Porter-Leath & Shelby County Schools end partnership; SCS said it will provide direct Pre-K services instead
Porter-Leath said the split, which the group s leaders said they learned about on a statewide phone call, is effective June 30, 2021.
Credit: Porter-Leath Published: 12:14 PM CDT June 10, 2021 Updated: 4:36 PM CDT June 10, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Porter-Leath said Thursday that Shelby County Schools is ending its relationship with the organization, saying SCS did not include the group in its Reimagine 901 plan and continually decreased Head Start funding for the group.
Porter-Leath said the split, which the group s leaders said they learned on a statewide phone call, is effective June 30, 2021. Porter-Leath said it will continue providing preschool services in the upcoming school year.