Collierville praises Aitken with strong final review

By , Daily Memphian Published: June 29, 2019 4:00 AM CT
<strong>John Aitken, Collierville Schools&rsquo; first superintendent, retires Sunday.</strong> <strong>&ldquo;As we move forward we will always be indebted to John,&rdquo; school board chairman Mark Hansen said of Aitken. &ldquo;In this school district, the progress he has made has been nothing short of miraculous.&rdquo; </strong>(Brandon Dill/Special to the Daily Memphian file)

John Aitken, Collierville Schools’ first superintendent, retires Sunday. “As we move forward we will always be indebted to John,” school board chairman Mark Hansen said of Aitken. “In this school district, the progress he has made has been nothing short of miraculous.” (Brandon Dill/Special to the Daily Memphian file)

Retiring Collierville Schools Superintendent John Aitken received high marks in his final superintendent report, approved unanimously by school board members this week.

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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.


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