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Shelby County School District work session, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board reviews $1 million sale of former Georgia Hills Elementary School 8:13

  • A staff member said one of the files was not presented to CLA for the audit and that the district added another monthly meeting with PCG. 3:22
  • The board was asked to approve the sale of former Georgia Hills Elementary School to Libertas School of Memphis for $1 million, and a board member asked how an unfinished sentence on a presentation slide was supposed to end. 8:26
  • A board member asked what the district would track under the program, and a staff member said the district would track it on a school-by-school and student-by-student basis. ~17:15
  • The meeting ended with an announcement that it was adjourned. 47:07
Item by item (15)
  1. Medicaid reimbursement vendor contract 0:00
    • A staff member said charter schools are not included in the reimbursement program at this time. 1:37
    • A staff member said one file was not presented to CLA for an audit, which flagged the items that came up, and that the district added another monthly meeting with the vendor to reconcile claims. 3:22
  2. Macon Road parcel sale 5:33
    • Staff recommended the surplus declaration and sale of land at 0 Macon Road to Mount Pisgah MB Church for $10,000. 5:47
    • A staff member said the land was a legacy Shelby property with no record of how the district came by it, and that the buyer's original offer was $7,000. 6:30
    • A staff member said maintaining the grounds cost almost about $2,000 a year. 7:11
  3. Former Raineshaven Elementary land sale 7:46
    • Staff recommended the sale of land of the former Raineshaven Elementary to Gold Standard Construction LLC for $105,000. 7:55
  4. Former Georgia Hills Elementary sale 8:13
    • Staff recommended the sale of former Georgia Hills Elementary School to Libertas School of Memphis for $1 million. 8:26
    • A board member read from a slide that demolition was considered at an estimated cost of $850,000 with no offsetting revenue. 8:49
    • A staff member said the school will be a charter approved under the state charter application. 9:50
  5. Former Manor Lake Elementary land sale 10:37
    • Staff recommended the sale of land of the former Manor Lake Elementary School to Gold Standard Construction LLC for $180,000. 10:47
    • Asked about a right of reversion, a staff member said reversionary clauses are being put in all of the new contracts. 11:10
  6. STEM center wiring donation 11:49
    • Staff recommended accepting a $100,000 donation from the Whitehaven STEM Inc. Endowment Fund Committee for low voltage wiring upgrades at the Herbert STEM Center at Whitehaven High School. 12:00
    • A staff member said the building is open but students are not yet in it at full capacity because of life safety work to sequence systems with the main building. 12:31
    • A staff member said flooding in the basement of the main building at Whitehaven was affecting electricity, phones and internet. 14:21
  7. Handle with Care agreement 16:50
    • The board was asked to approve the Handle with Care MOU between Memphis Shelby County Schools and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, and a board member asked what the district would be tracking. 17:00
    • A staff member said it is the first year of the program and the district would look at grades and attendance on a school-by-school and student-by-student basis. 18:29
    • A staff member said charter schools will be included and that 3 counseling managers will receive notifications and deploy to schools. 20:45
  8. Community foundation school grant 26:28
    • Staff recommended accepting a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis in the amount of $25,337.47. 26:43
  9. Food management system renewal 26:58
    • Staff recommended renewal of the optional 3rd-year contract with Heartland School Solutions for $227,205. 27:12
    • A board member asked about the vendor's performance in the previous 2 years, and a staff member said there had been no issues with the accuracy of the data. 27:30
  10. Insulated food hot boxes 29:10
    • A staff member said schools are selected based on how food must be exported from the central kitchen. 31:00
  11. Software licenses and paper purchase 32:42
    • Staff recommended a contract with Crayon Software Experts LLC not to exceed $2,365,230.74 for Microsoft Office 365 A5 educational software licenses. 32:57
    • Staff recommended an award of $621,000 to American Paper and Twine Company for 150,000 reams of duplicating paper at $4.14 per ream. 33:36
    • A staff member said the price is about on par with past purchases. 34:15
  12. Community group equipment donations 35:18
    • A staff member recommended accepting a $50,000 donation from Uplift Westwood CDC for athletic equipment and a $50,000 donation from Uplift Westwood CDC for STEM equipment. 35:29
  13. State cybersecurity grant 36:22
    • Staff recommended accepting a State of Tennessee cybersecurity grant of $816,000 for 16,000 CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR licenses. 36:42
    • A staff member said the licenses would be put on computers to guard against cybersecurity threats. 37:27
  14. Procurement and contracts management system 38:06
    • Staff recommended a 3-year contract with Veritasoft Open Government for $285,136.49. 38:19
    • Asked whether the district would pay for two systems at once, a staff member said there is some overlap. 38:37
    • A staff member said the system provides internal visibility. 41:08
  15. Budget calendar, policies and board items 41:57
    • Staff recommended approval of the fiscal year '28 proposed budget calendar and the 2026⁠-⁠27 TESA accountability report. 42:07
    • A staff member presented a new Title IX policy and revisions to the harassment and bullying policy for first reading. 43:14
    • The chair said the correct amount for the October 2026 board strategic school fund allocation is $25,846. 46:06

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Video: posted by the district as “MSCS Board Committee / Board Work Session 10-20-26”