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When the suburban school districts started classes in 2014, it was a huge shift in local education. Now the districts are preparing to graduate students who began at their schools as kindergartners.
Superintendents from three suburban school districts appeared on “Behind the Headlines” to talk about the changes and challenges their districts face.
The Lakeland school board conducted its annual review of Superintendent Ted Horrell’s performance, giving him high marks across numerous categories.
A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.
With the completion of all levels of school campuses, Lakeland School System’s board concentrates growth in its $37.8 million budget on benefits for teachers and students.
With the deadline looming on Tuesday, March 10, who is running for August school board races and the Arlington municipal elections?
“Special education preschool students throughout Tennessee do not get much funding. It’s almost a totally unfunded mandate,” Lakeland School System board member and legislative liaison Michelle Childs said.
The Lakeland School System resurrected an old name for its new middle school.
The middle and high schools are splitting at Lakeland Preparatory next year.
Some suburban districts' grades were low due to Tennessee’s required growth for students with the most need.
Tennessee awarded dozens of Shelby County schools “reward” status, a credential for top academic performance. See if your school made the list.
The Lakeland School System has criticized the state’s focus on private school choice over fully funding special education pre-K classes.
“Last year, they made it pretty clear to me they’re spending all the money on the private school vouchers. They said: ‘We don’t have any money left because we spent it all.’”
A new state law forced school districts to implement new policies for students’ cellphones and other personal devices.
Germantown Municipal School District recently changed its clear-bag policy, joining the majority of public school districts around Memphis.
The Lakeland school district will add its first-ever senior class this year.
As the Lakeland School System adds a senior class, the district’s budget reflects the increase for the coming fiscal year.
“Our students learn well inside the building, so we were looking at what we could do on the outside of the building that could also provide those same learning opportunities.”
Caught on the back foot by the Tennessee Legislature, the suburban school systems are thinking about how to move forward with the reality of school vouchers.
The Lakeland School System Board of Education has taken a stance on Gov. Lee’s voucher program, seeking equal standards for between public and private schools receiving the funds.
Friday’s snow day made for a long weekend for students in Memphis and Shelby County.
The district approved the $3.5 million acquisition of a 20,000-square-foot office building at 3009 Davies Plantation Road in October, and the deal closed last month.
Candidates for all four Lakeland offices — two commissioners and two school board members — had easy victories as all of them were unopposed in Thursday’s elections.
The Lakeland School Systems board’s legislative agenda will focus on the school vouchers and Tennessee’s funding formula. It also recognized Arlington Superintendent Jeff Mayo, who recently died.
With additional students joining the junior class at Lakeland Prep, the city and school district are working on traffic woes, including installing a new signal.