MSCS educators named finalists for TDOE awards
Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools employees are finalists for state awards honoring their work in education.
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Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools employees are finalists for state awards honoring their work in education.
The Shelby County Commission interviewed eight candidates who applied to replace former Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Sheleah Harris during a committee meeting Wednesday, July 12.
The MSCS school board discussed superintendent qualifications and additional considerations with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates president Max McGee.
The school board voted to approve a contract extension for Interim Superintendent Toni William, with the stipulation that Williams has to give up her quest to be a permanent superintendent for MSCS.
Among the findings of a recent audit of MSCS were that the district overpaid a vendor without approval from the school board, that a district employee allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of lawn-care equipment and that one senior employee improperly received vacation time.
Community activists from the Momentum Memphis Coalition called for action outside the MSCS school board.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Toni Williams responds to a former school board member’s allegations of corruption in the district.
Sheleah Harris, the former District 5 representative on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board, made a handful of allegations in a statement to media that was sent Thursday evening.
The Shelby County Commission is now also tasked with appointing a member to the board for the second time since October.Related story:
“This is the highest level of ignorance I have ever been a part of and for my own health I can’t be a part of it anymore,” MSCS vice chair Sheleah Harris said. Related story:
The activists allege violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. They are seeking “nominal” damages, a declaration that the ban was unconstitutional and an immediate injunction on the ban.
The Tennessee Department of Education released district-level TCAP retake data Wednesday, showing improvement in ELA proficiency among Memphis-Shelby County Schools third graders.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.
Because of delays, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members said at a retreat Thursday that the search for a new superintendent will not be complete by Aug.7, when the new school year begins.
Board members were to vote to rebid the current cleaning contract and award it to four vendors instead of one, or bring cleaning services in house. They didn’t.
Five activists are currently banned from attending Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meetings; the school district says it is trying to set up a meeting with the activists to come to some sort of resolution.
Those banned, plus other community activists, gathered in front of the MSCS school board Thursday to protest and call on the board to answer their questions and meet their demands.
Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.
Board members were given six options on next steps that included keeping things as they are and starting over completely. Five of the nine board members voted to edit the rubric and allow additional candidates to apply.
The board also is set to discuss its superintendent qualifications policy, which could decide the future of interim superintendent Toni Williams. Williams is currently a finalist to be the next permanent superintendent.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is pausing its search for a new superintendent while it devises a new plan.Related story:
In light of a superintendent search that has crumbled, local leaders and advocates are calling for the MSCS board to adjust its plan.
The oldest elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district has been given new life with a new outdoor learning space for students.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools gave an overview of its upcoming budget, projecting increased revenue and proposing new investments.
A tentative repair contract shows a projected final completion date of Aug. 15, a week after the new school year is set to start.