teacher appreciation gift cards ($10 each)
Substitute incentives

Hardin Valley Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Playground Buddy Benches
Kindness Ambassador t-shirts
Student Council t-shirts

Financial Support
Kindness Ambassadors program funding

Inskip Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Popcorn
18″ cones (yellow, red, blue, green, orange)
Playground equipment (jump ropes, balls, etc) (est. $250)
Playground storage boxes (est. $500)

Service Projects
Monthly picture developing for Royal Roars

Financial Support
Snow cone machine funding

Coordinator Info

Megan Blevins
(865) 689-1450

Karns Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
K-Cups
Plastic forks & spoons
Calming sensory items
Fidgets
Stretchy fidgets

Service Projects
Volunteer readers
Staff lounges update (est. $300 per lounge)
Staff breakfast or lunch (145 staff)
Staff appreciation coffee cart (est. $450)

Financial Support
Staff gift cards ($10-50 each)

Karns Preschool

School Needs

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

Lonsdale Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
STEM lab supplies
PBIS incentives

Maynard Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Playground equipment/structures
Folding tables
Staff recognition items

Service Projects
Lounge makeover
Office makeover
Tutors
Mentors
Educational assistants
PAC assistants

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

Mill Creek Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Trees
Leaf blower
Poster maker

Service Projects
Tree planting

Financial Support
Mural funding
Staff recognition gift cards
Staff breakfast or lunch

Mooreland Heights Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Teacher appreciation jackets

Service Projects
Murals

Mount Olive Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Rugs for front of building
Front office computers (2)

Service Projects
Courtyard cleaning
Courtyard outside classroom
Painting
Cleaning

New Hopewell Elementary

School Needs

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

Service Projects
Exterior power washing (est. 4 hours)
Employee bathroom updates

Northshore Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Staff morale meals

Service Projects
Cafeteria volunteers (est. 1 hour/week)

Norwood Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Leaf blower (est. $200)
Boy & girl underwear (various sizes) (est. $100)
Boy & girl change of clothes (various sizes) (est. $100)
Office chairs (3) (est. $500)
Metal picnic table (4) (est. $4,000)
Staff incentive gift cards ($5-10 each)
Heavy-duty vacuum cleaner (est. $500)
Golf umbrellas (8) (est. $320)

Service Projects
Landscaping (est. 4 hours)
Mulching (est. 2 hours)
Deep-cleaning (est. 10 hours)
Damaged furniture removal (est. 1 hour)
Building outdoor classroom (est. 10 hours)
Translator services (est. 1 hour)
Substitutes (7.75 hours)
Teacher workroom update & organization (est. $500)

Pleasant Ridge Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
New bathrooms
New classroom wing
Interior design
Murals
Two (2) outdoor entrance rugs with school 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

Service Projects
School event volunteers
Second Harvest food bag packers
Repainting four square game on pavement

Financial Support
Business partners
School spirit wear funding
Student, family, & staff gift card incentives
General school funds
Family Advisory Council donations

Pond Gap Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Student headphones (est. $500)
Car rider line safety cones
Outdoor lunch area picnic table & fencing

Service Projects
Community garden weeding (est. 40 hours)
Student mentors (est. 36 hours)
Staff luncheon (est. 2 hours)
Hallway mural

Financial
PTA donations
Student & staff gift cards (est. $20 each)
Teacher gift cards
Field trip bus funding

Powell Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Battery-powered leaf blower
Staff drinks & snacks
Headphones
Teacher lunchroom ice maker
Building entrance plants
Sensory items

Service Projects
Additional wing for classrooms
Outside window cleaning

Financial Support
Teacher incentive gift cards ($5-25 each)
Buses and field trip funds
Staff lunch funds
Student t-shirts funds
PBIS store incentives
Student incentives

Ritta Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Playground benches
Playground rubber surface
Play area sod

Service Projects
Staff lunches

Financial Support
Staff incentive gift cards

Rocky Hill Elementary

School Needs

Needed Items
Royal blue PolyTec 42-gal trash cans (8)

Service Projects
Landscaping barrier installation
Teacher appreciation

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy

School Needs

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 Info

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

Sequoyah Elementary

School Needs

Service
Interior design
Mulching the front of the school

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

Coordinator Info

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

Shannondale Elementary

School Needs

Financial
Staff morale gift cards

Coordinator Info

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

South Knox Elementary

School Needs

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 Info

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

Spring Hill Elementary

School Needs

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 Info

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

Sterchi Elementary

School Needs

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 Info

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

Sunnyview Primary

School Needs

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 Info

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

West Haven Elementary

School Needs

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 Info

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

West Hills Elementary

School Needs

Services
Grounds maintenance
Custodial support

Physical
Portable
Parking lot updates

Financial
Support for staff & student incentives

Coordinator Info

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

West View Elementary

School Needs

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

Secondary School Needs List

Austin-East Magnet High

School Needs

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)

Bearden High

School Needs

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 Info

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

Bearden Middle

School Needs

Services
Guest speakers for career awareness
Willingness to host field trips

Physical
Auditorium seating
P.E. equipment

Financial
Support for EdTech programs

Coordinator Info

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

Carter High

School Needs

Physical
Window Coverings

Projects
Painting in Stairwells/Hallways

Financial
Funds for student & staff incentives
Funds for PD opportunities

Coordinator Info

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

Career Magnet Academy

School Needs

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 Info

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

Carter Middle

School Needs

Services
Landscaping
Deep cleaning
Tutoring

Physical
Upgraded gym
Painted walls & doors
Window coverings

Financial
Funds for physical projects
Staff & student incentives

Coordinator Info

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

Cedar Bluff Middle

School Needs

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 Info

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

Central High

School Needs

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 Info

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

Farragut High

School Needs

Services
Classroom speaking

Financial
Funds for furniture needs

Coordinator Info

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

Farragut Middle

School Needs

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 Info

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

Fulton High

School Needs

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

Physical
Landscaping

Financial
Incentives for student achievement
Teacher appreciation

Coordinator Info

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

Gibbs High

School Needs

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 Info

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

Gibbs Middle

School Needs

Physical
Teacher celebration supports

Coordinator Info

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

Gresham Middle

School Needs

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 Info

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

Halls High

School Needs

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

Halls Middle

School Needs

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 Info

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

Hardin Valley Middle

School Needs

Services
Support with STEM/robotics program

Physical
Landscaping

Coordinator Info

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

Hardin Valley Academy

School Needs

Services
Classroom speakers
Landscaping
Building cleaning support

Physical
Landscaping
Staff meals

Financial
Student incentives
Student welfare funds
Student pantry funds

Coordinator Info

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

Holston Middle

School Needs

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
Funds for new gym scoreboard & gym floor resurfacing (est. $14,275)

Karns High

School Needs

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 Info

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

Karns Middle

School Needs

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

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

Coordinator Info

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

Karns High

School Needs

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 Info

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

Kelley Volunteer Academy

School Needs

Physical
Student incentives

Knoxville Adaptive Education Center

School Needs

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

L&N Stem Academy

School Needs

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 Info

Coordinator Name: Tim Powell
Coordinator Contact: 865.599.0703

Northwest Middle

School Needs

Physical
New auditorium sound system
New auditorium stage curtains

Financial
Teacher incentives

Coordinator Info

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

Powell High

School Needs

Service
Guest speakers
Volunteers
Mentors
Career guidance

Physical
Staff meals
STEM equipment
CTE equipment

Financial
Student incentives

Coordinator Info

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

Powell Middle

School Needs

Physical
Mulch
Dogwood & maple trees

Financial
Funds for student & staff incentives

Coordinator Info

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

Richard Yoakley

School Needs

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 Info

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

South Doyle High

School Needs

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 Info

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

South Doyle Middle

School Needs

Services
Teaching assistants
Substitutes
Volunteers

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

Financial
Teacher incentives
Teacher celebrations

Coordinator Info

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

Vine Middle

School Needs

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 Info

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

West High

School Needs

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 Info

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

West Valley Middle

School Needs

Services
Support of PTSO projects

Physical
Update indoor school signage for classrooms

Financial
Partnerships with WVMS Foundation to support students & staff

Coordinator Info

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

Whittle Springs Middle

Coordinator Info

Coordinator Name: Daniel Champion
Coordinator Contact: 865.594.4474

Other School Needs List

KCS Virtual School

School Needs

Service
Career professional volunteers for annual career fair

Physical
T-shirts for staff
Rugs for virtual teaching spaces

Coordinator Info

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

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