Third-grade retention law causes suburban superintendents angst
Suburban superintendents are wary over a plan that would hold back third-grade students based on TNReady data. The law is supposed to take effect in 2023.
Abigail Warren
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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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Shelby County Collierville, Germantown school employees seize vaccine opportunity
Germantown Baptist Church’s vaccination site was dedicated to teacher inoculations Friday. Collierville Schools and Germantown Municipal School District collaborated to offer the vaccine to their employees.
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ColliervilleCollierville commission favors Malco mini-golf, Lockwood subdivision
The town’s Planning Commission favored a conditional use permit for mini-golf at Malco Collierville Towne Cinema Grill & MXT. The permit must still get the green light from the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
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Business Skinner appeals rezoning request to Germantown aldermen
David Skinner is appealing the Planning Commission’s decision to Germantown aldermen. The land owner has tried for years to get his family land rezoned.
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Collierville Lockwood subdivision proposed in southwest Collierville
Grant & Co. is seeking Collierville approval for a new neighborhood south of Carriage Crossing. The Lockwood subdivision proposes 308 homes on nearby acres.
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Germantown Germantown may increase stormwater, utility fees
Germantown is beginning the annual review of its budget. Increases in the stormwater and utility rates are under review for a possible increase.
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Germantown MLGW crisis forces Germantown to review water services
Some Germantown residents – outside the suburb’s water system – were affected by the MLGW boil water advisory, leading the suburb to consider accelerating efforts to provide water to all residents.
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February 2021
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EducationCollierville Virtual Academy could become district’s 10th school
Collierville Virtual Academy – its 100% virtual learning method – could be the district’s 10th school.
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Collierville Malco could add mini-golf at Collierville theater
Malco Theaters is exploring adding a miniature golf course to its Collierville location.
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Real Estate Gus’s, Houston Middle expansion moving ahead in Germantown
Germantown’s Design Review Commission gave favorable reviews to Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken and the addition to Houston Middle School.
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Education Collierville Schools pulls Opportunity Academy from agenda
Collierville Schools decided it will not review its Opportunity Academy about 24 hours before district staff was supposed to review policy around it.
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Public Safety Collierville Police phasing in body cameras
The Collierville Police Department is phasing in body cameras. The tools are part of the department’s ongoing efforts to “leverage technology.”
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Germantown Germantown returning to consent agenda, approves vaccination expenditures
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will return to using its consent agenda. The board also approved expenditures Monday related to the Germantown Baptist Church vaccine site.
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Education Suburban districts set plans for teacher vaccinations
Teachers are eligible for vaccinations in Shelby County. The suburbs are releasing plans for how it plans to give vaccinations to those teachers who want it.
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Germantown Germantown to consider returning to its consent agenda
Aldermen will discuss returning to their consent agenda in a meeting Monday. The practice was part of meetings for three decades in Germantown until 2019 when aldermen adopted a preliminary agenda.
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ArlingtonAll six suburban districts’ campuses closed Monday
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington students will continue to learn remotely Monday as uncertainty around road conditions in the suburbs persists.
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Education Collierville High students to head back more days in March
The district has been considering all coronavirus data in Shelby County, including vaccination data, to determine next steps.
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Germantown Finally! Germantown gets to use snow plows
Few residents had seen them, even though they’ve been in the suburb’s fleet a few years. But this week’s snow provided an opportunity to use one of its plows as the city continues to clear major thoroughfares.
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Germantown Snow suspends sanitation schedule in Germantown
Solid waste collection is suspended in Germantown through the end of the week. It will resume Monday.
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Suburbs Suburban schools close remainder of week
Many suburban districts are utilizing virtual learning due to the snowy conditions.
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Collierville Collierville sanitation delayed, extending weekend transfer station hours
Sanitation in Collierville will be delayed one week, but residents can utilize the transfer station this weekend to dispose of excess garbage.
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Shelby CountyVaccinations available Wednesday for municipal schools employees
Teachers in the suburban municipal districts can begin receiving vaccinations beginning Wednesday as educators begin to receive the shots.
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Education Suburban schools closed Wednesday due to road conditions
Arlington and Lakeland will be closed Wednesday as Bartlett students transition to virtual learning.
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Germantown Desired soccer fields more than a parkland purchase for Germantown
Germantown leaders see purchasing 44 acres on the south side of the suburb as an opportunity to begin accomplishing goals in the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Additionally, it could drive development to the area.
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EducationSuburban schools close Tuesday after snow covers Shelby County
Many suburban school districts will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, after significant snowfall blanketed Shelby County.
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