There are 20 article(s) tagged Germantown muncipal school district:

• May 2024

  • Germantown schools wrapping up the $72.9M general fund part of budget

    Germantown Muncipal School District leaders will take their final review of their 2024-25 budget this month.

    By Abigail Warren May 06, 2024

• February 2024

  • Funding critical part of Houston High makeover

    Germantown Municipal School District’s Board of Education is ready to move forward with Houston High’s renovations. It said doing nothing, creates a bigger expense later.

    By Abigail Warren February 19, 2024

• January 2024

  • Area schools close Monday as snow, ice struggle to thaw

    All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22. 

    By Abigail Warren January 21, 2024

  • Schools, campuses across county closed Friday

    Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.

    By Abigail Warren January 18, 2024

  • Area schools, colleges remain closed Thursday

    Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.

    By Abigail Warren January 17, 2024

  • Memphis-area school districts closed Tuesday due to winter weather

    Not only does the weather make road conditions treacherous, but the expected single-digit temperatures are also a cause for concern for students who walk, bike or wait at bus stops.

    By Abigail Warren January 15, 2024

• June 2023

  • Germantown school board retains superintendent, amends comments policy

    Germantown’s Board of Education unanimously signed Jason Manuel on through 2027, and is considering a policy placing parameters on its public comment guidelines.

    By Abigail Warren June 07, 2023

• March 2023

  • Legislation leads Germantown to monitor other districts’ book battles

    “The biggest challenge we are going to face in education moving forward is defining the intent of our legislators.” 

    By Abigail Warren March 13, 2023

• December 2022

  • Betsy Landers finishes term on Germantown school board

    Betsy Landers concluded her time on the Germantown Board of Education with her final meeting Tuesday night.

    By Abigail Warren December 01, 2022

• November 2022

  • MSCS: Germantown offers $5 million for namesake schools

    Negotiations are underway related to the Germantown namesake schools, but it’s unclear if an agreement will be reached prior to deadline. 

    By Abigail Warren November 18, 2022

  • Dogwood educator receives ‘Oscar of Teaching’ award

    The fifth-grade teacher received the Milken Educator Award on Thursday which includes $25,000 for the winner to use as they choose.

    By Abigail Warren November 17, 2022

  • Chatham leads Germantown school board candidates in campaign funds

    Financial disclosures sometimes shed light on who is backing candidates in the non-partisan race.

    By Abigail Warren November 04, 2022

• August 2022

  • Political newcomer to challenge chair of Germantown school board

    One Germantown mother is challenging Angela Griffith, the current school board chair. The race is one of two contested school board races on the Germantown ballot.

    By Abigail Warren August 25, 2022

  • Suburban districts see back to school as a return to normalcy post-pandemic

    August marked a new beginning as schools weren’t bound by the health department’s COVID restrictions.

    By Abigail Warren August 08, 2022

• June 2022

  • GMSD budget speaks to strategic plan objectives

    The $87.6 million financial plan is part of the city’s $201.2 million budget.

    By Abigail Warren June 02, 2022

• April 2022

  • Senate passes bill affecting 4 county schools with amendments

    A bill adopted by the state Senate regarding four schools in Shelby County suburbs must return to the House for review after a flurry of amendments before Senate passage Tuesday.

    By Abigail Warren April 13, 2022

• March 2022

  • Germantown’s namesake schools: Interpretations of 2013 deal differ

    As Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County School leaders debate the ownership and operation of three schools within Germantown city limits, they differ on a 2013 settlement’s role in the matter.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2022

  • Senate committee passes bill moving ownership of several schools to Germantown

    A bill sending ownership and operation of Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle and Germantown High schools from Memphis-Shelby County Schools to Germantown Schools passed the state’s Senate Education Committee Wednesday.

    By Abigail Warren March 16, 2022

• February 2022

  • Ice closes schools Thursday

    Some schools in Shelby County have decided to close Thursday due to the threat of ice and winter weather.

    By Abigail Warren February 02, 2022

• August 2021

  • Germantown assistant principal demoted over social media post

    Germantown Municipal School District will not fire the educator following its investigation regarding her social media post.

    By Abigail Warren August 24, 2021