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District seeks $425,060 for Summer Learning Academy supply kits; staff says curriculum mirrors school year materials
Summary
Memphis Shelby County Schools recommended a $425,060 purchase from Knowledge Tree for teacher and student supply kits for the 2025 Summer Learning Academy to serve roughly 9,000 students. District staff said the purchase covers consumable supplies and complements, but does not replace, the district curriculum used during the regular year.
The district recommended that the Board approve a $425,060.60 purchase order to Knowledge Tree to provide customized supply kits for the 2025 Summer Learning Academy (SLA), which staff said is planned to serve about 9,000 students and 600 teachers from June 2 through June 30.
Angela Whitelaw, who presented the item for Education Services, said the kits include grade‑customized teacher supplies—pencils, paper, crayons, notebooks, markers, chart paper and other classroom consumables—and are intended to support remediation and enrichment in reading…
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