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Shelby County school board reviews Goodwill Excel expansion, seeks county investment for adult high‑school sites including correctional facility
Summary
The Shelby County Board of Education on Monday reviewed a recommendation to allow Goodwill Excel Center Mid‑South to open two additional adult high‑school locations—one at the Shelby County Correctional Center and one at Promise Academy—and said it will ask Shelby County commissioners for an estimated $1,094,250 to start the sites.
The Shelby County Board of Education on Monday reviewed a recommendation to allow Goodwill Excel Center Mid‑South to open two additional adult high‑school locations—one inside the Shelby County Correctional Center (ZIP code 38134) and one at Promise Academy (ZIP code 38108)—and discussed seeking county commission investment to front the program’s start‑up costs.
The item was presented as a request that the board recommend that the district ask Shelby County commissioners for funding. Interim Superintendent Richmond and district staff said the district will ask the county commission for an estimated $1,094,250 to support the two sites. At the meeting Chief Langston characterized that sum as an estimate based on expected enrollment, saying, “Again, this is an estimate based on the…
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