Tag: Shelby County School Board

  • Outsourcing Substitutes…#sigh #scsk12 #budget

    Saving money is one thing, but the math doesn’t even work on this deal. Tonight the Shelby County School Board is going to consider a proposal to use Kelly staffing services to place substitutes for the district in the upcoming year. According to this article at the Commercial Appeal, the district doesn’t have the in…

  • On the Whalum Decision…lots of questions

    Ed. Note:Corrected issue of appointment to fill Reginald Porter’s seat. The morning’s announcement of a decision in the contested election results of School Board Dist. 4 brings up a lot of issues just weeks before the School Board is set to shift from 23 members to 7. The first issue is the now upcoming election.…

  • With schools, the only certainty is uncertainty

    Last night, among other things, the School Board who shall not be named voted to delay their search for a new Superintendent at the suggestion of national search firm Proact.. Who, in their right mind, would want this job? Think about it: 23 members who can’t seem to come to a decision on anything. 16…