The Board of Education believes that a meaningful interest-based dialogue with professional educators is a productive and constructive means to solve problems and enhance the quality of education in the Knox County Schools.  Further, the Board values the strong collaborative relationship that it has traditionally enjoyed with the teachers in our school system. Therefore, the School Board embraces and supports the process of Collaborative Conferencing required in Tennessee under the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act (PECCA).

The Board of Education shall engage in the process of Collaborative Conferencing with the duly authorized teacher representative organization(s) and comprehensively meet its responsibilities and obligations under PECCA. 

Legal Reference:  

1. T.C.A. § 49-5-601.