District management
Early voting has kicked off in Memphis, and five of the nine seats on Memphis-Shelby County Schools board are on the ballot on Aug. 1.
The plan prioritizes addressing staff shortages in the classroom, but cuts jobs in other areas.
Replacement plans remain unclear, as Feagins reorganizes schools based on their state letter grade.
The increase could make open teaching positions more attractive, especially to staffers whose positions may be eliminated.
“Districts have the option to choose,” Lee said.
Feagins expects the board to approve the new plan in September, following the Aug. 1 election.
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.
Proposed legislation is meant to ‘expand what’s working,’ according to Memphis Rep. Mark White, the bill’s sponsor.
University could use charter groups to expand its reach and replicate teaching and learning models.
A state lawmaker is giving the Memphis-Shelby County school board time to devise an improvement plan before pursuing legislation to empower Gov. Bill Lee to appoint up to six new members to the locally elected body.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members chose Marie Feagins, ending the district’s first superintendent search in more than a decade.
Rep. Mark White cites prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership
Nearly 50 Memphis-Shelby County public schools would get new investments for their buildings or academic programming under a facility plan that district leaders are developing.
Some parents headed to the library to keep children engaged. ‘It felt good to just come out and see different people,’ said one mother.
Yolonda Brown, Marie Feagins, and Cheryl Proctor will face a round of in-depth interviews in January.
The five finalists are Yolonda Brown, Marie Feagins, Carlton Jenkins, Cheryl Proctor, and Angela Whitelaw.
Aging school buildings, lagging teacher pay: ‘The needs are so great,’ says head of Memphis district.
Over the years, David Snowden has paid for tutors, therapy dogs, digital equipment, and more
The group will begin meeting in early November and report to the legislature by Jan. 6.
Results offer localized snapshot of how school systems are doing with pandemic recovery.