MSCS superintendent search attracting national interest
Max McGee, president of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, said the superintendent position at Memphis-Shelby County Schools has already attracted three candidates from three other states.
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
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February 2023
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Speakers call third-grade reading retention law ‘unfair’ at town hall
Under the third-grade retention law, students who don’t score proficiently on the English Language Arts portion of their TCAP test are eligible to be held back unless they meet certain conditions.
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MSCS board looking at possible locations for Cordova-area high school
Board members discussed some details for a new high school, which comes as a result of Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ agreement to relinquish ownership of the Germantown namesake schools.
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Parents, local leaders speak out against MSCS security staff using pepper spray
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has contended that allowing school security staff to use pepper spray against students to break up fights is generally safe, but some still don’t agree with the practice.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools aims to curb campus violence
Project RESTORE, funded through a $422,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, aims to train students in nonviolent conflict resolution techniques.
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MSCS selects firm to search for new superintendent
The district’s board of education voted unanimously at its business meeting Tuesday night to hire Hazard, Young, Attea, and Associates to conduct the search.
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‘It gives a lot of people pause:’ MSCS board responds to conflict of interest concern
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‘It gives a lot of people pause:’ MSCS board responds to conflict of interest concern
MSCS board members sound off on Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s opinion suggesting Keith Williams may have a conflict of interest serving both on the district board and as head of one of its two teacher unions.
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MSCS board member could have conflict of interest, state attorney general says
Keith Williams, who represents District 6, also serves as executive director of the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, the oldest of the district’s two teacher unions.
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Memphis area schools announce Thursday closures due to icy conditions
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and seven suburban districts announced canceled classes Thursday because of continued icy conditions.
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January 2023
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Suburban schools, city-county district cancel classes Wednesday
Local school districts decided early Tuesday afternoon to cancel classes Wednesday, Feb. 1, with increasing wintery weather hazards.
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Forecasted winter weather closes Memphis area schools on Tuesday
With the anticipated winter weather predicted overnight, Memphis area school districts have made the decision to cancel Tuesday classes.
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MSCS, UTHSC announce cancellations, early closures ahead of Nichols footage release
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced schedule alterations for Friday, Jan. 27.
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MSCS names potential superintendent search firms
MSCS also confirmed that it will select one of the firms at its next business meeting on Jan. 31
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Cummings students to remain at LaRose for remainder of school year
The move was made in light of “unexpected construction delays” in the repair of a portion of the school library’s ceiling that collapsed back in August.
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Local education group earns $15M grant for community schools project
“This is a true game-changer not only for the schools that will be the first to implement this strategy but serves as a much-needed resource for families and communities.”
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MSCS superintendent search advisory committee calls for more community input
Committee members asked that additional input surveys be created once the district’s board of education picks a search firm that will help MSCS find superintendent candidates.
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New MSCS bereavement leave policy clarifies who qualifies as immediate family
Under current district policy, employees are allotted three paid days off when a loved one dies but must use personal sick days.
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MSCS employee dead from gunshot wound
Larry Thorn, a school secretary at A. Maceo Walker Middle School in Whitehaven, was found dead from a gunshot wound at about 7 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Gold Avenue.
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MSCS: Around 1 in 4 schools affected by winter storm
Twenty-nine schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district took damage as a result of the recent winter weather storm that swept through the city, MSCS said.
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December 2022
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MSCS awarded for work with minority and women-owned businesses
“It is absolutely wonderful,” said Joyce Douglas, manager of the district’s MWSBE program. “We are truly grateful to be recognized for our efforts to help women and minorities do business with Memphis-Shelby County Schools.”
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MSCS votes to transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Millington Municipal Schools District approved an agreement transferring ownership of Lucy Elementary by June 2027.
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Terms set for MSCS to transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington
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How state law laid the groundwork for suburban school secession and 3G transfer
The 3G transfer might be one of the final stages of a saga that saw the brief merger of all Shelby County children under a single school system and the six municipalities’ subsequent secession and creation of their own districts.
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New Cordova high school a step closer to reality
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is now one step closer to getting the funding it needs for a new high school in the Cordova area.
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GMSD approves 3G agreement
GMSD was the fourth and final vote by a government entity needed to approve the agreement regarding Germantown namesake schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools within the suburb’s boundaries.
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Document reveals complicated details for 3G deal
The agreement will be reviewed next week by Shelby County Board of Commissioners, City of Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education and the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.
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