Failing or Watch List Schools Likely To Fall Under State Control

Memphis, TN - If your child’s school has been on the “failing” or “watch list,” it’s likely it may be taken over by the state.

So what does this mean?

The school would then become part of the “achievement school district,” or A.S.D.

It is a state run district with a newly hired superintendent.

The A.S.D. schools will change in one of three ways.

The state could take over the administration of the school. The state will work with Memphis City Schools on co-management.

Or the school will be converted to a charter school. That seems to be the most likely scenario. Two private charter companies have already been hired to run two Memphis City Schools for next year.

The schools have not been names, but will come from this list of the bottom 68 schools.

When a school becomes a charter school, it is independent from Memphis City Schools. It has a separate leadership and curriculum.

But the idea is controversial, especially when it comes to funding. When a school leaves the Memphis City School district, the tax dollars follow the student.