Amazon adopts 20 schools in largest MSCS Adopt-A-School partnership
MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams, second from left, accepts a check from Amazon during the Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Amazon School partnership ceremony on Wednesday. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
“As a district, we are committed to supporting students, but we can’t do it alone,” MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said at the Amazon School partnership ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
Dwayne Scott, manager of family and community engagement at MSCS, speaks during the Amazon School partnership ceremony on Wednesday. The shipping giant will be “adopting” 20 high-priority schools. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
“We don’t just strive to be the best employer. We’re striving to be the best neighbor too,” Ian Conyers, Amazon’s regional head of community engagement, said at the school-adoption event. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
The official Memoranda of Understanding are signed during the Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Amazon School partnership ceremony on Wednesday. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
MCSC and Amazon employees sign certificates during the Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Amazon School partnership ceremony on Wednesday. Sept. 28, 2022. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian
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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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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