MSCS Superintendent Search to Stretch Out To July 2023

Timeline includes public meetings but some board members want quicker process.


The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board discussed a proposed superintendent search timeline during Monday committee meetings. It comes over two months after the board cut ties with former Superintendent Joris Ray. (Ariel Cobbert for Chalkbeat)

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