Former MSCS leader lands at national teacher-training org
By joining TNTP, Toni Williams strengthens the teacher training organization’s ties to Memphis.
Topic: Toni Williams
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December 2024
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January 2024
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Toni Williams: ‘Unite for youth protection — it’s a collective responsibility’
“It takes all of us to act with a sense of urgency to address the root causes that push our children to commit or be impacted by crime. We must come together to put them on the path of safety and success with our respective resources.”
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Student deaths spur Memphis Schools to launch crime initiatives
MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams points to efforts the district is taking to quell the violence that has taken the lives of 22 students in the 16 months she’s served.
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August 2023
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MSCS amends budget to include $5 million in HVAC maintenance
The decision came as some Memphis-Shelby County School buildings are struggling with air-conditioning issues amid a summer of record high temperatures.
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MSCS kicks off first day of school
Teachers, students and faculty geared up for the first day of school Monday, Aug. 7, as more than 110,000 MSCS students headed back to class for the 2023-24 school year.
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July 2023
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MSCS tackles charter schools, dual enrollment and, of course, the superintendent search
The Memphis-Shelby County School board met for an academic committee meeting Tuesday to discuss education accessibility and progress for district students.
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June 2023
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MSCS Interim Superintendent discusses budget and new Frayser high school
“The best way to know your priorities is to figure out where you put your money,” MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said. “Our students are our priorities, and I’m extremely proud of this budget.”
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Interim superintendent responds to MSCS corruption claims
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Toni Williams responds to a former school board member’s allegations of corruption in the district.
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MSCS interim superintendent’s contract ends Aug. 29
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.
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May 2023
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Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city
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.
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Toni Williams is not an educator. Does it matter?
Some say Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ next superintendent should be a former educator and want the board to stick to its current qualifications policy. Others have suggested the policy allows for nontraditional candidates.
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April 2023
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MSCS budget will include teacher pay bumps, investments in safety
MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams and district CFO Tito Langston presented the proposed $1.9 billion budget to the Shelby County Commission Wednesday, April 12.
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MSCS talks safety, security measures in light of recent school shooting
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March 2023
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Toni Williams wants MSCS top job for good
MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams has decided she wants the top job — permanently.
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MSCS State of the District 2023: Better teacher pay, a new facilities plan and an academics review
Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said a 10-year plan is in the works that would entail looking at building utilization, enrollment, school combinations, new buildings and wrap-around services for students.
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December 2022
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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.
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MSCS could sue over 3G law
The deadline for MSCS to find an agreement or lose ownership of the schools is Jan. 1.
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November 2022
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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.
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October 2022
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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
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 2022
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MSCS achieves highest graduation rate in nearly a decade
Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced the district’s highest graduation percentage in nearly 10 years.
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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.
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September 2019
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Shelby County Schools’ CFO resigning
Shelby County Schools' CFO is resigning this week. Toni Williams will rejoin the district as interim CFO.
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