There are 11 article(s) tagged Toni Williams:

• December 2022

  • 3G agreement is ‘keeping the family together’

    Under the current circumstances, Germantown High students feel heard as they are impacted by a new state law. They hope Shelby County approves a new high school for future students.

    By Abigail Warren December 17, 2022

  • MSCS could sue over 3G law

    The deadline for MSCS to find an agreement or lose ownership of the schools is Jan. 1.

    By Abigail Warren December 02, 2022

• November 2022

  • Leadership roundup: What’s left of MSCS top brass after recent departures

    Before he resigned, former superintendent Joris Ray presided over a large, 14-member cabinet. Although a few have already followed him in leaving the district, much of his team remain in their roles. 

    By Aarron Fleming November 29, 2022

• October 2022

  • Memphis-Shelby schools releases ‘critical needs assessment’

    Interim Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Toni Williams announced efforts to improve compensation for teachers and address maintenance, among other initiatives. 

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    MSCS manager fired for personal gains made on school construction contracts

    By Aarron Fleming October 28, 2022

  • MSCS manager fired for personal gains made on school construction contracts

    A senior facilities manager for Memphis-Shelby County Schools was fired in late July for “gross misconduct” in connection with construction contracts awarded to a school district vendor.

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    By David Waters October 28, 2022

  • MSCS declines in reading, math scores among largest in nation

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools students showed some of the largest drops of any tested districts nationwide in reading and math scores compared to pre-pandemic scores of 2019. 

    By Aarron Fleming October 25, 2022

  • MSCS human resources head placed on paid leave after complaint

    Yolanda Martin, chief of human resources for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, has been placed on paid leaving pending investigation of a complaint lodged against her. 

    By Aarron Fleming October 21, 2022

  • Sixty-one years ago, 13 first-graders made history

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools recognizes the ‘Memphis 13’ who desegregated public schools in Memphis in 1961.

    By Aarron Fleming October 10, 2022

• September 2022

  • MSCS achieves highest graduation rate in nearly a decade

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced the district’s highest graduation percentage in nearly 10 years.

    By Aarron Fleming September 30, 2022

  • Amazon adopts 20 schools in largest MSCS Adopt-A-School partnership

    Amazon has partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, adopting 20 schools to provide assistance in the largest such partnership ever for MSCS. 

    By Aarron Fleming September 28, 2022

• September 2019

  • Shelby County Schools’ CFO resigning

    Shelby County Schools' CFO is resigning this week. Toni Williams will rejoin the district as interim CFO.

    By Abigail Warren September 24, 2019