January 2012
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Current MCS Teachers: Training and Instruction...
Memphis Teaching Fellows (MTF), a high quality alternate route into the classroom for outstanding career changers from a variety of backgrounds, is looking for current or former Memphis City Schools teachers with at least three years of experience to apply for a Training and Instruction Manager position.
For more information and to apply, please click HERE.
The Training and Instruction Manager...
December 2011
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MCS now accepting substitute teacher applications,... →
Memphis City Schools is accepting substitute teacher applications Dec. 26-2011. Teach Memphis applicants and Teacher Candidate Pool members interested in gaining valuable teaching experience before entering the classroom full-time are encouraged to pursue substitute teaching opportunities with MCS.
Please note: The substitute teacher application process is managed by Memphis City Schools, not...
East High teacher Meah King awarded Milken... →
East High School English teacher Meah King was awarded the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. The honor comes with a $25,000 prize. Last month, King also took top honors for high school English teachers in the first My Favorite Educator Golden Apple Awards at MCS.
November 2011
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Mid-year math vacancies available, apply now
Teach Memphis is now accepting applications for Mathematics teachers for 2011-2012 mid-year vacancies that are available immediately! Memphis City Schools has opened new Mathematics PLUS classes and is seeking highly qualified teaching candidates now. Apply now at www.teachmemphis.org. Memphis City Schools realizes that teachers matter, and the district, through its Teacher Effectiveness...
Help Richland Elementary students win $50k toward... →
Vote for Richland Elementary in the Clorox Power a Bright Future campaign, and the school could win $50,000 to help build a playground for the school. Right now, students use a city park as their playground, and preschool students are unable to play outside due to the openess of the park.
You can submit your vote by clicking the blue Vote for This button on the school’s gallery page or by...
October 2011
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Check out our new Messaging Center and more! →
Just in time for the the start of the 2012 application season, Teach Memphis added some cool new tools for staying in touch and on top of your application status. Check out this short video for a demonstration of the new Messaging Center and Contact Us tab.
September 2011
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NEW! 'How to Apply' page provides helpful info for... →
Visit out new How to Apply page for an overview of the Memphis City Schools application process, troubleshooting tips, and best practices for using the Teach Memphis website.
July 2011
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Subject-Area Hiring Forecast outlines areas for... →
Our Subject-Area Hiring Forecast is designed to give our applicants a look at the areas for which Memphis City Schools anticipates hiring external candidates. We encourage you to bookmark this page in your web browser as the information on this page is dynamic and will change often as the demand for teachers in certain subjects shifts.
2011 MCS Valedictorian Roundtable →
The valedictorians of Memphis City Schools Class of 2011 discuss the challenges, hard work and optimism it takes to graduate at the top of the class.
June 2011
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MCS teachers rewarded for successes
Thousands of Memphis city school teachers will get an extra $750 in their paychecks this month — part two of a $1,500 reward for sticking out the year in tough schools.
Memphis City Schools administrators set aside $2.2 million in federal Race to the Top money for incentives this year, rewarding 1,378 teachers, principals and assistant principals in 27 of the lowest performing schools...
Race to the Top Commencement Special featuring BTW... →
A 30-minute special highlighting the students of Booker T. Washington High School, culminating in a commencement speech by President Obama airs on TVLand at 6 p.m. CST tonight (June 7) and on BET and Centric on June 8 at 6:30 p.m. CST.
The special will air on Viacom-owned channels throughout the week.
May 2011
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Reform and diligence foster 'paragons': With the... →
“Success is catching hold here in all phases of our school operations. We can all take pride in the fact that Memphis City Schools will be a proof point for realizing the cherished democratic principles of an equal and high-quality education for all children in the country.”
—Supt. Kriner Cash
President Obama's commencement speech now... →
Watch President Barack Obama’s address to the Booker T. Washington High School Class of 2011 recorded during the school’s graduation ceremony from the Cook Convention Center on Monday.
Please note: This video is hosted by YouTube and is viewable from computers operating outside Memphis City School’s network.
Obama to speak to graduates at Booker T.... →
Congratulations to all the students at Booker T. Washington High School for winning the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge! President Barack Obama will serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s upcoming graduation.
Announcement of Race to the Top Commencement...
Courtesy of MCS’ Marketing and Communications Department—Today, the White House announced that it has delayed announcing the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. The delay is due to scheduling constraints. The announcement will now take place on Monday, May 9, 2011. Booker T. Washington High School is a finalist in the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. The...
April 2011
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Vote for Booker T. Washington High in the Race to... →
Memphis City Schools’ own Booker T. Washington High School is one of six finalists for The White House’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Up for grabs is the opportunity to have President Barack Obama speak at the school’s May graduation.
Visit www.whitehouse.gov/commencement to view BTW’s submission video and essay. While you’re there, submit your vote and...
U of M, MCS seeking applicants for librarian...
Through a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the University of Memphis and MCS are currently recruiting the Second SOS Cohort (Support for Online Study). IMLS awarded this grant to the University of Memphis to help address a pressing need in the Memphis area.
SOS Cohort members will receive tuition, fees, and books for online courses in preparation for...
Booker T. Washington High finalist for Race to the... →
Memphis, TN., - Booker T. Washington High School has been selected as one of six finalists in the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge for an opportunity to have President Barack Obama serve as their keynote speaker at their 2011 commencement ceremony. Booker T. Washington was chosen as a finalist from thousands of entries of which nearly six-hundred met the rigorous criteria.
“I can...
March 2011
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Regular Joes decide which MCS teachers get pieces... →
Bill and Melinda Gates have given nearly $1 million to cover local teachers’ wish lists through DonorsChoose.org, a website that puts Joe Citizen in the philanthropist seat.
Friday, days before 70,000 $25 gift cards were to be mailed to Memphis City School parents, there weren’t enough projects on the site to absorb Memphis’ share of the wealth. Each gift card entitles the user...
Roblin Webb, founder of MCS charter Freedom Prep,... →
Roblin Webb, founder of Freedom Preparatory Academy, a Memphis City Schools charter school, was featured in The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal’s weekly ‘Women to Watch’ column. Freedom Prep, founded in 2008, gives “about 200 mostly disadvantaged sixth- and seventh-graders a solid college preparatory foundation in a charter school environment.”
For a list of MCS charter...
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MCS redistricting will send about 1,500 students... →
The annexation of the Countrywoods-Eads and Berryhill neighborhoods in northeast Shelby County and the will shift of sixth grade classrooms from elementary to middle schools will shift the school assignments for some 1,500 Memphis City Schools students next fall. The changes will also allow MCS to fill the new Kate Bond Middle School, slated to open at 85% capacity or 973 students.
Other schools...
February 2011
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MTF Now Accepting New Subject Areas
Memphis Teaching Fellows is now accepting applications for additional subject areas! If you are interested in teaching Biology, Physics, English as a Second Language, English, or History, submit your application now by visiting www.memphisteachingfellows.org
Due to the limited number of spaces available, we strongly encourage you to apply by February 7 for priority consideration.
Memphis...
December 2010
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TEI's Boyd selected for paper's '12 Who Made a... →
Former Sherwood Elementary teacher Lachelle Boyd was profiled as part of The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal’s ‘12 Who Made a Difference’ feature on Dec. 26. Using the creative writing skills taught to them by Boyd, her students’ letters persuaded a number of business executives to donate over $213,000 in computer and playground equipment to the East Memphis elementary school...
Early findings from Gates Foundation's Measures of... →
The preliminary findings of the Gates Foundation’s Measure of Effective Teaching project were released Dec. 14. The study, involving 3,000 teachers in six districts (Memphis, New York City, Charlotte-Mecklinburg, Hillsboro, Fla., Dallas and Denver), examines five measures of teacher effectiveness to determine which measures, or combination of measures, work best when assessing teacher...
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MCS guidance counselor awarded national honor →
Randy McPherson, a 15-year veteran of Trezevant Career and Technology Center, was named the nation’s high school counselor of the year by the American School Counselor Association. McPherson who says “Real education is about people, not numbers,” will receive the honor during the organization’s black-tie gala in Washington next February.
November 2010
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Bill and Melinda Gates Celebrate Year One of... →
Bill and Melinda Gates traveled to Memphis to get a first-hand look at what is happening in the district as part of their 6-year $92 million investment in education reform focused on attracting, retaining and developing more effective teachers who can raise student achievement.
October 2010
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MCS Hiring Developmental Reading Teachers →
Memphis City Schools invites applicants to teach secondary developmental reading through the district-wide focus on improving the reading and achievement of all students assigned in the Striving School Zone and Achievement School District. This is a unique opportunity to affect the student achievement of our highest need students, closing the achievement gap for those students that need the most...
August 2010
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Wave of Support Raises Stakes for MCS →
There are high hopes for Memphis City Schools students and teachers with the recent shot in the arm from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and potential Race to the Top funding. The district is looking to better support, utilize, develop and compensate effective teachers.
June 2010
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Wanted: Spanish Teachers
Comparta sus talentos. Transforme vidas. Memphis City Schools is looking for talented Spanish teachers to fill multiple vacancies for the upcoming school year.
If you are interested, apply today at www.teachmemphis.org (click the apply tab at the top of the page). If you have questions about the qualifications to teach this subject area, email us at info@teachmemphis.org.
MCS Needs Middle School Teachers
If you can teach middle school, Memphis City Schools wants you. If you can teach middle school science, even better! As we continue to move toward fully staffing all MCS classrooms by the first day of school, we’ve identified specific high-need subjects that we need to fill with top-quality teachers. We have multiple middle school, and specifically middle school science positions...
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Early Hiring Lures Top Teachers to MCS Schools →
Memphis City Schools’ targeted focus on staffing its most high need schools with the most high-potential teachers means top teacher talent is being put to use where it is needed most.
March 2010
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Tennessee Gets Race to the Top Funding →
Tennessee was one of two states (the other is Delaware) to be selected for President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s Race to the Top funding. Forty-one states submitted applications, but only Tennessee and Delaware met the bar in this first round of funding. This news, coupled with Memphis City Schools’ Teacher Effectiveness Initiative puts the state and city on the...
Memphis schools turn recruiting over to reform... →
Check out this story about MCS’s new recruitment efforts.