April 6, 2015 www.knoxfocus.com NeedPAGE A1 Cash? Turn unwanted household items into money! Call Fountain City Auction at (865)604-3468 for all of your auction needs. FREETake One! April 6, 2015 Board Discusses FY 2015-2016 Budget By Sally Absher Specifically, McIntyre some of the reductions kicking the can down the Parents Speak Out Against [email protected] and his staff determined that were slated for the road is what got KCS in the The Board of Educa- that sufficient general Maintenance and Opera- current predicament over Standardized Testing tion spent the bulk of last fund and grant resources tions Department. APEX bonuses for this FY. By Sally Absher week’s work session dis- already exist to sustain However, as his mem- Amber Rountree brought [email protected] testing. cussing Dr. McIntyre’s the TAP System in several orandum to the Board up the $4M budgeted for The videos of every BOE revised draft General Fund schools for one more year points out, there is a little instructional coaches, The Board breezed meeting are available at Budget for the 2015-2016 without having to add gen- accounting trick behind saying “while I am not through the agenda at last http://knoxschools.org. school year. McIntyre eral fund dollars. “This find- this “new found money.” saying these coaches are week’s Regular Board meet- But YouTube videos of explained that since pre- ing will allow us to restore The bonus payouts asso- a waste, I am concerned ing in a record 18 minutes, individual 5 minute Public senting his initial budget almost all of the resourc- ciated with extending the that with our limited funds, leaving plenty of time for Forum speeches are avail- last month, “we have been es for the Summer Bridge TAP System for one year is this the best way to 10 Public Forum Speakers. able on the YouTube Chan- able to make some prog- program, eliminate the will be a FY17 budget spend money for our stu- Six of these were parents, nel “SaveOurSchoolSys- ress on a couple of out- ‘additional cuts TBD’ item requirement, rather than dents?” BEP does not who addressed the Board tem” (www.youtube.com/ standing issues.” of $444,530 and mitigate an FY16 obligation.” This regarding Standardized Continue on page 2 Continue on page 2 Sock Hop to Benefit Let’s Go Back to the Hop Knox County Museum of Education he Four Dots and a Dash are back and all for a good cause. The Doo Wop group of Knox TCounty Schools educators including former Superintendent Dr. Charles Lindsey, two retired administrators, a current principal, and current supervisor have reunited for a one time only event to benefit the Knox County Museum of Education. The “Let’s Go Back to the Hop” is June 4. Showtime starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Sarah Simp- son Professional Development & Technolo- gy Center. Go back into time to muscle cars, poodle skirts, penny loafers and sweater jack- ets while listening and dancing to “At the Hop,” “Under the Boardwalk,” “Sherry,” “Only You,” “Blue Moon,” “The Great Pretender,” “Shaboom,” “Love Potion #9,” and many more Doo Wop clas- sics. Travel back in time to the good old days when Doo Wop was changing the face of the nation and teens around the nation were tuning in to a new show called “American Bandstand.” Dance, have some food, get your photo made with your date, and bid on some valuable items in a silent auction all for the price of admission. The South High Alumni Octet will also per- form during the show and will feature some Beat- Four Dots and a Dash are (l-r) Dr. Fred Patterson, retired supervisor of visual arts; Chris Caruthers, assistant les and Lettermen music from the same era. principal Austin - East HS, Walter Mencer, Supervisor of Music, Dr. Charles Lindsey, former Superintendent; and Continue on page 2 S. L. Valentine, retired Supervisor of Music. Cumberland The public speaks on the Avenue Streetscape bid let Coliseum, other projects By Mike Steely four lanes into two.” By Mike Steely [email protected] Although he voted for [email protected] Bob Booker, former Exec- open on an integrated Mayor Madeline Rogero The bid for work both motions, he added utive Director of the basis.’ When I told that responded recalling her on the Cumberland with some hesitation, A packed house of city Beck Cultural Center and to the people everybody first visit to the colise- Avenue Streetscape “I’m hoping this is going and county officials, down- former state representa- jumped and shouted for um to see The Beach project was awarded to make it pedestrian- town residents, and city tive, spoke of when the joy,” Booker said. He con- Boys perform there. Tuesday evening to and bike-friendly.” staffers went over recent coliseum first opened. tinued by recalling dif- “We are well aware of Southern Constructors, Mayor Madeline Urban Land Institute (ULI) “I’m very compassion- ferent events at the coli- the significance of that Inc. with the city Rogero told the council study suggestions last ate about the Civic Coli- seum over the years and site and are looking seri- paying $16,869,905 that KUB work on Monday and then opened seum Auditorium and added, “We have some ously at the use of that for Phases One and Cumberland Avenue, the meeting at the Knox I wanted to put things of the best parking in site and how it can be Two. The Knoxville City to relocate utilities County Historical Center into perspective. Almost the city of Knoxville.” renovated and if that’s Council also voted there, begins this week last Monday for public 54 years ago, when I Booker said, “I don’t the best way.” She said to hire Vaughn & and should take about comment. The Institute’s was a student at Knox- want it to be some hidden the city is awaiting a Melton Consulting for two months. She said most talked about sug- ville College, I read in the scheme to grab the land second study about the construction engineering she hopes people will gestion was for the Civic newspaper that a civic for some other kind of future of the complex. and inspection services continue to patronize Auditorium and Coliseum coliseum would open development.” He said the Anne Wallace, Proj- for Phase Two. the merchants along to be demolished and a shortly,” he began. coliseum is a tremendous ect Manager for the Councilman Nick Della the strip while the mixed-use area of retail “I made a phone call asset to Knoxville and if city, hosted the meet- Volpe said he had “a lot multi-year rework of and mixed-use residen- to the box office at the it can be renovated, “that ing and reported on of heartburn” about the the avenue continues. tial to be built on its site. coliseum and asked if should be our course. the ULI recommenda- plans for Cumberland Anne Wallace of the One plea to save the there would be a section Building a new one on tions for the coliseum, Avenue, which he Office of Redevelopment coliseum came from a for Negros. 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Late credit toward any single much, much more provid- tial property, there are many legal charges are limited under the URLTA item in the silent auction – ing not only a “walk down issues which and may not exceed ten percent and a load of fun – PLUS memory lane” but also an may arise. Here (10%) of the amount of rent past you are helping the muse- excellent source of histori- A Pat Summitt-signed are my sugges- due. Remember, if you end up in um’s operating budget. cal research. Displays also basketball will be featured in tions of basic court, it will always benefit you to Tickets are on sale at line the hallways. Each of the the event’s Silent Auction. steps to take to have complied with the laws. five locations of the Knox- more than 300 schools, cur- reduce common Third, document the condition ville Teachers Federal rent and closed, have note- problems faced of the residence on move-in. You Credit Union. Those loca- books for their history. The Benna Van Vuureen, retired by landlords. should take date-stamped photo- tions include: Downtown/ museum also has a collec- from Knox County Schools, By Sharon Frankenberg, First, you will graphs that show repairs and main- East office, 711 Hall of Fame tion of video interviews of and Sue Boyer, retired Attorney at Law need a written tenance completed on the property. Drive; Farragut Office, 147 educators that are avail- Supervisor, teamed togeth- rental appli- This also applies when the tenant West End Avenue; Foun- able online through video er to found the museum in cation.