SCS board grants 2-year contract extension to superintendent
The SCS board extended Superintendent Joris Ray’s contract for two years to 2025. The contract amendment increases Ray’s annual salary to $293,550, up 3% from $285,000. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede covers Memphis schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and most recently covered county government, schools and religion at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.
The contract amendment increases Joris Ray’s annual salary to $293,550, up 3% from $285,000.
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