The MCS Insider is a weekly online magazine dedicated to bringing MCS employees the latest news & information.
Headline Stories for 8/28/06
Superintendent's Corner
We
begin this school year with encouraging news and celebration for the
schools that made Adequate Yearly Progress and moved off the State’s
high priority list. The 21 schools whose dramatic improvements
moved them into Good Standing have every reason to feel proud!
Congratulations
to Frayser Elementary & Geeter Junior High!
2005-06
MCS Blue Ribbon Schools of the Year
With commitment comes results, and the proof lies with principals at two Memphis City Schools named Blue Ribbon Schools of the year for the 2005-06 school year.
Greater Memphis Arts Council Invites Public Schools to Apply for Student Ticket Subsidy Funding
Applications due Sept. 15 for funding for students to enjoy live art performances
For Memphis City, Shelby County, and West Tennessee schoolteachers interested in the arts, one of the most important back-to-school rituals is selecting cultural events for their students to enjoy through the Greater Memphis Arts Council’s Student Ticket Subsidy program.
Cited by U.S. Secretary of Education
The work being done in the classroom of a Memphis City Schools teacher was cited by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings at the Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher workshop in Hopkinton, Mass. July 12.
A great new field trip opportunity! Study history, economics, science, culture, and more! This beautiful new museum boasts an epic mural by David Mah, multiple interactive videos by Willy Bearden, displays on topics ranging from cotton classing to blues music, and more.
