Arlington, Bartlett school systems outline COVID protocols
Arlington and Bartlett school districts have announced safety protocols for the coming year even as they watch changing federal recommendations.
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Arlington and Bartlett school districts have announced safety protocols for the coming year even as they watch changing federal recommendations.
While 51 pieces from local high school students will hang in the airport, six were given special recognition. The 14th annual High School Visual Arts and Photography Competition is part of Memphis International Airport’s Art in the Airport program.
Beginning Monday, Collierville Schools will make masks optional for students through the end of 2021. Arlington Community Schools and Germantown Municipal School District also are loosening their masking requirement.
Votes on the budget and tax hike passed unanimously in separate votes on first reading at Bartlett City Hall Tuesday night. Two more readings are required on both before they become enacted for the coming fiscal year.
Suburban superintendents are wary over a plan that would hold back third-grade students based on TNReady data. The law is supposed to take effect in 2023.
Teachers are eligible for vaccinations in Shelby County. The suburbs are releasing plans for how it plans to give vaccinations to those teachers who want it.
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington students will continue to learn remotely Monday as uncertainty around road conditions in the suburbs persists.
Arlington and Lakeland will be closed Wednesday as Bartlett students transition to virtual learning.
Bartlett City Schools and local colleges close campuses, Monday classes due to inclement weather.
Millington Schools will remain closed, while other suburban districts plan to reopen Friday.
All six suburban districts and the University of Memphis campus are closed due to the threat of winter precipitation.
Houston High earned Germantown the top ACT scores in the state. At 25.6, the composite average is slightly below what the district saw in the 2018-19 school year.
Both incumbent Portia Tate and Brad Ratliff are running for elected office for the first time. The school board race between Ratliff and Tate is the only contested race this election cycle.
Germantown Municipal Schools District Superintendent Jason Manuel and Bartlett City Schools Superintendent David Stephens talked on “Behind The Headlines” about changing local health department requirements that require students in schools to wear masks and be 6 feet apart at all times.
And, at local private schools, students give each other ‘air hugs’ and each lunch at their desks, as everyone tries to adjust.
Four suburban school districts opened for a new academic year Monday morning like none they have ever encountered.
Plans must be approved by the Tennessee Board of Education and Shelby County Health Department.
Bartlett City Schools Supt. David Stephens hopes to have a plan in place by mid-July for fall reopening, he told school board members this week.
Superintendent Dr. David A. Stephens expects the school reopening plan to cover all contingencies, whether the COVID-19 situation improves or gets worse.
The vice principal at Bartlett High School will take over the reins at the academy beginning July 1.
Suburban districts are each taking a different approach to celebrate seniors' academic achievements in the midst of coronavirus and social distancing guidelines. Some are still hopeful for a traditional graduation ceremony.
Districts across Tennessee are grappling with graduation celebrations as Gov. Bill Lee recommended schools close for the remainder of the year. Shelby County's suburban schools are looking for ways to honor senior accomplishments.
Shelby County's suburban school districts were supposed to return from Spring Break this coming week but instead are now, like everyone else, figuring out how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. All are closed at least through the coming week.
Deal gives orthopedic practice naming rights in the new fieldhouse, part of district's $60 million expansion.
A select group of local high school students is getting an inside look at the health care industry and the wide variety of careers available thanks to a new workforce development program at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.