ERIC Number: ED558706
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 25
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In-Depth Portfolio Assessment: Shelby County Schools, Memphis, Tennessee
Campbell, Christine; Binder, Libuse
Center on Reinventing Public Education
The 2013 merger of Memphis City Schools (with 103,000 students) and Shelby County Schools (with 47,000 students) was the largest school district consolidation in American history. In its first year of operation, the new Shelby County Schools (SCS) commissioned CRPE researchers to perform a critical review of the district's readiness to implement a portfolio strategy for managing its schools. Based on interviews with internal and external stakeholders and analysis against model system progress, this report outlines CRPE's baseline measurement of where SCS stands in relation to the seven main components of the portfolio strategy. The report also provides suggestions for how SCS can seek progress over the next year, and track progress or decline at future intervals.
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Reorganization, School Choice, Institutional Autonomy, Educational Finance, School Support, Financial Support, Recruitment, Accountability, School Community Relationship, Empowerment, County School Districts, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Center on Reinventing Public Education. University of Washington Bothell Box 358200, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-685-2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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