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School system finds solution to paycheck problem
After a flurry of social media posts from angry teachers and administrators, the unified Shelby County School system has found what it believes is a solution to a gap in employees’ pay.
Interim Superintendent Dorsey Hopson II told employees in a letter dated Monday that it has come up with a plan to prevent former Shelby County School district teachers and administrators from missing their Aug....
National education leaders call Shelby County home
When Betsy Landers and David Pickler met 25 years ago, neither expected to be president of significant national education associations.
Betsy Landers, president of the National PTA, and David Pickler, president of the National School Boards Association, talk recently in Pickler’s Collierville office.
They were involved in PTAs at schools where their children attended near their Germantown homes....
BREAKING NEWS: Unified Shelby County Schools passes $1.18M budget
The Shelby County unified school district’s budget is now in the hands of county commissioners.
Shelby County School board members wrap up discussions Tuesday afternoon just before they passed its $1.18 million budget for 2013-2014.
Seventeen of the 23 board members voted Tuesday afternoon in favor of a $1.18 billion general fund budget that still has a more than $30 million gap between funding and...
SCHOOL BUDGET UPDATE: Pre-K dominates budget talks
Shelby County school board members propose the district’s first unified budget during a public information session Tuesday night.
With a Red Bull energy drink by the superintendent’s side and school officials dropping the word “draconian” in reference to cuts, the unified school board began a difficult week of budget talks before a packed house.
Tuesday night was the only opportunity this...
School, county budgets intertwine this week
While Shelby County’s municipalities are trying to balance budgets in the wake of decreased assessment values, the county commissioners and unified school board members are facing budget issues of their own.
The unified school district board members received a draft of the 2013-2014 school year budget earlier this week. They’ll meet several times this week to discuss Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s...
City moves ahead on school vote
With what was essentially a procedural vote out of the way, Bartlett officials can turn their sites toward other issues in creating a new school district.
The Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 during a special call meeting Monday night to repeal a previous referendum that established a new school district in 2012. After that passed, the board immediately voted to hold a new referendum on July 16 that will...
Schools subject of special meeting
Bartlett aldermen will take the first steps next week toward creating the city’s own school district.
The aldermen will hold a special call meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to repeal an existing referendum that was created in 2012 when the city and several other Shelby County municipalities attempted to create their own districts. Once repealed, the aldermen then will propose a new referendum to create...
CERT training brings power to the people
By Kim Steele
Bartlett Express Editor
When it comes to disasters, the Bartlett Fire Department is all about preparedness throughout the community.
That’s why it’s offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 and 27 at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center, 5868 Stage Road. The two-day event is free and open to the public, and will provide local...
The St. Benedict High School Eagle’s Eye staff receive prestigiousawards
The “Eagle’s Eye” staff (front from left) senior Ashley Koehler, Copy Editor, holds award for Second Best in the State for overall newspaper; senior Katie Akin, Editor-in-Chief, Honorable Mention for Best Inside Page Design; senior Chase Colling, Best Illustration for his cartoon of Halloween Costume Choices. In the middle row (from left) senior Lexie Heroux, senior Mariah Bamrick-News...
America reads
Bartlett Elementary students participated in the national “Read Across America” program last week centering around Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Organized by the school’s librarians, teachers and students wore Christmas colors to celebrate the reading of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Thursday and costumes were worn on Friday to replicate “The Cat in the Hat.”
The annual event is to promote...
