Lakeland board approves options on two sites for new schools
The sites are for future schools, looking 15 to 20 years down the road, Superintendent Ted Horrell said.
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The sites are for future schools, looking 15 to 20 years down the road, Superintendent Ted Horrell said.
The Lakeland School System is on track to open the district’s first high school, filling a void as the only one of the six suburban systems without one.
Summer program offers more enjoyable ways for Arlington and Lakeland students to keep pace or catch up on studies after a tough academic year.
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.
Lakeland Schools System Superintendent Ted Horrell has been named the 2021 Southwest Tennessee Superintendent of the Year.
Jeana Decker, who’s leaving her administrative role with Millington Municipal Schools, has nearly 35 years of experience in education.
The $19.25 million for the upcoming fiscal year directs more money to teachers and maintenance of future athletic fields.
Superintendent says 65% to 70% of the district’s employees have been vaccinated.
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.
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.
Like other municipal districts, Lakeland is concerned about some of the state regulations regarding testing and advancement from third grade.
The district was one of 20 awarded the State Personnel Development Grant in 2018 through a competitive grant process.
The governor and education commissioner have touted districts won’t be penalized based on test results. However, that’s only if 80% of students take the exam. Superintendents are concerned as so much uncertainty surrounds the requirements.
After a semester of dealing with students during a pandemic, Arlington and Lakeland school officials hope they have enough experience to simplify things in the spring semester.
Joretha Lockhart is the West Tennessee Grand Division Principal of the Year.
On “Behind The Headlines,” the leaders of the two suburban school systems also agreed with the recommendation of Gov. Bill Lee not to use the results of state achievement tests this year to evaluate teachers and students. Nevertheless, they are watching to gauge the impact of the pandemic on learning and the lives of students.
Lakeland schools Superintendent Ted Horrell received stellar remarks in his review by the system’s school board, setting the stage for a new contract.
Jeremy Burnett and Michelle Childs, who were appointed last year to the Lakeland Board of Education, are running unopposed in November.
Plans must be approved by the Tennessee Board of Education and Shelby County Health Department.
Several Lakeland parents and residents sent in statements supporting sending children back to the classroom this fall.
Committee chair Kim Louis hopes the panel will be a safe haven for black stakeholders to freely share concerns and to ensure equity and fairness.