Memphis-Shelby County Schools is getting the final word on Tennessee’s school takeover experiment. The district will resume control of the last two campuses still under the state-run Achievement School District, with Hillcrest High and Kirby Middle scheduled to return to local oversight before the 2026-27 school year. District leaders say transition planning is already underway, and families in southeast Memphis should expect changes in who governs and staffs the schools when the handover takes effect for the next academic year.
What the law requires
The shift is driven by 2025 legislation that orders the Tennessee Department of Education to put a transition plan in place to close the ASD and release all schools assigned to it before the start of the…..