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MCS
News Releases for October 2007
Monday,
October 29, 2007
Cordova High Students Showcase Talent in 1950s Elvis Musical, “All
Shook Up”
Memphis, Tenn. –The
WolfPack Playhouse at Cordova High School will present the jukebox
musical “All Shook Up,” inspired by the songs of Elvis Presley and a
book by Joe DiPietro November 8-12. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. with a
special matinee performance on Sunday, November 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Set in the 1950s, “All Shook Up” is a high-energy,
family-friendly, fresh from Broadway musical about a small Midwestern
town that gets turned upside down when a stranger rumbles in with a
smokin’ guitar and some scandalous dance moves. This hip-swiveling,
lip-curling musical will feature a cast and chorus of talented Cordova
High School students who have worked diligently to present a
performance worthy f Broadway.
Tickets are $8 for students and $14 for adults.
Media is invited to cover this special showcase. All performances will
be held at The Wolfpack Playhouse at Cordova High School located at
1800 Berryhill Road. For more information or to purchase tickets, call
416-2117.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Superintendent Issues
Statement on District-led Audit of Central Nutrition Center
“We provided a preliminary report of the district-led
investigation of the Central Nutrition Center to our Board of Commissioners
this week. The district's audit has revealed a number of errors
in management of the CNC over the last year, but there is no doubt
that order and focus have already been restored. We will continue
to follow the recommendations of the district's audit team and
allow the experience of the newly selected leader to take swing.
We will get the job done and make sure our students and the entire
community are served properly."
-- Superintendent Dan Ward,
Memphis City Schools
* Note: Memphis City Schools will release its audit of the
CNC upon completion.
Tuesday,
October 23, 2007
Local Business Delivering Free Coats, Hats, Gloves, Backpacks to Every
Georgia Avenue Student TODAY!
Memphis, Tenn. – The
holidays have come early for students at Georgia Avenue Elementary.
With winter just around the corner, Charming Shops, a local retailer,
has arrived at the school this morning to provide every student with a
brand-new coat, hat, set of gloves and backpack.
Employees from the store will be at the school
throughout the morning meeting with children in every grade. Media is
invited to visit the school today to witness this incredible show of
generosity and support for these students.
Georgia Avenue Elementary School is located at 690
Mississippi. Call 416-7252 for more information.
Monday,
October 22, 2007
"Akeelah
and the Bee" Actress KeKe Palmer to Sing, Celebrate Literacy during MCS
Reads Event at Snowden
Memphis, Tenn. –
Singer/Actress KeKe Palmer star of “Akeelah and the Bee” and “Jump In!”
will reward select students of Snowden School on Tuesday, October 23rd
at 1pm with a special performance for their outstanding participation
in the MCS
Reads program.
Palmer will perform songs from her new CD “So
Uncool” and she will speak to the students about making good choices
and pursuing their goals and dreams.
Snowden was selected based on the number of books
they have read so far during the MCS
Reads program with 5,100 read to date.
Memphis City Schools recognizes that literacy is
one of the important keys to accelerating academic achievement. The MCS
Reads campaign encourages students, teachers, parents and
community members to read at least two books a month, with the goal of
a minimum of 25 books within a year.
Media is invited to cover this special event.
Snowden School is located at 1870 North Parkway. Call 416-4621 for more
information.
To learn more about MCS Reads, please visit www.mcsk12.net.
Friday,
October 19, 2007
Aviation
Week Lifts Off at Memphis City Schools Oct. 22 - 26
Aviation Career
Expo Caps Week of Exciting, Educational Activities
Memphis,
Tenn. – Memphis City Schools is gearing up for its annual
Aviation Week celebration with the support of Aviation in the Schools,
Inc.Aviation Week activities will be held October 22 – 26 in 18 Memphis
City schools.
Throughout
the week, students at these 18 schools will have the opportunity to
learn more about careers and post-secondary education options in the
aviation field by meeting and interacting with aviation industry
professionals from the Memphis area and across the country. Activities
at the schools range from visits by pilots and multi-media
presentations to model aircraft demonstrations and actual helicopter
landings.
Aviation
Week activities will culminate with an Aviation Career Expo at the
Tennessee Technology Center's Aviation Campus on Tchulahoma Road
Saturday, October 27 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The expo will feature local
colleges, vocational schools and military agencies, as well as aviation
professionals, exhibitors, aircrafts on display and lots of giveaways
for those in attendance. This event is free and open to the public.
For
more information about Aviation in the Schools, Inc., visit www.altitude123.com.
To learn more about the Aviation Career Expo, call 628-3387.
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Students at these schools will be participating in Aviation Week
activities October 22-26:
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A.B. Hill Elementary
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Airways Middle
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A. Maceo Walker Middle
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Bellevue Middle
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Cherokee Elementary
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Cypress Middle
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Fairley Elementary
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Fairley High
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Ford Elementary
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Graves Elementary
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Hamilton Elementary
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Humes Middle
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Northside High
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Sherwood Middle
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Wells Station Elementary
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Whitehaven Elementary
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Wooddale High
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Wooddale Middle
Friday, October 19, 2007
Memphis CEOs, Community
Leaders to Serve as Honorary “Principal for a Day” during Memphis Goes
Back to School Week
Honorary Principals to
Attend Kickoff Breakfast Monday, October 22
Memphis,
Tenn. – Memphis City Schools has produced many of the
city’s talented community leaders, businessmen and businesswomen over
the years.
During
the week of October 22 – 26, these former students will make their way
back into classrooms throughout the district, along with other
professionals and community leaders from around the city, for Memphis
Goes Back to School Week. Every school will have an honorary "Principal
for a Day" during the week, ranging from leaders of city and
faith-based organizations to corporate CEOs.
Each
day of Memphis Goes Back to School Week is reserved for a different
portion of the community to visit and interact with the schools. The
designated days for this year are:
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Monday, October 22 - CEO/Business Leader Day
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Tuesday, October 23 - Family, Alumni and Greek Organization Day
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Wednesday, October 24 - Realtor Day
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Thursday, October 25 - Faith-Based Leader Day
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Friday, October 26 - Civil Service Employee Day
Memphis
Goes Back to School Week offers some of the most successful and
recognizable leaders from local government, businesses and community
organizations a unique opportunity to speak with students and provide
them with a broad perspective on the various career options available
in Memphis and the many paths to success after high school graduation.
As honorary principals, they'll get to experience everything a real
principal experiences on a day-to-day basis, from visiting classrooms
and reading or speaking to students to making school announcements and
meeting with teachers and staff. The week also serves as an excellent
opportunity for people in the community to learn about the various ways
they can support Memphis City Schools, whether it's by supporting
academic initiatives such as MCS Reads (the district's
award-winning literacy campaign), speaking to classes during the year,
volunteering with the district's tutoring
or mentoring
programs, signing on as a partner with the Adopt-A-School
partnership program or supporting various development programs,
including the MCS Funds for Excellence to support the arts.
All
distinguished guests who will participate in Memphis Goes Back to
School Week have been invited to attend a kickoff breakfast, which will
be held at the Holiday Inn – University of Memphis on Monday, October
22 at 8:30 a.m.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Ridgeway HS Student,
Overton HS Alums Reach Top 10 in Orpheum Star Search
$5,000, Recording
Session, Scholarship On the Line during Finals Saturday, October 20
Memphis,
Tenn. – After beating out hundreds of hopefuls, three
talented Memphis City Schools representatives have reached the finals
of the fifth annual Orpheum Star Search. Ridgeway High School student
Barbara McClure will join two Overton High School alums, Jason Lurry
and Evie Robinson, and seven other finalists on stage at the Orpheum
tomorrow, October 20 at 8 p.m. for a once in a lifetime opportunity to
perform onstage at the historic theater.
In
addition to receiving a $500 savings bond for making it to the finals,
each finalist will have a shot at the Grand Prize, which includes a
$5,000 savings bond, a recording session at Ardent Studios, a
scholarship to a summer music program and the opportunity to perform as
the opening act during a future Orpheum event.
McClure
is currently a senior at Ridgeway High School, where she sings in the
choir under the direction of Dr. Jeff Brewer. She has been selected
several times to participate in the All-Southwest Tennessee Honor
Choir. She also competed in the 2006 Mid-South Youth Talent Showcase.
Lurry, who began playing the violin at the age of 12, composed two
orchestral pieces played by the Overton High School orchestra. His
piece, In the Heat, won city-wide and state-wide Parent Teacher Student
Association music competitions. He will be performing an original
composition tomorrow night. Robinson, a 2006 graduate of Overton, now
attends Middle Tennessee State University, where she studies vocal
performance. For six years, she preformed with the All-Southwest
Tennessee Honors Choir and was chosen for the Grammy in the Schools
Jazz Choir.
Tickets
for tomorrow night's performance range from $10 - $35 and are on sale
now at the Orpheum Box Office, Davis-Kidd Booksellers and all
TicketMaster locations. For more information, visit www.orpheum-memphis.com.
Tuesday,
October 16, 2007
MCS Teams Up with U of
M, Memphis Redbirds to Kick Off Fourth Annual MCS Reads Literacy
Campaign
Memphis,
Tenn. – Students from Coleman Elementary School will
have a few extra reasons to be excited about reading this week. Players
from the University of Memphis men’s basketball team are scheduled to
visit Coleman to help kick off the district’s fourth annual MCS
Readscampaign. The kick off event will take place on Friday, October 19
at 9 a.m.
Sophomore
guard Doneal Mack and junior guard Chance McGrady will be on hand to
judge a school-wide MCS ReadsPoster Contest. Each classroom was asked
to design a poster explaining why reading is so important. Mack and
McGrady will judge the posters and present prizes to the winning
classes during a school-wide assembly.
Rocky
the Rockin Redbird, the official team mascot of the Memphis Redbirds,
will also make a special appearance at the school Friday to encourage
students to continue striving to meet the MCS ReadsChallenge of reading
25 books this year.
Memphis
City Schools recognizes that literacy is one of the most important keys
to accelerating academic achievement. The award-winning MCS Reads
campaign encourages students, teachers, parents and community members
to read at least two books a month, with the goal of reading at least
25 books by the end of the school year.
Media
is invited to cover this special event. Coleman Elementary School is
located at 3210 Raleigh-Millington Rd. Call 416-4306 for more
information.
To
learn more about MCS Reads, please visit, www.mcsk12.net.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Memphis Teaching
Fellows Seeks Outstanding Teachers
Memphis,
Tenn. – The Memphis Teaching Fellows program is
recruiting professionals and recent college graduates to serve as
teachers who can make a measurable difference in Memphis City Schools.
The program is seeking talented individuals to teach Mathematics,
Spanish, Special Education, and English as a Second Language for the
2008-2009 school year.
The
early application deadline is Monday, December 3. Anyone interested in
applying for Memphis Teaching Fellows (MTF) is encouraged to attend an
information session Tuesday, November 6 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the
Teaching and Learning Academy.
Memphis
Teaching Fellows is a highly selective, innovative approach to raising
student achievement in Memphis by recruiting, selecting, and training
committed and successful individuals while they pursue their Tennessee
teacher certification. This is the second year of Memphis Teaching
Fellows; last year, the program received approximately 800 applications
for 50 positions. Those Fellows are now working in 20-plus Memphis city
schools to boost student achievement. The average undergraduate GPA for
the current group is 3.33 and more than 25 percent hold advanced
degrees.
For
more information, please visit www.memphisteachingfellows.org.
Friday, October 12, 2007
U.S. Senator Lamar
Alexander to be Keynote Speaker at East HS Honors Day
Over 300 Students to be
Recognized for Academic Achievement
Memphis,
Tenn. – East High School has hundreds of reasons to be
proud. On Monday, October 15, 300 students will be recognized for
making honor roll during the first six-weeks at the school’s annual
Honors Program. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander will serve as the keynote
for the event. The program is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Senator
Alexander, the former U.S. Secretary of Education, will be on hand to
congratulate the young scholars, as well as encourage them to strive
for higher goals. He will be joined by other dignitaries, including
Memphis City Schools Interim Superintendent Dan Ward, Board of
Education Commissioners, Memphis Mayor W.W. Herenton and Shelby County
Mayor, A.C. Wharton.
The
Senator was invited by East High School adopter, the Greater East High
Foundation. For more information, please visit www.easthighfoundation.org.
The
foundation has helped East High make several upgrades and provides
tutors for students.
East
High School is located at 3206 Poplar Ave. Any media wishing cover the
event may contact the school at 416-6060.
October 12, 2007
President Bush to
Present Volunteer Service Award to White Station HS Student
Memphis,
Tenn. – During his visit to Memphis on Monday, October 15,
President George W. Bush will present the President’s Volunteer Service
Award to Chi Zhang, a senior at White Station High School, for his
dedication to making a difference in the lives of others.
Zhang
has been a volunteer with Hands on Memphis for three years and founded
the Multi-Cultural Learning Program, a youth organization that promotes
academic and cultural excellence and community service. Zhang also
serves as a volunteer with the Memphis Chinese Community Teen
Volunteers.
President
Bush honors a local volunteer when he travels throughout the United
States. He has recognized more than 600 volunteers, like Zhang, since
March 2002. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is available to
youth ages 14 and under who have completed 50 or more hours of
volunteer service; to individuals 15 and older who have completed 100
or more hours; and to families or groups who have completed 200 or more
hours. For more information about the award, please visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Proactive Course Taken
to Restore Sound Operations at District’s Central Nutrition Center
Memphis,
Tenn. – Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dan Ward assured
School Board members and district staff members that thanks to swift
action, order is being restored at the Central Nutrition Center (CNC).
“A
series of proactive steps have been set in motion to restore order at
the Central Nutrition Center,” Ward stated. “Our Internal Audit team
worked diligently to address all CNC practices deemed to be
inconsistent with the long-established standard for safe and sound
operations. I am pleased to report that all questionable food items
have been safely removed from the CNC and that the needs of all
students who receive school meals were adequately met throughout this
process.”
Supt.
Ward has accepted the resignation of the current CNC director and will
oversee the forthcoming change in leadership. The move stems from a
series of operational missteps under the current administration of the
facility, including the recent disposal of nearly $600,000 worth of
food (slightly more than 1 percent of the CNC’s total budget) that was
refrigerated improperly. A long-time MCS employee who has served as a
manager at the CNC for several years will be introduced as the new
director during Monday night’s regular Board of Education meeting.
The
new director will be charged immediately with carrying out the
following proactive measures for inventory management and inventory
control advised by Mr. Ward and the district’s Internal Audit team:
Inventory
Management
- Develop
policies and procedures regarding desirable inventory levels.
- Perform
physical counts of inventory each year prior to the annual bidding
process.
- Supervise
all independent, employee-performed inventory checks and follow-up
reviews, and record results on permanent inventory count sheets.
- Sort
the inventory requirement plan by item category for use in making
buying decisions.
- Management
should regularly compare actual performance to planned results and
order appropriate corrective action for any significant differences.
Inventory
Control
- Properly
identify storage locations with bin labels or bar coding on all food
items, and identify slow-moving inventory items.
- Utilize
the inventory balance report when determining quantities for reorders.
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Indicate whether there is appropriate allocation of operational and
supervisory responsibility.
More
information will be made public upon the completion of the internal
audit.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Conference USA Invites
Georgia Avenue Students to Participate in 2007 Basketball Media Day
C-USA to Present
Georgia Avenue with Check in Support of Northstar School Adoption
Partnership
Memphis,
Tenn. - Students from Georgia Avenue Elementary School
will be special guests at the 2007 Conference USA Basketball Media Day.
Media day will be held tomorrow, Thursday, October 11 at FedExForum.
Conference
USA, which supports Georgia Avenue elementary through its Northstar
school partnership program, invited the students to this year's event
to meet and interact with college athletes. They'll also be able to get
autographs and take pictures to remember this special occasion.
At
around 11:30 a.m., Conference USA officials will present the school
with a check to support academic initiatives during the school year, so
this would be a perfect opportunity for members of the media already in
attendance to highlight a very positive story about these young
students.
The
Northstar partnership is geared toward exposing children to college
life and teaching them about college opportunities. In recent years,
Conference USA has provided Georgia Avenue with college tours and sent
athletes from the 12 C-USA schools to visit classrooms and talk to
students about the importance of getting a good education. During Media
Day at FedExForum, students will have a chance to talk with players and
coaches not only about the hoops season ahead, but also about their
journey from grade school to the college ranks.
Media
outlets should contact Conference USA officials or the FedEXForum for
more information about how to gain access to Media Day.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Airways Scholars to be
Treated to a Day of Recognition, Luxury
Nine Limousines to Pick
Honor Students Up at 10 a.m. TODAY for Special Lunch Outing
Memphis,
Tenn.- Airways Middle School is treating its young
scholars to an afternoon of luxury today to let them know just how
proud they are of their academic achievements during the first
six-weeks. The school is holding a special Honors Program this morning
to recognize these 59 students who made the honor roll. Following the
program at 10 a.m., a caravan of limousines provided by M.J. Edwards
Funeral Home, Inc. will arrive at the school to pick up the honor
students for their lunch outing at the Spaghetti Warehouse by
limousine.
Members of the media interested in seeing the student-filled limousines
roll out from Airways should show up shortly before 10 a.m. this
morning. It's sure to be a great photo opportunity and would be
appreciated by these students and their teachers who certainly
deserving of some positive attention.
Airways Middle School is located at 2601 Ketchum. Call 416-5006 for
more information.
Tuesday,
October 9, 2007
State
Honors Avon-Lenox's Margaret McKissick-Larry with 2008 "Principal of
the Year" Award
McKissick becomes
Second Consecutive MCS Principal to Earn State's Distinction
Memphis,
Tenn. - Margaret McKissick-Larry, principal of Avon-Lenox
School, has been named by the Tennessee Department of
Education as "Tennessee Principal of the Year." The announcement was
made yesterday evening at the state's annual Educational Leadership
(LEAD) Conference held in Nashville, where McKissick-Larry and Scott
Owens of the Paris Special School District were each presented with a
$1,500 award by Governor Phil Bredesen.
“These
educators have dedicated their lives to improving education for the
young people in their communities,” Bredesen said. “We need leaders
committed to excellence help students achieve at the highest level.”
This
marks the second consecutive year a Memphis City Schools principal has
been named Tennessee Principal of the Year. McKissick-Larry joins Snowden
School's Catherine Battle who received the award last year.
“I
believe in putting schools in the path of excellence,” McKissick-Larry
said. “I have always been committed to excellence, for my students,
staff and for myself. I've been fortunate over the years to have my
work recognized by my peers, and I am very grateful now that it is
being acknowledged publicly.”
McKissick-Larry
was named Memphis City Schools' Principal of the Year in 2006 and won
the 2005 Educator of the Year award presented by the Arc of the
Mid-South, a United Way agency dedicated to empowering people with
developmental disabilities and their families. At Avon Lenox, she works
to provide educational opportunities for students with disabilities
through instruction in Life Skills, Academics, Work-Based Learning,
Recreation, Socialization and Community-Based Instruction and remains
committed to helping students reach their maximum potential.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Bellevue Baptist Church
to Show Appreciation for MCS Teachers
Faith-Based Community
Partnership Striving for Student Success
Memphis,
Tenn. - Five Memphis City Schools will receive a special
gift from Bellevue Baptist Church today. From 1 to 2 p.m., church
volunteers will be visiting Treadwell Elementary, Westside, Geeter,
Airways and Sherwood
Middle Schools to present tokens of appreciation to the
teachers.
“We
are delighted and encouraged by the abundance of support from Bellevue
Baptist Church,” said Dr. Cedrick Gray, Principal on Special
Assignment. “We look forward to this being an inspiration to the
community and an example of what can happen when the schools join hands
with the community at large.”
Through
donations given at a Sunday church service, the Bellevue congregation
gave over $45,000 to provide 800 teachers with gift bags and $60 gift
certificates to the Knowledge Tree. Teachers from 10 of the district's
15 “Striving Schools” received their gifts during a professional
development workshop hosted by Bellevue Baptist Church yesterday.
The
church has committed to help increase educational opportunities for the
district's “Striving Schools,” identified by the state's probationary
list.
Through
robust fundraising efforts and volunteer support, Bellevue will help
meet the needs of the district and plan to expand their outreach across
the school system as the partnership thrives. For more information,
please visit www.bellevue.org.
Any
media looking to cover the school visits, please contact MCS
Communications at 416-5628.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Bellevue Baptist Church,
MCS Striving Together for Student Success
Community Partnership
Kicks Off Monday, Oct. 8
Memphis,
Tenn. - Bellevue Baptist Church is extending its reach
in the community by developing a partnership with Memphis City Schools,
the largest school district in the state. The church has committed to
help increase educational opportunities for the district's “Striving
Schools,” identified by the state's probationary list.
Memphis
City Schools and Bellevue Baptist Church will kick off their
partnership on Monday, October 8 when the church hosts a professional
development workshop for nearly 600 teachers, administrators and staff
from 10 of the district's “Striving Schools.” The workshop will be held
from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The church is located at 2000 Appling Road.
Through
robust fundraising efforts and volunteer support, Bellevue will help
meet the needs of the district and plan to expand their outreach across
the school system as the partnership thrives. For more information,
please visit www.bellevue.org.
Friday,
October 5, 2007
National
Council of Teachers of English Honors Central High, Student with Awards
of Excellence
Central HS Senior
Recognized for Superior Writing Talent
Memphis,
Tenn. - Central High School and student
Jireh Holder have been honored by the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE) for excellence in instruction and
writing, respectively. Holder, a senior at Central, was one of only 12
seniors in the state of Tennessee and nearly 600 nation-wide to receive
the 2007 NCTE Achievement Award in Writing. NCTE also recognized Central High School as a whole for
instructional excellence in the Department of English.
The
NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Program was established in 1957 to
encourage high school students in their writing and to publicly
recognize some of the best student writers in the nation. Writing
excellence is determined based on samples of students' best prose or
verse, as well as on impromptu themes written under supervision.
The
NCTE is a professional association of educators in English Studies,
Literacy and Language Arts. For more information, please visit www.ncte.org
Thursday, October 4, 2007
MCS to Host National
College Fair at Memphis Cook Convention Center October 9 - 11, 2007
More than 90 Colleges,
Universities to Meet with MCS High School Seniors
Memphis,
Tenn. - Memphis City Schools and The National
Scholarship Service are partnering for the second consecutive year to
present the Memphis City Schools National College Fair at the Memphis
Cook Convention Center Tuesday, October 9th through Thursday, October
11th.
High
school seniors will be transported free of charge to attend the Memphis
City schools National College Fair from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. each
day. A special information session geared toward MCS juniors and their
parents will be held on Tuesday, October 9th from 6 - 8 p.m. This free
opportunity will also be open to the public.
More
than 90 colleges and universities are expected to be on hand this year
to speak to students regarding college application requirements,
tuition and available scholarships. Representatives from the Tennessee Education
Lottery Scholarship Program will also be on site to provide
information about Lottery Education
Scholarships.
The
National Scholarship Service was established in 1946 to assist students
in gaining access to and graduate from America's post secondary
institutions. This event supports the MCS vision, “Every Child. Every
Day. College Bound.”
Thursday,
October 4, 2007
Former
MLK Education Consultant to Headline Professional Development Session
for Bellevue Teachers Monday, October 8
Teachers among
Three-School ACT Pilot Program Geared to Prepare Middle School Students
for High School AP Courses
Memphis,
Tenn. - As Memphis City Schools continues to expand
classroom instruction aimed at post-secondary preparedness for its
students, teachers too are steadily picking up tips and tools to
support the district's college-bound vision.
Teachers
from Bellevue Middle School are getting
ready for an exciting professional development session led by Dr.
Robert Green, a former education consultant for Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. and the first African-American professor at Michigan State
University and all of the Big Ten colleges. Dr. Green's session, “How
Teacher Expectations Can Increase Student Achievement and Assist in
Closing the Achievement Gap,” will outline what he considers to be the
best practices he's witnessed in more than 30 years in the profession.
Bellevue
Middle, Fairview Middle and Snowden
School are all part of an ACT pilot program designed to
increase the rigor of middle school instruction and gear students for
success in AP classes at the high school level. Each of these schools
feeds into Central High School, and their
teachers will be working with Central throughout the school year
to ensure students are fully prepared for what lies ahead.
Dr.
Green's professional development session will take place on Monday,
October 8 at noon. It will be held at the Teaching
and Learning Academy, 2485 Union. For more information, call Bellevue
Middle, at 416-4488.
Thursday,
October 4, 2007
Mayor AC Wharton
Headlines Career Day at Bellevue Jr. High TODAY!
Memphis,
Tenn. - Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton will meet with
students at Bellevue Junior High School TODAY at 1 p.m. as part of that
school's Career Day events.
Bellevue
students are spending their school day meeting with professionals from
a wide range of career fields, learning about how a successful career
starts with success in school. Principal Kevin Malone has invited local
lawyers, accountants, doctors, police officers, firefighters and
business executives to share their insight.
In
addition to Mayor Wharton, the day's list of spotlight speakers also
includes Dr. Mario Thomas, better known to some as “The Rapping
Dentist,” who will provide some entertainment, as well as education.
Media
is invited to attend this positive event aimed at preparing children to
be productive citizens and successful learners.
Bellevue
Junior High is located at 575 S. Bellevue. Call 416-4488 for more
information.
Wednesday,
October 3, 2007
Memphis City Schools
Seeking Principal, Assistant Principal Candidates
On-line Applications to
be Accepted Oct. 15 - 28; First of Four Information Sessions Scheduled
Tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 4
Memphis,
Tenn. -Memphis City Schools is seeking quality
educational leaders to serve as principals and assistant principals of
MCS elementary, middleand high schools. The district will be accepting on-line
applications for Principals and Assistant Principals October
15 - 28.
Interested
applicants should possess strong and proven ability to:
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Articulate and implement a vision of learning to be shared and
supported by a school community.
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Advocate, nurture and sustain a school culture and instructional
program conducive to student learning and staff professional
development.
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Ensure a safe, efficient and effective school learning environment.
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Collaborate with families and community members, respond to diverse
community interests/ needs and mobilize community resources.
Memphis
City Schools will host the following series of Information Sessions for
those interested in applying for a principal or assistant principal
position:
- October
4, 4 - 5 p.m.
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October 9, 4 - 5 p.m.
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October 16, 5 - 6 p.m.
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October 23, 5 - 6 p.m.
Information
Sessions will be held at the Teaching and Learning Academy, 2485 Union.
For
more information about the application process for principal and
assistant principal positions, visit www.mcsk12.net.
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