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An alumnus donated 50 pairs of Nike Dunk sneakers — free for each of Delano Elementary’s kindergarten students.
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An alumnus donated 50 pairs of Nike Dunk sneakers — free for each of Delano Elementary’s kindergarten students.
Chalkbeat asked Jesse Jeff, Stephanie Love, Ozell Pace Jr. and Angela Rogers about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools released an updated superintendent application Thursday, Aug. 3, as the board spends an additional $19,000 to continue the search.
It’s been 16 months since two strokes left the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member unable to walk, speak or eat.
The board plans to officially ratify their decision on the revised qualifications at a special called meeting Tuesday, June 13, before presenting them to the district’s search firm.
“We hear a lot of people say our Frayser community is important,” said Trezevant student Trinity Watson. “Now show it to us.”
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“Reimagine 901” includes school closures, new buildings, improvements or expansions to existing schools, investment in deferred building maintenance, as well as bilingual immersion programs and fine arts.
Superintendent Joris Ray said teacher burnout was considered in the plan, and teachers had direct input into the schedule.
Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.
During a school board committee meeting, SCS Superintendent Joris Ray told board members that the timeline is dependent upon the data.
District leaders speculate some students left in favor of in-person learning at charter or private schools because SCS started the year all online.
“However, it is our expectation that they show up to school appropriately dressed,” Maria Stewart, the district’s director of policy, said of the virtual learning rules.
Shelby County School Board gains one new member, with five board races on the ballot.
Shelby County Schools' digital plan would provide every student and teacher with a laptop and training on how to use it. The more than 100,000 devices would cost roughly $53 million, half of which would come from federal coronavirus stimulus funds.
Plans for a new high school, possibly in Frayser, could receive initial funds under county Mayor Lee Harris' 2020-21 fiscal year proposal. But other approvals are needed for the project to move forward.
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson is seeking more state funding for unemployment benefits and food stamps to help the working poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Memphis responds to Brandon Webber's death, some have wondered what else could have been done while he was in school to prevent it.
Joris Ray's public campaign to go from interim to permanent superintendent was different, but the push to keep the school system's leadership local and from within the system has been a constant feature of choosing a superintendent.
Board members are expected to vote on suspending the search for a superintendent at their regular meeting later this month. If that resolution fails, the board recommended that the Iowa-based firm Ray & Associates conduct the search for about $44,000.
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