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• Alcoa City School System
• Maryville City Schools
• Blount County Schools

Alcoa CitySchool System
865-984-0531
www.alcoaschools.net

The Alcoa City School System serves a population of over 7,000. It has one of the highest per pupil expenditures in the state. The teacher/pupil ratio is 20/1 and 75% of the teachers have Masters or advanced degrees; 18% have doctorates.

The responsibility for the education of the students in Alcoa rests with a five member elected board of education, which meets monthly at 7:30 P.M. on the third Tuesday of each month in the Board Room of the Alcoa City Education Building. The System’s Director of Schools is appointed by the Board of Education, which also determines the superintendent’s length of contract that may vary from time to time. The high school houses a complete, state-of-the-art computer technology lab and offers apprenticeship opportunities in the fields of: healthcare, education, banking, criminal justice, technology, retail, restaurant services, and early childhood development.

General Data
Size of District (in square miles)	9
Total Number	3
Number/K-4 Schools	1
Number/5-8 Schools	1
Number High Schools	1
Number/Alternative Ed	0
Total Enrollment	1,550
Transported to/from school	0
Total Number of Buses	0

*The Alcoa City School System does not have a transportation system,
however, parents contract with a firm to supply buses in their area.

Faculty
Total Teaching Staff	94
Starting Teacher Salary	$32,400
Average Teacher Salary	$49,000
Percent of Teachers with
Masters Degree or Higher	76%
Administrators	10

Technical Programs Offered
Alcoa offers the following programs: home economics, voca­tional office education, typing/computers, accounting and general busi­ness, keyboarding, critical thinking, introduction to business, personal computing, software tools, office management technology, accounting, desktop publishing, marketing, career choices, interpersonal commu­nications, career connections, media arts, journalism, drafting media technology, family & consumer science and nutrition & food.

School Finances
2004 Operating Budget	$12,000,000
Yearly Expenditure per Pupil (2003)	$7,742
Bonded Long Term Debt (2003)	$5,000,000

Programs for Special Education

Elementary
Special education teachers in the regular classroom in collaboration with the regular classroom teachers provide full inclusion. Special education teachers work in classrooms to provide support and consultation services to teachers.Speech and language services are provided. An alternative placement program is provided for students experiencing behavior or emotional problems requiring behavior management and transition planning and intervention into the regular class. Occupational and physical therapy are provided through contract with the Little Tennessee Valley Educational Cooperative.

Secondary

Resource and comprehensive development classes provided for students as needed. Special education vocational students are provid­ed vocational advancement classes in language arts to support learn­ing in vocational classes. An alternative school placement program is available for students with behavior and/or emotional problems.

Director of Schools / School Board
Tom Shamblin	865/984-0531
Mickey McClurg	865/982-4363
Charles Cameron	865/982-0213
Julie Rochelle	865/977-4517
Steve Marsh	865/983-4326
Betty Piercy	865/984-896

Programs for Gifted Students

Elementary

Students with advanced skill in math, language, etc. are served through accommodations to the student’s needs in the curriculum. Accommodations are made in the regular classroom and/or with selected groups in other classrooms/grade levels.

Secondary
At the secondary level, the same procedures are followed except for those in advanced placement.

Schools	Phone #	Approxi. Enrollment
Alcoa Elementary (K-4) 1200 Springbrook Rd. Alcoa, TN 37701	865/982-3120	579
Middle School Alcoa Middle 1325 Springbrook Rd. Alcoa, TN 37701	865/982-5211	498
Senior High School (9-12) Alcoa High School 532 Faraday Street Alcoa, TN 37701	865/982-4631	473

Maryville City Schools
(865)982-7121
www.ci.maryville.tn.us/schools

General Data
Size of District (in square miles)	16.2
Total Number of Schools	7
Number/K-4 Schools	4
Number/5-6 Intermediate	1
Numbe/7-8/Middle School	1
Number/ High School	1
Total Enrollment	4,689

Faculty Data
Total Teaching Staff	346
Starting teacher Salary	$35,550
Average Teacher Salary	$48,196
Percent of Teachers with Masters Degree or Higher	77%
Administrators	23

Maryville City School System is operated under policies estab­lished by a Board of Education and is administered by a Director of Schools. The school system services residents of the City of Maryville and a limited number of non-residents who pay an annual tuition. Each member of a five-member Board of Education is elected to a four-year term of office. Board meetings are scheduled monthly. Meetings are held in various locations within the school system and the community. A Director of Schools is appointed by the Board of Education.

Special programs include pre-school instruction, comprehensive development classes, school-to-work programs and academic instruc­tional classes for all ages. The school psychologists, speech and lan­guage therapists, and a special education counselor provide support services. Licensed personnel also furnish physical therapy, occupa­tional therapy, vision, hearing and health services. In the fall of 1995, Fort Craig School implemented a re-structured elementary program that includes a year-around schedule. Students from across the system may choose this option.

Programs for Special Education

Maryville City Schools offers a comprehensive system of service delivery for students with special needs. While pursuing the goal of educating students with their age equivalent peer group to the maximum extent appropriate, teachers, specialists and parents coop­eratively develop an individualized education plan for each student. Educational services are coordinated by 39 special education teach­ers, 35 of whom have earned a master’s degree or higher. Children who are struggling because their basic needs are not being met have been helped by the Family Resource Center for the past 10 years. Since the fall of 2003 City Councilman Ron Ivens and local busi­nesses have provided additional funds to assist students with new school clothes, shoes, backpacks, and other basic needs.

The Maryville City School System is committed to providing appro­priate educational opportunities to all students.

Director of Schools / School Board
Stephanie Thompson, Director of Schools	(865) 982-7121
Carolyn McAmis, Chair	(865) 983-9179
Denny Garner	(865) 983-5881
Doug Jenkins	(865) 681-1326
Mark Cate	(865) 984-7926
Sherry Miller	(865) 984-7360

Education Excellence
Merit Scholars 2004-2005
Scholarship Semi-Finalists	4
Commended Students	7

Enrollment
School	Phone#	Approx.Enrollment
Elementary (K-4)
Sam Houston Elementary 330 Melrose St. Maryville, TN 37803	(865) 983-3241	453
John Sevier Elementary 2001 Sequoyah Ave. Maryville, TN	(865) 983-8551	527
Fort Craig Elementary 520 W. Washington St. Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 983-4371	277
Foothills Elementary 520 Sandy Springs Rd. Maryville, TN 37803	(865) 681-0364	502
Intermediate
Maryville Intermediate 835 Montgomery Lane Maryville, TN 37803	980-0590	766
Middle School
Maryville Middle School 805 Montvale Station Rd. Maryville, TN 37803	983-2070	777
High School
Maryville High School 825 Lawrence Ave. Maryville, TN 37803	982-1132	1,387

Blount County Schools
865-984-1212
www.blountk12.org

The Blount County System serves a student population of approxi­mately 11,000. The overall responsibility for education of Blount County’s residents rests with a seven member School Board and an appointed Director of Schools. Board members are elected for a four-year term based on a staggered schedule. Meetings are held in the Board Conference Room in the Education Office located at 831 Grandview Dr., Maryville. Regular meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the first Thursday of each month and work sessions are held at 6:00 P.M. the Tuesday preceding the regular meetings.

The School Board appoints the Superintendent of Schools. He or she must hold a Masters Degree with a major in Education Administration and all certifications required by the State. The Superintendent serves as the Secretary to the Board.

General Data
Size of District sq. miles	559
Total Number/Schools	18
Number/K-5 Schools	11
Number/K-8 Schools	0
Number/6-8 Middle Schools	4
Number/High Schools	2
Number/Alternative Ed. Schools	1
Total Enrollment	11,262
Approx. Number of Students
Transported to/from school	6,000
Total Number of Buses	86

Faculty Data
Total Teaching Staff	772
Starting Teacher Salary	$29,380
Average Teacher Salary	$45,000
Percent of Teachers with Masters Degree or higher	75%
Administrators	40

Director of Schools / School Board
Alvin Hord, Director of Schools	865-984-1212
William Miller	865-982-9431
Charles Finley	865-983-8426
Don McNelly	865-977-7277
Michael Treadway,Vice Chair	865-995-0272
Chris Cantrell	865-681-6872
John Davis	865-982-3051
Donald Talbott–Chair	865-984-9712

School Finances
(2004) Operating Budget	$71,600,000
Yearly Expenditure per pupil	$6,312
Bonded Long Term Debt 2004	$99,180,268

Education Excellence
Merit Scholars 2004
Heritage High	0
William Blount High	1

Percent of Graduates to College
Heritage High 2004	40% to a 4-year institution 25% to a 2-year institution
William Blount High 2004	50% to a 4-year institution 30% to a trade/technical institution

Programs for Special Education

Elementary & Secondary

An individual educational program is developed for each identified child. Placement or service options are as follows: support to the regular program, consultative services, resource room, speech and lan­guage, self contained class, inclusion, private supplementary services, separate facility, residential services, home and hospital.

2002 Total Graduates
Entering College
Heritage High School	40% to a 4-year institution 25% to a 2-year institution
William Blount High	60% to a 4-year institution 20% to a trade/technical

Entering Workforce
Heritage High School	25 %
William Blount High	18 %

Military
Heritage High School	10 %
William Blount High	2 %

Enrollment
School	Phone #	(K-5)
Eagleton Elementary 708 Sam Houston Rd. Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 980-1455	514
Fairview Elementary 2130 Old Niles Ferry Rd. Maryville, TN 37803	(865) 982-0630	452
Friendsville Elementary 210 East Fourth St. Friendsville, TN 37737	(865) 980-1252	490
Lanier Elementary 6006 Lanier Rd. Maryville, TN 37801	(865)980-1075	667
Mary Blount Elementary 131 South Old Glory Rd. Maryville, TN 37801	(865) 980-1430	637
Middlesettlements Ele. 3105 Miser Station Rd. Louisville, TN 37777	(865) 983-6644	371
Montvale Elementary 3128 Montvale Road Maryville, TN 37803	(865) 983-2666	567
Porter Elementary 4520 Wildwood Springs Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 983-4071	663
Rockford Elementary 3728 Williams Mill Road Rockford, TN 37853	(865) 982-1415	394
Townsend Elementary P.O. Box 399 140 Tiger Road Townsend, TN 37882	(865) 980-1202	149
Walland Elementary 247 East Millers Cove Rd Walland, TN 37886	(865) 983-2801	342

Middle Schools (6-8)	Phone #	Approx. Enrollment
Carpenters Middle School 920 Huffstettler Road Maryville, TN 37803	(865) 980-1414	746
Eagleton Middle School 2756 East Broadway Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 982-3211	427
Heritage Middle 3737 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 980-1300	780
William Blount Middle 1126 William Blount Dr. Maryville, TN 37801	(865) 977-5493	763
High Schools (9-12)
Heritage High 3741 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 984-8110	1,553
William Blount High 219 County Farm Rd. Maryville, TN 37801	(865) 984-5500	1,711
Adult Education (6-12)
Everett Learning Opportunity Ctr. 1500 Jett Rd. Maryville, TN 37804	(865) 984-9420	36