Memphis-Shelby County Schools bumps up the timeline for a new district superintendent as the board seeks a search firm to aid in the process. 

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The district asked commissioners to consider partnering with them as it faces the possibility of losing ownership of four of its schools, including Germantown High School.

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. 

Data from the Shelby County Health Department shows the percentage of ER visits for flu-like illnesses in November was nearly four times the number for the same period last year. Patients ages 5-24 were hardest hit. 

“The reality is we have about 25,000 children living in poverty in this city. It’s one child at a time. We have to attack it at that level.”

John Barker, deputy superintendent for strategic operations and finance, is retiring. Yolanda Martin, chief of human resources, is resigning. Both were investigated recently with no evidence of wrongdoing.

The fifth-grade teacher received the Milken Educator Award on Thursday which includes $25,000 for the winner to use as they choose.

The seven charter schools have also all been deemed priority schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.

University of Memphis professor Charles Crawford was honored for 60 years of service, “an accomplishment that we may never see again at this university,” said U of M president, Bill Hardgrave.

The MSCS board revealed the 11 members of its superintendent search committee at its Monday night board meeting. It plans to release an RFP for a search firm on Dec. 1. 

With the anticipated arrival of Ford’s BlueOval City to West Tennessee, the Arlington school district is working on a curriculum to better prepare students for those type jobs.

Andy Surber is the new head of school at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School, and the job is a homecoming of sorts for the school administrator.

Terence Patterson says on “Behind The Headlines” that a national search is essential to choosing the next MSCS superintendent.

The new chancellor’s goals include creating a diverse workforce, increasing UTHSC’s clinical workforce statewide, working with other UT campuses to build pipelines and improving the health of Tennesseeans. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education will vote to send out a request-for-proposal this month for a search firm to help find a new leader. 

And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension. 

The move is in response to a 2021 Tennessee law requiring local districts to close if their schools are used as polling locations.

Former Shelby County Commissioner Reginald Milton has been appointed to lead the county’s new office of education and youth services.

The former Memphis City Schools, as recently as the early 1990’s, scored job candidates on their physical appearance, according to documents found by The Daily Memphian. 

During this week’s tour, university officials will discuss the values that shape the culture of the University of Tennessee system as well as the university’s increased focus on rural health care,

As it begins to search for a permanent head of the district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is looking at policy revisions before moving forward. “I cannot put a timeline on this process,” board chair Althea Greene said.

As Bodine celebrates its 50th anniversary, the school is looking beyond its Germantown campus into ways it can help the greater Memphis community.

Collierville Schools adopted a policy giving it the discretion over naming facilities after some board members disagreed on whose names should be chosen.

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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