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Shelby County superintendent announces middle-school career labs, principal hires and KSA testing start
Summary
Dr. Hicks said the district will roll out PAX Labs career centers across middle schools with a two-year implementation, confirmed a new Northside principal and reminded families that KSA testing begins today.
Dr. Hicks, Shelby County superintendent, said Tuesday the district will open a middle-school career center using PAX Labs, purchase 18 labs per middle school and allocate three teachers per school as part of a two-year rollout. He also introduced Jennifer Hagan as the new Northside principal, described ongoing principal searches for Heritage and Simpsonville, and reminded students that KSA testing starts today.
The announcement matters because the career-center rollout is a district-level effort to expand hands-on career and technical education for middle-school students and because leadership changes and state testing affect school routines and staffing. Dr. Hicks said the lab program will be implemented in phases with “phase 1” this year and a second phase next year.
District plans call for 18 PAX Labs units at each middle school and three staff…
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