MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) released a full list of candidates in its months-long search to find a permanent superintendent.
In the wake of Brenda Cassellius, the former superintendent of Boston Public Schools, dropping out of the race, MSCS and its search firm, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, named four top contenders for the role: MSCS Interim Superintendent, Tutonial "Toni" Williams, Carlton Jenkins, Keith Miles Jr. and MSCS Deputy Superintendent, Angela Whitelaw.
Other candidates are listed below in alphabetical order:
Alexis Gwin-Miller, Alisha Kiner, Anson Smith, Antwan Wilson, Art Stellar, Bernard Taylor, Cedric Gray, Cynthia Gentry, Darrell Williams, Derrick Jones Lopez, Donald Boyd, Eric Henderson, Lee Buddy, Morcease Beasley, Reginald Wilson, Roderick Richmond, Stephen Bournes, Tameka Henderson, Terry Ross, Tonya Biles, Vallerie Cave and Vincent Hunter.
The MSCS superintendent position has sat empty since August, when former superintendent, Dr. Joris Ray, stepped down after allegations of extramarital affairs with MSCS employees surfaced. MSCS enrolls more than 110,000 students and is among the top-25 public school districts in the country