Toni Williams wants MSCS top job for good
MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams has decided she wants the top job — permanently.
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
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March 2023
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MSCS State of the District 2023: Better teacher pay, a new facilities plan and an academics review
Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said a 10-year plan is in the works that would entail looking at building utilization, enrollment, school combinations, new buildings and wrap-around services for students.
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Cummings K-8 Optional School ceiling repairs in the works
A tentative repair contract shows a projected final completion date of Aug. 15, a week after the new school year is set to start.
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At least 18 eye top spot at MSCS, search firm says
The school board is set to name a new superintendent in April, with the person starting between May and July.
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‘We’re trying to create a pipeline': MSCS holds inaugural New Teachers Signing Day
Seven new Memphis-Shelby County Schools teachers signed contracts today in advance of their graduation from the University of Memphis’ River City Partnership program, which specifically works to prepare students for positions within urban school districts.
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February 2023
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MSCS board greenlights land purchase for new Cordova high school
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted unanimously to purchase 35.79 acres in Cordova for $3.579 million.
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MSCS, community members discuss 2024 budget priorities
Tito Langston, the district’s deputy CFO, talked about the timeline for the district’s next budget and recent financial investments. Three surveys were also offered, and community members presented questions and concerns.
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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.
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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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