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Board approves Goodwill Excel Center expansion plan, including proposal for a facility at Shelby County detention center
Summary
After public comment from Goodwill representatives and former students, the Memphis Shelby County Schools board voted to approve the Goodwill Excel Center expansion project (consent item 11.18), including a proposed site at the Shelby County detention center. Board members discussed potential county funding for wraparound services for families.
The board approved a request related to the expansion of the Goodwill Excel Center, a project discussed during public comment and later considered on the consent/action calendar.
Ron Schuyler, representing Goodwill Excel, told the board the expansion has two primary pieces: repurposing the former Hollywood Elementary site to establish an Excel Center in that ZIP code and creating an Excel Center at the Shelby County detention facility. Schuyler said…
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