There are 13 article(s) tagged Tammy Mason:

• November 2020

  • Mayo offers ACS semester progress report at Arlington chamber luncheon

    Jeff Mayo took over in the middle of a pandemic to steer the Arlington Community Schools. Now, he is preparing for his second semester at the helm.

    By Michael Waddell November 11, 2020

• June 2020

  • Arlington Schools board honors outgoing Mason, hears update on coming year

    Arlington Community Schools board members say farewell to retiring superintendent Tammy Mason, who wraps up her tenure at the end of this month.

    By Michael Waddell June 24, 2020

• April 2020

  • Schools look for graduation solutions in light of closure

    Districts across Tennessee are grappling with graduation celebrations as Gov. Bill Lee recommended schools close for the remainder of the year. Shelby County's suburban schools are looking for ways to honor senior accomplishments.

    By Abigail Warren April 17, 2020

  • Arlington names Jeff Mayo as next school superintendent

    Jeff Mayo will be the next superintendent of Arlington Community Schools after the school board selected him over three other candidates Thursday, April 9.

    By Michael Waddell April 09, 2020

  • Arlington completes interviews for next school superintendent

    Arlington Community Schools hopes to make a decision on the district's next superintendent later this week after interviewing four candidates remotely last week. 

    By Michael Waddell April 06, 2020

• February 2020

  • Arlington launches search for next school superintendent

    Arlington has begun its search to replace retiring schools Supt. Tammy Mason. 

    By Michael Waddell February 26, 2020

  • Arlington ‘State of the Town’ highlighted by growth and development

    Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman outlined a year of growth and development Wednesday in his State of the Town address.

    By Michael Waddell February 12, 2020

• January 2020

  • Arlington Community Schools Superintendent Tammy Mason makes major announcement

    Arlington school chief has big news for board members. 

    By Michael Waddell January 29, 2020

• May 2019

  • Shelby County could distribute municipal school funds monthly; districts owed millions

    School districts in suburban Shelby County municipalities are beginning to receive payments from the county on a more regular basis. The money represents millions owed to the districts for capital projects.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2019

• March 2019

  • Suburban superintendents oppose Educational Savings Account legislation

    Shelby County's suburban school superintendents worry about the potential effects of vouchers on public education. While Gov. Bill Lee's proposal affects Shelby County Schools locally, suburban superintendents worry it could expand to affect them as well.

    By Abigail Warren and Michael Waddell March 31, 2019

• November 2018

  • Suburban school districts finish high, SCS sees bright side of low ACT scores

    Suburban school districts here finished at the top of Tennessee’s ACT scores, while Shelby County Schools came in near the bottom but is seeing improvement among its economically disadvantaged students and has four high schools above the state average of 20.2, its best score ever.

    By Sam Stockard November 02, 2018

• October 2018

  • Two suburban schools receive national distinction for excellence

    Two suburban schools – Donelson Elementary and Lakeland Elementary – were recognized Monday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 02, 2018

• September 2018

  • Suburban school system leaders say students must go beyond academics

    Two months into his job as superintendent of Millington Municipal Schools, James “Bo” Griffin goes into all four schools in the system at least once a week.

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2018