The Knoxville School District has hired two locals to begin next school year. Superintendent Cassi Pearson is excited to welcome a special education teacher and school nurse to the district.
“Blake McWilliams is a Knoxville graduate, so we’re welcoming him back home. He has been teaching at Twin Cedars most recently. He’ll be taking on a special education position at the middle school. We’re excited to have Blake on our team, as well as Haili McKeever. Haili is joining our nursing staff, and she’ll work under Angie Mitchell as a school nurse. She is well-known in the community, she works at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics and Pella Regional, and has a great background in pediatrics and instructing. We think she’s going to add a lot of value, educate our families and take care of them.”
Today is the last day of school at Knoxville. The district has gone since February without a case of COVID-19, and Superintendent Cassi Pearson thanks the community and everyone involved for their support over the past year.
“I would just like to thank our community, families, students, and especially the staff. It has been quite a year. We’re so grateful for everyone who helped celebrate graduation last weekend, and those who have supported our activities, our students, and our district as a whole. We have great support for our educational system, we appreciate that. We love that we have so many partners to help raise our children.”