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Among the findings of a recent audit of MSCS were that the district overpaid a vendor without approval from the school board, that a district employee allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of lawn-care equipment and that one senior employee improperly received vacation time.
“The best way to know your priorities is to figure out where you put your money,” MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said. “Our students are our priorities, and I’m extremely proud of this budget.”
Community activists from the Momentum Memphis Coalition called for action outside the MSCS school board.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Toni Williams responds to a former school board member’s allegations of corruption in the district.
Sheleah Harris, the former District 5 representative on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board, made a handful of allegations in a statement to media that was sent Thursday evening.
The Shelby County Commission is now also tasked with appointing a member to the board for the second time since October.Related story:
“This is the highest level of ignorance I have ever been a part of and for my own health I can’t be a part of it anymore,” MSCS vice chair Sheleah Harris said. Related story:
The activists allege violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. They are seeking “nominal” damages, a declaration that the ban was unconstitutional and an immediate injunction on the ban.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.
Because of delays, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members said at a retreat Thursday that the search for a new superintendent will not be complete by Aug.7, when the new school year begins.
In recent weeks, the search for a new Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent has fallen apart, and the board will discuss next steps at a Thursday, June 1, retreat.
Board members were to vote to rebid the current cleaning contract and award it to four vendors instead of one, or bring cleaning services in house. They didn’t.
Five activists are currently banned from attending Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meetings; the school district says it is trying to set up a meeting with the activists to come to some sort of resolution.
The current board attorney reports to the district’s interim superintendent who is a finalist for the permanent position. Because of that, some have questioned if the board needs independent representation while it searches for a new superintendent.
The district has 8,500 third graders across both district-managed and charter schools. That means that around 6,494 of them did not score proficient on the test. Germantown has Tennessee’s highest third grade language arts proficiencyRelated story:
Those banned, plus other community activists, gathered in front of the MSCS school board Thursday to protest and call on the board to answer their questions and meet their demands.
The project trains selected students, known as ambassadors, in the areas of resilience, relationship building, conflict resolution, nonviolent responses, social-emotional learning and workplace readiness.
The chair of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will meet with community leaders May 22 to discuss the recent ban that was placed on several local activists after a special board meeting Tuesday, May 9.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools students gathered Tuesday morning in the Middle College High School gym to show off their drone piloting skills and race the hovercrafts for some friendly competition.
Most students, however, said they don’t support security staff carrying pepper spray.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday night to approve its nearly $2 billion fiscal year 2024 budget.
Under the current version of the policy, school resource officers are permitted to use “physical, mechanical and chemical measures” only when it is “necessary to ensure the safety, security, and welfare of district students, employees and visitors.”
Memphis-Shelby County Schools will continue its delay in the search for a district superintendent. “This gives us time to get our priorities straight,” said search committee co-leader Stephanie Love.Related story:
The Tuesday meeting appears to be a new development.
Some say Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ next superintendent should be a former educator and want the board to stick to its current qualifications policy. Others have suggested the policy allows for nontraditional candidates.