MSCS board approves almost $2B budget with raises for some
Roderick Richmond cut funding allocated for the so-called activity buses, a highlight of Marie Feagins’ tenure that promised added bus routes for middle and high school students to improve access to extracurricular activities after school. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members approved Wednesday, June 11, a $1.9 billion budget for the 2025-26 school year that includes 2% raises for some district staff.
The raises, which will cost $6.4 million in the first year, do not apply to the district’s existing pay scale for educators.
The budget, the first for Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond and four newcomers on the school board, also promises new staff in security and building maintenance plus funding to restore a district-wide assessment software that allows teachers, principals and central-office staff to track student progress in real time.
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