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“The decision to fire Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins was chaotic but predictable. It felt like the fix was always in.” Marie Feagins ousted as MSCS superintendentRelated content:
Feagins has denied wrongdoing, and issued a lengthy rebuttal to the board’s claims during a meeting on Jan. 14.
MSCS board member Amber Huett-Garcia introduced a resolution to retain Superintendent Marie Feagins and to “address any pain points.”
In a fiery and detailed rebuttal to claims of wrongdoing, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins called accusations from the school board “false.”
Noel Hutchinson, a South Memphis pastor and resident, Hutchinson opposes the firing of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.
A group of young people gathered directly outside the windows of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meeting Jan. 14 at the Board of Education to rap GloRilla’s “Let Her Cook.”
The no-confidence resolution, aimed at board members who voted to fire Marie Feagins, also includes a “governance plan” to improve the school board’s relationship with the superintendent. The commission voted not to hold up funding for a new Frayser high school.
The MSCS board has a history of lots of citizens showing up at its meetings in a bad mood. The political roundup also tracks how the city’s D.C. representatives voted on the plan to keep the federal government open. Meanwhile, the city council will meet at 4 p.m. in the new year instead of 3:30 p.m.
Even though the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted to postpone a final decision on Superintendent Marie Feagins until January, it’s unclear if the rowdy crowd’s anger had any effect on the board’s thinking.
Five people who were banned from Memphis-Shelby County Schools for alleged disruption during a public meeting claimed the district violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Creating the superintendent evaluation rubric was a contentious process that revealed rifts among school board members and Marie Feagins, who has led the district for the last seven months.
School officials will use information from new district building assessments to determine potential closures and consolidations, including whether Memphis-Shelby County Schools moves its headquarters.
The superintendent must approve the process used to measure her job performance. Once an agreement is reached, Memphis-Shelby County School Board members will complete the evaluation by spring.
Two outgoing school board members sent letters outlining their concerns with Feagins’ leadership style and communication with the board.
As leaders of the board, the new chair and vice chair will help steer a district that’s in transition, and on the precipice of major decisions about its long-term goals and plans.
In its final action, the former MSCS board tasked incoming members with creating a strategic plan and evaluation for Superintendent Marie Feagins.
The new structure, outlined in a resolution sponsored by all nine board members, is a return to a precedent of the legacy Memphis City Schools district.
Natalie McKinney and Tamarques Porter will take elected office for the first time when they are sworn in to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Knocking on doors got them here.
Early voting begins July 12 in important Shelby County races. To help you prepare, The Daily Memphian is starting a series of articles taking a closer look at the Aug. 1 election ballot.
Four sitting Memphis school board members face challengers in the upcoming election, including District 2 representative and MSCS board chair Althea Greene. She is facing Natalie McKinney, a public critic of the district’s superintendent search process, and pastor Ernest Gillespie III.
Voters ousted two of the three incumbents who sought reelection, including the board’s chair.
A new policy would require all overtime to receive advance approval from Superintendent Marie Feagins, and make no exceptions for emergencies.
Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.
The departure from the race leaves voters in parts of South Memphis and Oakhaven neighborhoods with four other candidates to consider.
School board candidates on the August ballot talk about MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins’ vision for the district.
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