University Schools

We officially welcomed back our faculty & staff for the 2024-25 year with our annual Compendium Day! It’s such a special year as we launch as the first Innovative School District in the state of TN! We are so excited to welcome back our students exactly 1 week from today! Rest up, Tigers! 🐯 It’s going to be an incredible year! 💙

Checkout the results of our TNReady & End of Course testing! Job well done, Tigers! Thank you to our students, faculty, staff, administration, & families. What a great year! 💙🐯

Checkout the latest edition of the UofM Magazine! On page 7, you will find more information on University Schools becoming the state's first Innovative School District! What an exciting time to be a Tiger!

University of Memphis Magazine — Summer 2024 This edition of the University of Memphis Magazine spotlights a group of accomplished leaders in government whose careers were shaped by their time at the University.

That’s a wrap on the 2023-24 school year! Our Tigers have grown so much!

See you on August 5, 2024 for the first day of the 2024-25 school year! Have a great summer!

The Barbara K. Lipman, Early Learning and Research Center will be hosting a fun-filled, educational camp this summer for children ages 3 to 6. This summer’s theme will invite campers to explore their five senses through child-directed learning and hands-on activities. Camp will occur June 3 to July 19, Monday through Friday 8am-5pm (apart from Federal Holidays).

To learn more, feel free to email us at [email protected]. Camp is open to students across Shelby County! There are a few spots left, so secure your spot today!

Register: https://bit.ly/elrc_summercamp2024

Summer is almost here! Don’t forget that Friday is a 1/2 day, with early dismissal. Extended Learning & YCare will not take place. Times are as follows:
ELRC: 11:00am
Campus School: 11:15am
UMS/UHS: 11:30am

.elrc

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10) to all of our teachers across our schools! We hands down have the best educators, showing up for our students & families everyday! Join us in celebrating by reaching out to your teachers & reminding them just how awesome they are! Proud to have them as Tigers! 💙🐯🍎

Happy Principals Day to our Executive Directors! These school leaders work tirelessly to create visionary schools that support our students, families, & faculty! Their steadfast commitment to being a Tiger is truly amazing! Thanks for all you do! 💙🐯

Our students have worked incredibly hard all semester preparing for the Campus All City performance being held at the Cannon Center, May 1, 2024 at 7pm.

We hope to see you there!

The University Schools education model at the University of Memphis is poised to scale up following today’s passage of the Innovative School District Act in the Tennessee General Assembly. Sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor and Rep. Mark White, the act authorizes the UofM to operate a local education agency as an Innovative School District, the first of its kind in the state.

“The University of Memphis is the only PreK to PhD educational system in Tennessee, and we now have an opportunity to scale what works by empowering the University Schools to become the state’s first Innovative School District,” said UofM President Bill Hardgrave. “This legislation has the potential to impact the lives of thousands of students, and I am excited to see the University of Memphis carry this forward.”

Full Article: lnk.bio/uofmemphis

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all of the amazing individuals that keep our schools in operations! The work you do day in and day out to support our students, families, & faculty is invaluable! Thank you for being a Tiger!

We are excited to share The Simmons Basketball Camps, hosted by Alex Simmons, head coach of the Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team! Campers will learn fundamental skills of basketball, as well as new techniques they can take with them in their upcoming season. There are camps for grades K-12 to support students at all grade levels! Register your student now!

https://thesimmonsbasketballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT

Join us in celebrating these school leaders! This week (April 1-5, 2024) marks National Assistant Principals Week, & we hands down have the best Assistant Directors!

Thank you for all of the work you do day in and day out to support our students, families, faculty, & community. We are proud to call you Tigers! 🐯

Excited to host St. Louis at Campus School, University Middle, and University High. As training and laboratory schools, we serve to share our practices, research, and learning with other school leaders.

REMINDER: All University Schools will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024. Students will return on Monday, April 1, 2024.

The and University Schools were proud to host the West Tennessee Regional Spelling Bee. Congrats to Josh from Farmington Elementary, today’s winner! Thank you to each of the 61 schools who participated. It was an honor to host you all at the UofM. Go Tigers Go!

Join the UofM College of Communication and Fine Arts on April 6th for The Central to the Arts Festival!

Congratulations to the University Middle/University High School Chess Team for finishing 3rd in the regional chess tournament this past weekend! They qualified to compete in the TN state championship finals on March 23.

The team consist of: Rosalie Hagen, Ethan Phan, Alex Papadopoulous, Langston Vasquez, & Ashlyn James.

Thank you to Coach Max Friedman for leading! We are so proud of our Tigers! ♟️

Come cheer on our Campus School 5th grade Basketball Team tonight for the Tournament Championship! Good luck, Tigers! 🐯💙🏀

University Schools is excited to introduce the launch of our new website, where you will find centralized information on athletics, enrollment, extended learning, technology, resources, & more! Click on the link & bookmark for future use!

https://www.memphis.edu/universityschools/

Work with us for the 2024-25 school year! We are seeking Tigers to add to our team! 🐯 Click on the link to view details & apply.
https://www.memphis.edu/universityschools/employment/index.php

So proud of our schools & our Tigers! 🐯💙 This is such an amazing accomplishment! Thank you to our students, faculty, administrators, & parents for the work you do day in & out! Our schools thrive because of YOU!

Congratulations to our University High School Athletes & Coaches! Go, Tigers! 🐯💙

District Co-Coach of The Year
Cedric Lewis

First Team All-District Girls
Edniya White
Kalina Lambert

Second Team All-District Boys
Anthony “AJ” Brewer

All-District Honorable Mention
Jaia Sims

Get your shirt orders in now! The last day to order is February 16! What a great way to represent University Schools! 🐯💙

Swag Alert! Thanks to our friends at Choose901, you can now represent University Schools! Click on the link below to get your exclusive gear, & support our schools! Go Tigers! 🐯💙

Directions: Add the shirt to the cart first, & then the cart will update with pricing after selecting the size.

https://bit.ly/choose901-us-shirt

This week at University Schools! Enjoy sights from the ELRC, Campus School, UMiddle, and University High School!

We are proud to highlight our Letter A grades across our schools!

In the recent edition of the President's Perspective, UofM President Bill Hardgrave discusses, with our leader Dr. Sally Parish, University Schools receiving “A” school letter grades in the state’s new accountability system.

Thank you to our faculty, staff, leaders, students, and families for a job well done!

The President's Perspective Vol. 38 The presidents perspective Vol 38.

We are excited to welcome back our Tigers tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for in-person learning at all schools! 💙🐯💙

Students should bring a water bottle with them to school & dress warmly. Please use caution & allow extra time for travel while on campus.

Tomorrow, Monday, January 22, 2024, will be a virtual learning day for the ELRC, Campus School, University Middle School, and University High School.

You will receive an email from your school with specific details of how to access online learning for tomorrow.

We are working with MLGW, University of Memphis Physical Plant, and outside contractors to ensure the water pressure and heat in our buildings allows for safe school occupancy for a hopeful Tuesday return to in-person learning. We know this is not an ideal situation for our families, students, faculty, or staff. However, we also do not want to delay further learning opportunities this semester for our students.

We have worked with St. Luke’s to secure a learning location for up to 40 students on a first come, first served basis. The hours for childcare will be from 9am until 6pm. Any child who currently utilizes St. Luke’s after care will not be charged for the first three days of service (although we hope and anticipate we will be back in the building on Tuesday, January 23, 2024). Families who do not currently utilize St. Luke’s will be charged $50 per day to support their ability to provide this service. If you are interested, please email Sheridan Harris at [email protected].

We will write again tomorrow to provide an update for Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Due to existing winter weather conditions, which can pose a danger to our students, families, faculty, and staff, the University Schools will be CLOSED on Friday. January 19, 2024. Please note: this announcement pertains only to University Schools and does not indicate a university-wide closure.

You will also receive a notification via Blackboard Communications (Campus School, UMS, UHS) or Brightwheel (ELRC) about this closure.

Please be safe and we look forward to seeing you all once school reopens on Monday, January 22, 2024.

Due to existing winter weather conditions, which can pose a danger to our students, families, faculty, and staff, the University Schools will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Please note: this announcement pertains only to University Schools and does not indicate a university-wide closure.

You will also receive a notification via Blackboard Communications (Campus School, UMS, UHS) or Brightwheel (ELRC) about this closure.

Please be safe and we look forward to seeing you all once school reopens on Friday, January 19, 2024.

We will continue to monitor conditions this week. Should there be further closure announcements regarding school on Friday, January 19th, you will receive those in a similar fashion prior to the January 19th school day.