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Community Information Meeting: The Future of Public Education in Shelby County
January 19, 2011
Daniel KielThe University of Memphis
School of Law
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Shelby County Comparison:Government vs. Schools
Shelby County Government
Serves ENTIRETY of Shelby County (including Memphians and non‐Memphians)
Shelby County Schools
Serves only the portion of Shelby County outside of the Memphis city limits
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City of Memphis Taxpayer
City of Memphis Government
Shelby County Government
Individual 1: The Memphian
PATH OF PROPERTY TAXESVotes for Member of Memphis City School Board
Children Assigned to Attend Memphis City Schools
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Taxpayer Outside Memphis
Shelby County Government
Individual 2: The Non‐Memphian
PATH OF PROPERTY TAXES
Votes for Members of Shelby County School Board
Children Assigned to Attend Shelby County Schools
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Funding Sources
Source(103,593 students) (47,342 students)
State of Tennessee $428M (49.5%)
$174M (50.7%)
Shelby County Property Taxes(paid by all county residents –Memphian and non‐Memphian)
$255M (29.5%)
$115M (33.5%)
Shelby County Sales Taxes $89M (10.3%)
$43M (12.6%)
City of Memphis Property Taxes (paid only by Memphians)
$84M (9.8%)
N/A
Other $8M (1.0%)
$10M (3.0%)
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Why Change the Status Quo?: Interests of the Two Districts
Sustainability in Funding
Continued Local Control
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Strategy: SCS Conversion to Special School District
Currently: SCS is a “County” District
Changes if SCS Converted to Special School DistrictoFrozen BoundariesoIndependent Taxing AuthorityoVeto Power Over Merger with Other School Systems
To Create a Special School District:oLift Statewide BanoLegislative Creation of New Special School District
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Why Change the Status Quo?: Interests of the Two Districts
Sustainability in Funding
Continued Local Control
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Strategy: Surrender of MCS Charter
Motivating Force: Funding UncertaintiesoCity ContributionoCounty Contribution if SCS becomes Special School District
Meaning and Effect of Charter Surrender
To Dissolve Memphis City Schools Charter:oSchool Board Surrender of CharteroCitywide Referendum
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Step One: MCS Board Votes to Surrender Charter (Dec. 20, 2010)
Next Step: Citywide Referendum
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What If…..the referendum succeeds?
Impact on Funding:Single-Source Local Funding – Shelby County Gov’t
Impact on Governance: Merged DistrictShort-Term UncertaintyLong-Term = Reconstituted County-wide Board
Impact on Students:Transition Period to Hammer Out Details (for
example, uniforms, staffing, textbooks, etc.)New Board to Make Long-Term Decisions on student
assignment, academic programs
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What If…..the referendumdoes not succeed?
Maintenance of Status Quo in funding and governance
Shelby County Schools free to continue pursuit of Special School District status in state legislature
Memphis City Schools free to consider other agreements to ensure sustainable funding
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Current Sub‐Issues
Continued Negotiation Between the DistrictsoMCS Rejection of SCS Proposed Agreement
Legislation that Could Change Current LandscapeoState LegislatureoMemphis City Council