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“We’re not responsible just to educate children but to help the total child. Part of that is making sure they have uniforms and school supplies,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools official Althea Greene said. “It’s part of making sure they’re ready on day one.”
Memphis-Shelby County Schools released an updated superintendent application Thursday, Aug. 3, as the board spends an additional $19,000 to continue the search.
The alleged shooter is reportedly a former student at the Academy and is Jewish, per an updated statement from Congressman Steve Cohen.
TCAP results for Memphis-Shelby County School students show increased proficiency in 10 out of 11 subjects, including English Language Arts.
The Memphis-Shelby County School board met for an academic committee meeting Tuesday to discuss education accessibility and progress for district students.
The Shelby County Commission appointed Latino Memphis CEO Mauricio Calvo to fill the District 5 Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seat.
The Shelby County Commission interviewed eight candidates who applied to replace former Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Sheleah Harris during a committee meeting Wednesday, July 12.
The MSCS school board discussed superintendent qualifications and additional considerations with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates president Max McGee.
The school board voted to approve a contract extension for Interim Superintendent Toni William, with the stipulation that Williams has to give up her quest to be a permanent superintendent for MSCS.
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.