Betsy Landers finishes term on Germantown school board
Betsy Landers concluded her time on the Germantown Board of Education with her final meeting Tuesday night.
There are 36 article(s) tagged GMSD:
Betsy Landers concluded her time on the Germantown Board of Education with her final meeting Tuesday night.
Negotiations are underway related to the Germantown namesake schools, but it’s unclear if an agreement will be reached prior to deadline.
The fifth-grade teacher received the Milken Educator Award on Thursday which includes $25,000 for the winner to use as they choose.
Financial disclosures sometimes shed light on who is backing candidates in the non-partisan race.
Dr. Daniel Chatham and Jeffrey Chipman are running for the seat left open by Betsy Landers’ decision to not seek reelection.
One Germantown mother is challenging Angela Griffith, the current school board chair. The race is one of two contested school board races on the Germantown ballot.
Betsy Landers has decided to step down from the Germantown Board of Education at the end of her current term. Landers was appointed to the board in 2016.
The $87.6 million financial plan is part of the city’s $201.2 million budget.
Germantown Municipal School District is offering its online academy to students across Tennessee in the fall. About 85 students attended Germantown Online Academy of Learning in its first year.
The board instituted a mask mandate on Dec. 31 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases following the holidays and unknowns related to the Omicron variant.
The Germantown Municipal School District will require students to wear face coverings when they return to class Tuesday.
Germantown Municipal School District mulls tuition for Shelby County children who don’t live in the suburb. The district already charges Tennesseans who live outside Shelby County $4,736 per year, and those outside of Tennessee pay $9,733.
Angela Griffith will serve as chair of the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education in 2022. It’s her first time serving in the role.
Since the temporary restraining order was issued, Germantown has seen a slower rate of cases. Other suburban districts noticed a slight decrease or no change since Labor Day.
Germantown is expanding its virtual school to families who want that option for elementary students.
Germantown’s Board of Education will add a high school student to its board this fall. He or she will be selected by the Houston High principal and provide student insight to the board.
Germantown schools provided details of its COVID safety precautions for the coming school year.
Germantown’s Design Review Commission moved the new water tower and Houston High’s softball complex forward Tuesday.
Germantown’s Board of Education will take a second look at its $74.2 million budget Monday. The budget will be rolled into the suburb’s overall $194.5 million budget.
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.
Germantown has named Liz Dias as its first whole child director. Dias currently serves as Houston Middle principal.
Germantown’s Board of Education approved a construction firm for Houston Middle School’s addition. Board members also added a position to look at the academic and non-academic needs of students.
Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, withdrew an amendment regarding ownership and operations by Shelby County Schools of three schools bearing the Germantown name. He said negotiations seem to have begun.
GMSD’s board voted for the administration to proceed with an application for a standalone virtual school.
The House is scheduled to hear legislation related to Germantown’s namesake schools Monday, but language affecting the 3Gs won’t be part of it.
About 36 results