MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Career Center Schools District School Board has filed to be on the Nov. 7 ballot.
For the first time since 1994, the district (formerly known as the Knox County JVSD) will have a 1.5 mill continuing permanent improvement levy on the ballot.
Permanent Improvement dollars are limited for specific things such as replacement of equipment (ex: boilers, HVAC, sinks, furniture, career tech lab equipment), school buses/vans, upkeep and renovations of buildings, new building additions, safety equipment (ex.: cameras, doors).
The cost is $53 a year per $100,000 property value.
The district has been serving communities since 1968 when one section of the main building on Martinsburg Road was built.
The district consists of a Preschool, Knox County Career Center (KCCC) High School, and Knox Technical Center (adult education).
Currently, the district serves over 630 high school students, 44 preschoolers, and over 230 adults. The district employs over 210 team members.
The Board and staff have been working on preventative maintenance and scheduling replacement of computers, boilers, HVAC units, roofs, buses/vans, etc. proactively since 2015.
An assessment of all buildings and grounds was conducted in June of 2022 and a permanent improvement plan along with a strategic plan for growth and expansion has been developed.
The district works with local businesses and industry as they plan for the expansion of programming.