Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
The Shelby County Board of Education voted down a proposed one-year, $7.215 million custodial-services contract with ABM Industries Group after discussion about past vendor performance, staff impacts and oversight. The motion failed in two roll-call votes.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
Committee members discussed 169 reported teacher vacancies and district efforts to support permit teachers — including mentoring, monthly milestone checks, Praxis tutors and study.com access — while board members asked for school‑level vacancy lists and a plan for virtual instruction in some high‑school courses.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
CFO Chief Langston presented a November FY‑26 amendment that lowers the district’s total budget by $177,615,007, largely because state TISA dollars are being routed directly to charter schools; staff outlined fund adjustments, grant true‑ups and the addition of targeted positions funded by federal and special grants.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
An ad‑hoc facilities liaison presented recommendations from four work groups covering metrics for a comprehensive facilities plan, community engagement, funding strategies with Shelby County and private partners, asset reuse and workforce development links in a plan estimated in the hundreds of millions to over $1 billion.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
Board staff presented a draft 2026 legislative agenda that asks the General Assembly for several changes — including a parental opt‑out for required firearms safety instruction, adding school social workers to a parental‑consent exemption, and authority to let local authorizers issue 5–10 year charter renewals — and discussed local impacts and outreach to advisory groups.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
The Shelby County Board of Education voted 6–0 on Nov. 18, 2025, to authorize outside counsel to assess and, if appropriate, challenge a Shelby County Commission resolution that would realign school-board elections and accelerate all nine seats to the 2026 ballot; supporters called the move an effort to protect voters' expectations and statutory terms.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
The board at its Nov. 18 meeting reviewed a November FY26 budget amendment that shows a net decrease of $177,615,007 largely from removing charter-school state TISA funds; staff also proposed adding roughly 40 positions including safety monitors and staff for a real-time safety center.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
Chief Langston told the board the November amendment reduces the district’s budget by $177,615,007 — largely because the state is now sending the TISA portion directly to charter schools — and outlined fund‑by‑fund adjustments and several new positions funded from trued‑up grants.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
Finance staff presented a November FY26 budget amendment showing a net decrease of $177,615,007 largely from adjustments to charter-school state allocations and grant reconciliations; staff also proposed adding roughly 40 positions including safety monitors and real-time safety center associates.
Tennessee / School Districts / Shelby County
The board voted 6-0 on Nov. 18, 2025 to direct its general counsel to retain outside counsel to assess and, if appropriate, sue to block a Shelby County Commission resolution that would realign school board elections and shorten the terms of five recently elected members.