The Knox County Board of Education approved its 2025–2030 strategic plan on June 5 after trustees discussed how the plan will track achievement-gap interventions and integrate initiatives from the Region 5 strategic plan.

Reverend Butler questioned how the district's prior Region 5 work would be incorporated and how the plan would show actions aimed at reducing disparities in student outcomes. "How is that interwoven into our current strategic plan for the district?" he asked.

Miss Lautner, a member of the strategic-planning committee, said the plan includes specific objectives and crosswalks to continue that work, pointing to pages 26–27 under the “Success for Every Student” priority. "You'll see under objective 4b, a focus on strengthening and streamlining academic interventions," she said, and she directed trustees to the plan's objectives on tiered supports, behavioral practices and "wrap around supports" that aim to increase students' access to general classroom instruction.

Lautner said the Region 5 strategic-plan goals are referenced across multiple priorities — including educator development, foundational skills and career preparation — and that several actions roll forward into the district plan. She added that semesterly impact reports are available on the KCS website and typically are updated in January and June.

Miss Templeton and other trustees asked for the district's annual action plans to include progress for students who move from tier 2 and tier 3 interventions into tier 1 instruction. Miss Lautner said current reporting systems are not yet set up to produce that specific metric easily but that the team is evaluating options and hopes to bring a proposal when feasible.

After discussion, the board voted to adopt the plan. A motion to approve was made by Miss Christie and seconded by Mister Triplett; the motion carried.

The plan's approval sets a five-year framework the district said will guide academic interventions and cross-district initiatives; trustees requested follow-up on how the district will report progress for targeted subgroups and for tiered intervention outcomes.