We are almost at the start of the 2025-26 academic year and it's time to prepare for our 2026 Graduation Season. High school graduation represents a significant milestone for our students, families, faculty/staff, and the larger community of supporters around our district. We are excited to begin the planning process and ensure a memorable experience for all.

Please use this link to submit the information below:

• Name and contact information for your school's Graduation Coordinator
• Approximate number of graduates (December 2025 & May 2026)
• Preferred date(s), time(s), and location(s) for your school's graduation

Venue Information:

• Graduations may be held at the school site with addition supports for AV/IT, stage, chairs, etc.
• Orpheum: 1,500 guests with up to 100 graduates on stage; Available dates are May 11-17, 2026
• Cannon Center: 1,900 guests with 150 graduates on stage; Available dates are May 13-20, 2026
• Renasant Convention Center: 4,000 guests including graduates; Available dates are May 11-20, 2026
• Memphis Sports & Event Center: (2,500 bleacher seats; graduation dates must be planned around Nike EYBL)
• Other: We are open to consider/research the venue of your choice.

Requests will be honored in order received. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Luster <lusterey@scsk12.org>.

School leaders, please review the following updates to high school ESL programming and compliance requirements from the Office of Multilingual Leaners. For detailed information, please schedule a meeting with your assigned ESL Instructional Advisor.  

ESL Replacement ELA Curriculum: All 9th and 10th grade ESL Replacement ELA classes will be using the Lift Curriculum from National Geographic. Training and year-long implementation support will be provided.  

Retention Prevention: The retention prevention/course failure review process for high school has been renamed as “Multilingual Learner Academic Success Assurance Protocol” or “ML ASAP.” Key updates/reminders include: 

Updated delineation of roles and responsibilities for school leaders, content teachers, and ESL teachers; school-based training and support materials will be provided 

Schools are encouraged to hold quarterly data meetings to review ML academic progress and identify areas of support for students and teachers; meeting templates will be provided 

For more details, click here. 

TEAM Student Growth scores have been released. Portfolio educators may check TN Portfolio for scores. 

Please contact the District Portfolio Lead, Ayodele Hall via email (HALLAM@scsk12.org) for any questions or to report any issues.

According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.  

For SY2025-26, there are three options offered in attaining TEM Certification:  

- Returning Observers   

• Self-Paced (Canvas) - Manual Registration ONLY

- New Observers 

• Canvas Self-Paced
• 2-Day Live Virtual Session

Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.  

 *Note: ALL Returning Observer participants must complete their TEM coursework and calibration by September 30th.  

According to state board rule 0520-02-01 and state board policy 5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.

All evaluator certification training for 2025-26 is virtual.

• The window for Recertification is from June 2, 2025 to September 3, 2025, 5:00pm CT.
• The window for Initial certification is from June 2, 2025 to March 31, 2026, 5:00pm CT.

All certification courses will be accessed in the TeachALL platform.

​Registration is not required. Invitations to access the learning module and to take the recertification test were emailed directly to currently certified evaluators.

If you were a certified TEAM evaluator in 2024-25 and did not receive an invitation and process details, please be sure to check spam/junk folders. As invitations were sent in bulk, a firewall may have blocked receipt.

Contact TEAM.Questions@tn.gov if you are unable to find your recertification invitation.

​**All TEAM Evaluator completion certificates should be forwarded to the Evaluation and Satisfaction Department via email: EPS@scsk12.org.

For more information about TEAM training and certification, please visit the TEAM website.

Contact the State at team.questions@tn.gov should you have any questions or concerns regarding TEAM certification for 2025-2026.