Perfromers, artists, alumni and students held a benefit concert to save Carver High School.

This is just the most recent event in an effort to keep the school from closing.

Carver High Students and Alumni have been vocal in opposing the plan to close the school and combine it with Booker T. Washington High.

Friday afternoon those supporters took to the stage.

Carver is one of 11 so-called underutilized schools that the Shelby County School board has voted to begin the process of closing.

It is part of the board's effort to help cut merger costs heading into the fall.

PROACT Search has been retained by the Shelby County Board of Education to help in searching for a new superintendent.

As one of the initial steps, the Board would like the community's input on the characteristics and skills most desired in the next superintendent.

The SCBE will hold a couple of different parent and community input sessions. The locations and dates include:

A final argument has been filed in federal court in an effort to clear the way for municipal school districts in Shelby county.

According to the Commercial Appeal, attorneys representing the six municipalities filed their final argument for lifting a statewide ban on new municipal or special school districts.

In November, a judge ruled against municipal school districts, saying the current law only applies to Shelby County.

No word on when the judge might respond to the filing.

If they prevail, suburban leaders say they it will likely be 2014 before schools will open.