MICAH

Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope
Partnering for Power. Acting for Justice.

[MICAH @MICAH_901]

Unleash your power and join MICAH Monday, June 26, 6 p.m., at Church Health, for an exciting Issues Night! This meeting will be packed with voter engagement tips, hands-on training, and paid canvassing opportunities! Learn more details and register at https://t.co/kO0FGHG7Qm

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A coalition of Memphis education groups convened this morning reiterating requests to the school board to re-engage the community in the search process and to follow policy. The group laid out this path forward: https://t.co/uQQPJeKcr1

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We are excited to host our April Delegates Meeting IN PERSON for the first time since the pandemic! Delegates, please join us Tuesday, April 11, from 7-8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Dinner will be provided at 6:30 p.m.

Register at https://t.co/ZBU34D1KZ5

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@MICAH_901 is a coalition of community and faith-based organizations joining together to give a more powerful voice for issues of justice in Memphis. Support their work here: https://t.co/zBexjKRqu4

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Learn more critical information at Momentum Memphis' Public Meeting Feb. 16, 5 p.m., at First Congo to learn more about this law. 

Register here: https://t.co/InXplpfJ4E

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Join MICAH and Momentum Memphis in asking the General Assembly to amend TCA 49-6-3115 to allow retention to be based upon all school district information on each student, not a single standardized test.

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McKissack “we need to do a better job of telling our parents about what we are doing”

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Live tweeting tonight from the first MSCS public input session at Snowden!

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“You know your weakness and you out people around you to fill the void”

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Rachel Green-Spriggs “we need a systems change leader… you care but do you know what to do?”

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McKissack “we’re parents in the district, we’re grandparents in this district… we’re real regular people in Memphis”

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Health care professional “we’re tired of seeing kids who no longer want to live because of what’s happening in schools… we need a community-minded superintendent”

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Mattie Gilliam from Frayser, current grandparent “want a STRONG superintendent, educated, people minded… if they’re here in Memphis, they know about Memphis”

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Board members McKissack, Love, and Dorse-Coleman are present tonight along with a handful of district employees!

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Parent and advocate “we need a superintendent who will go to our schools and not just sit at their desk”

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Parent “the reality is the people that mainly need to be here aren’t here… We need more people here.”

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Summary of what we’ve heard so far: integrity, transparency in this process, increasing teacher support and pay, a superintendent who cares about parents, teachers and students!

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Open forum time! They will take comments on mentimeter, on pen and paper, and at the mic.

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Parent and volunteer: “teachers are overworked and underpaid… let’s these teachers teach… need someone dedicated and invested”

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Parent- “We need someone who’s gonna come in and love these babies in our school”