How MSCS’ interim leader wants to change the district
Roderick Richmond was appointed Memphis-Shelby County Schools interim superintendent in January 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond wants to divide the large Memphis-Shelby County Schools district into regions and reorganize some academic offices, he said in a recent interview.
Richmond offered some of his proposals in response to suggestions from Council of Great City Schools auditors, who reviewed the district’s academic practices last fall.
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