Two upcoming community meetings will impact the future of Powell Elementary School.
In response to parent and community complaints about conditions at the North Knox school, the Knox County Board of Education is considering a plan to rezone almost 300 PES families to Karns, Brickey-McCloud or Amherst.
The plan, as presented to the BOE on February 5, 2026, by Garfield Adams Ed.D., assistant superintendent of operations, is here: Powell_Solution
Adams said Powell Elementary, Middle and High schools would have consistent zoning under his plan. “Feeder pattern purity,” he calls it…