Germantown Municipal School District

The Germantown Municipal School District (GMSD) is the municipal school district for Germantown, Tennessee, in Shelby County.

The schools are Dogwood and Farmington elementary schools, Houston Middle School, Riverdale K–8, and Houston High School. Germantown Elementary School, Germantown Middle School, and Germantown High School remain in Shelby County Schools.[1]

The school board hired Jason Manuel as the district's first superintendent.[2]

Originally the district was to charge non-resident students (students not living in Germantown) $200 as a tuition fee. A state representative from Collierville criticized the fee, so the Germantown school board rescinded the policy.[3] As of January 2014, officials of the GMSD and Collierville Schools are working on conditions on allowing residents of the City of Collierville who are currently attending a school in the City of Germantown, including Houston High School, to continue attending that school for a set duration.[4]

As of August 2014 students who live in Collierville but attend Germantown's Houston High or Middle School are allowed to finish their education at these schools.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions (updated 3/7/14)." Germantown Municipal School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pignolet, Jennifer. "Manuel selected to lead Germantown municipal school district." Memphis Commercial Appeal. December 20, 2013. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Pignolet, Jennifer (March 7, 2014). "G'town Schools rescinds tuition fee in emergency meeting". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 11, 2014. In an emergency meeting Friday night, the Germantown Municipal School Board voted 3-0 to rescind the tuition policy that drew criticism from a Collierville state representative earlier this week.
  4. ↑ Pignolet, Jennifer. "Germantown, Collierville agree on students staying at Houston — but not on costs". Memphis Commercial Appeal. January 30, 2014. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Schools in Transition". The Commercial Appeal.

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