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Education-Facilities & Technology |
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Upgrade educational facilities and programs on all levels. |
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Make computers and other technology more accessible to more people (schools, libraries, community centers) for those who can't afford it. |
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No more mobile classrooms. |
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Put new technology in our schools. |
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Technology and internet more accessible for schools and educational institutions. |
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Build additional rooms in High Schools for expansion that are inside building instead of outside trailers. |
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No school that is not well equipped and well maintained. |
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Equal education access for handicap. |
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Schools need to be renovated, updated, made nicer, innovated. |
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Safer schools. |
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Continue to expand the use of the internet in schools and in the community. |
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Spend more tax dollars on updating and improving schools. |
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Better maintenance of schools. |
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Smoke detectors in school bathrooms. |
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Increased technology in schools. |
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More advanced technologies. |
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Promote computer literacy. |
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Get more computers/technology in all levels of school (elementary-HS) |
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Keep schools safer that they have been. |
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EJT - education that produces good jobs and leads to taxes. |
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World class school system. |
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Modernize and upgrade school buildings for use of students and others in the community. |
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Improve our schools in bringing them into the 21st century with technology, such as computers. |
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Universal computer literacy. |
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Upgrade school systems and buildings so there are no temporary buildings. |
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Develop a high technology academy for middle and high school students. |
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Make schools user-and family-friendly so that people love entering facilities. |
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Ample money for sidewalks, especially around schools. |
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Provide technological training at all community centers to create technologically advanced workforce at no charge to participants. |
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Make schools into community serving centers run by parents, community leaders, & staff. |
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Year-round school -- i.e.. Ft. Craig using integrated thematic instruction. |
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Build bigger schools with more classrooms that are smaller to have smaller class size which equals more teacher attention. |
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Improve school sanitation, especially bathrooms, supplies, soap, etc. |
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Schools grow smaller rather than larger, I.e., community based schools. |
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Classrooms shouldn't be over fifteen. |
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Improve school bus system. |
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Need cleaner bathrooms at Seymour High School. |
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All schools in region to be technological equipped with smaller classes and up-to-date equipment and texts. |
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Over-crowded classrooms. |
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Technology in schools. |
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More community schools. |
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Walkover the highway between schools (Seymour schools). |
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New BC Pell. State Campus. |
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More opportunities for adult and community education. |
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Increase the number of smaller community schools. |
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Smaller neighborhood schools. |
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Strengthen education to attract high tech industry. |
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More technology in schools. |
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Plan for green space with growth. |
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More small schools. |
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More vocational education for students who don't go to college. |
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We need to build smaller schools, more time with teachers. |
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Establish a youth high technology academy. |
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More schools, attract educators to the area, updated classroom equipment. |
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Smaller neighborhood schools, not consolidation. |
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Smaller schools. |
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Eliminate all portable class rooms in schools and replace with quality high-tech structures. |
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Encourage satellite educational facilities - outlying areas. |
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Make sure we make maximum use of technical colleges. |
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More small schools instead of large centralized schools. |
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Beautify school grounds. |
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Improve safety in schools. |
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School dress code and see-through backpacks. |
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Create more computer classes for middle and high school children. |
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Better maintenance of areas around schools and public areas. |
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Better schools, buildings and places to learn |
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Natural areas in schools requiring less maintenance |
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Improve education through smaller classrooms and better quality teachers. |
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More natural areas and more natural areas around schools (not so mowed). |
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Better education for children and adults (computers/technology). |
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More classes for computer illiterate people, publicized more. |
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Support Grainger's renovation of old high school. |
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Update school facilities such as furniture and fixtures. |
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Security risks in our schools. |
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Child care availability at schools. |
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Keep community schools community, students stay in community. |
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New area middle and elementary school (Gibbs area). |
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Improve schools we have - physical structure and reducing class size. |
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Reduce teacher/student ratios in all schools: bring back community schools. |
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Make high school look good in 20 years. |
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More schools. |
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Upgrade education system. |
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Community college (satellite) for Union/Grainger counties. |
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Libraries: promotion and development. |
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Small college or technical school. |
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Improve adult education to develop job skills. |
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Vocational/technical school. |
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Community college branch. |
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School buses need a monitor and cellphone or 2-way radio. |
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Alternative educational opportunities other than just college -- i.e., vocational. |
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Improve education at high school and post secondary levels. |
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First-rate children's science museum. |
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Upgrade the libraries. |
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Establish other high schools. |
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Combine education with farming to enable the children to have their own farmers market. |
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Define maximum size for public schools. |
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Continue reduction of teacher/pupil ration, increase teacher salary, team with other counties to increase vocational services so kids are skilled and prepared. Schools are too big. |
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Facilities for the high school in addition to gym. Music auditorium and theater much more important. |
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Second county high school for Jefferson. |
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Increase A4 educational facilities and programs! |
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Auditorium for high school. |
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Improve appearance of schools. |
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Maximize educational opportunities for children through facilities such as auditoriums, buildings, books. |
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Provide technology training for parents and guardians of K-12. |
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Make schools a higher priority. |
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Improve soft skills for all public servants. |
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Technology center used to train the area work force using Oak Ridge and TVA areas. |
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Control growth to certain extent -- for example, schools. |
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Quality school systems in terms of faculty, buildings, and curriculum. |
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Education being a primary goal -- quality educators and facilities. Committee formed between supervisors, educators, parents and students to address issues. |
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Develop and fund distance learning technology to link educational opportunities throughout the region. |
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National training center for machinists, which would in turn create good jobs "second to none." |
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Greater value put on education. |
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Smaller neighborhood public schools -- smaller enrollment. |
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Create facilities and capacity for a continuous learning opportunity for the people. |
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Testing of teachers for subject knowledge and harder tenure requirements. |
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Build more schools. |
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Build safe schools. |
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Emphasis on smaller class rooms. |
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A real Pellissippi campus in Blount County. |
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School locations to minimize bussing. |
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Homework help lines. |
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Improve Library facilities in schools and coordinate school libraries with public libraries. |
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Maintain existing school buildings better. |
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An environmental education center. |
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Limit school sizes. |
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Educational complex that includes Alcoa high and middle schools and a new Pellessippi state campus tied to redeveloped west plant site. |
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Inner city and rural schools remodeled and same standards as those in suburbs. |
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Children's safety first; schools need sidewalks or must provide buses. |
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More schools with higher paid teachers. |
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Efficient school system with up-to-date technology that blends with business, government and community. |
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Diminish digital divide by establishing free computer centers in low-income communities. |
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A computer for every child in every school in every county. |
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Maintain a good school system equally throughout the area. |
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Make public education a priority. |
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More green space around schools and have schools community friendly. |
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Revitalize the University of TN. |
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Change model of education to take advantage of information technology, with more cultural and civic focus. |
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For safety and traffic control use school buses. |
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Make schools better places to learn. |
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Stop warehousing children in large schools and return to smaller neighborhood schools. |
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Refurbish existing schools and not abandon them in favor of new schools and use for educational centers, residency and community centers. |
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Improve schools; reduce inequality between schools. |
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More technical junior college sites. |
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More outdoor facilities for schools. |
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Increase technical training in high schools. |
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Individual education for children by computers based on need. |
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Expanded library system. |
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Classroom funding for technology. |
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Build schools with available knowledge and insight of current/future growth. |
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Clean up the schools - gangs, drugs, knives, guns, everything. |
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Establish plan to limit school size. |
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Improve schools. |
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Increased emphasis of technology in education system. |
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Cleaner schools. |
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Increase security in public schools. |
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Increase security in public schools. |
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Physical state of school buildings. |
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More technology in school systems; internet, communications, etc. |
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World class public school systems throughout region. |