Lucy Elementary News Today

“Regardless of whether you’re here, Mississippi or Texas, whoever is the most qualified, that is who deserves to be in that position.”

If the timeline is adhered to, this years Germantown High freshmen would attend the new school their senior years.

Four vendors applied for the job, which board members want wrapped up by the end of the school year to give the superintendent the summer to prepare.

The agreement includes a four-year transition plan, allowing Millington Municipal Schools to purchase Lucy Elementary building for $3.3 million.

The Memphis and Millington school boards have approved an agreement to transfer control of Lucy Elementary to the suburban district in exchange for $3.3 million.

The sale and transfer agreement provides a four-year transition period for current Lucy Elementary School students and staff.

The details of the agreement are unclear, and have not been publicized. Both MSCS and Millington Municipal School board members are poised to vote Tuesday.

MSCS, Germantown school boards give final nods to a deal to hand over the Germantown schools and have the county help fund a new high school in Cordova

The written Germantown schools agreement was made public for the first time Friday.

This week on Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo join host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporters Abigail Warren and Bill Dries.