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MSCS board chair Althea Greene’s announcement of the coming vote on restoring $2.3 million in funding came as the Shelby County Commission weighed putting up the money Monday, Aug. 12. The commission delayed the vote to see if the school board follows through. County Commission may add sixth referendum to November ballotRelated content:
With years of experience behind both, the two MSCS school board candidates for District 2 hit Springdale Baptist Church to connect with voters.
Chalkbeat asked Ernest Gillespie III, Althea Greene and Natalie McKinney about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
MSCS says it is investing an additional $28.4 million toward teacher salaries in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
“I pray that my colleagues, that we will lead together,” Greene said Tuesday. “We will march together. We will disagree, but disagree together.”
Barely one week into his new role, Mauricio Calvo already has ideas regarding the superintendent search, charter schools and student literacy.
“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”
The board plans to officially ratify their decision on the revised qualifications at a special called meeting Tuesday, June 13, before presenting them to the district’s search firm.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.
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.”
As the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education is nearing the end of its months-long search for a new superintendent, The Daily Memphian talked to board chair Althea Greene to look back on the process and discuss what lies ahead for the district and its new leader.
MSCS also confirmed that it will select one of the firms at its next business meeting on Jan. 31
Committee members asked that additional input surveys be created once the district’s board of education picks a search firm that will help MSCS find superintendent candidates.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education will vote to send out a request-for-proposal this month for a search firm to help find a new leader.
As it begins to search for a permanent head of the district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is looking at policy revisions before moving forward. “I cannot put a timeline on this process,” board chair Althea Greene said.
Here’s a look at key players at Memphis-Shelby County Schools as the system investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Superintendent Joris Ray. Here’s a look at the changes MSCS has seen over the past decadeRelated story:
Memphis-Shelby County School board members will be reviewing allegations of sexual impropriety by Superintendent Joris Ray with former or current members of school staff alleged in divorce proceedings.
The recount requested by two second-place finishers in the May primaries and approved by the state Democratic party’s primary board did not change the certified results.
The Shelby County Election Commission has until Monday to complete the process for primary races that each got fewer than 3,000 votes.
The Political Roundup has the details for last-minute early voting as well as a follow-up on Brandon Toney’s bid to get back on the August Republican primary ballot in state Senate District 31.
Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting.
Althea Greene opened her bid for the District 7 commission seat by saying Tennessee’s new open carry gun law is meant to increase violence and killings. Candidates can begin pulling and filing qualifying petitions in the May primaries, including the commission races, starting Monday.
Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission has underlined with a resolution that it needs to have redistricting maps for the school board and the Shelby County Commission no later than Nov. 8 to be ready for the 2022 county elections.
A drive-thru backpack giveaway at Raleigh Springs Civic Center helps Shelby County Schools students prepare for the start of classes Monday.
The state will pay day care centers to care for small children and supervise school-age children of essential workers who are employees at airports, medical facilities, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, government agencies and construction companies.
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