Oct 10, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Shelby County Schools is taking a close look at all of the buildings it owns to help determine if some schools should close or consolidate. For the first time in a decade, a top-to-bottom assessment of all of MSCS's 200 buildings could impact future school closures, consolidations, and school district investments. This week, during a school board committee meeting, Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins unveiled that the results from an evaluation she had requested had been completed and she wanted the findings before moving forward with decisions on buildings owned by MSCS. MSCS Superintendent goes door to door enrolling students Earlier this summer, Dr. Feagins talked about how the school district has accumulated $1 billion in deferred maintenance while addressing aging infrastructure and air conditioning problems. "We face an aging infrastructure that continues to plague our best opportunity to provide the type of educational experience that our students desire," said Dr. Feagins. The MSCS school building evaluations are expected to examine conditions and replacement expenses for improving the district's buildings. The final plan could also target the district's administrative headquarters at 160 South Hollywood and whether to move out of these offices to the nearby Bayer Consumer Health Campus. MSCS offers more pay to keep school officers from striking MSCS bought the Bayer campus back in 2018 for more than $6 million. The district has reportedly invested $23 million in the building, but it's believed $70 million in upgrades would still be needed to bring it up to standards. As the superintendent pointed out earlier this year, massive changes and decisions are to be considered by MSCS — this time involving real estate. "I think that change, any type of change that's massive like this, the district hasn't gone through this type of process in nearly a decade. So, to be able to facilitate this process for me has been a privilege," Dr. Feagins said. Right now, it is not known when a final release date for the MSCS school buildings evaluation will be released, but we will provide updates as soon as we find out.
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