It is also unclear whether either of the alleged affairs fall within the scope of the school board’s investigation. In a statement to Chalkbeat earlier this month, Spence said “allegations asserted in court pleadings should not be reported as truths.” Spence Jr., the attorney representing Ray, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday.

Ray admitted to having sexual relations outside of his marriage with three women in recent court filings from his divorce, but the documents do not specify when the alleged relationships occured, other than a reference to the NDA signed by one of the women in January 2004. The timeline and other details regarding the two alleged affairs are unclear, so it is not known whether the alleged affairs took place while Ray was supervising the women. It also does not make clear when she left the Office of Alternative Schools, but she received her first review from the district’s policy office in August 2011.Įarlier this week, The Commercial Appeal reported another of the three women was a subordinate to Ray in 2004, when she is said to have signed a nondisclosure agreement about their affair. The woman’s personnel file does not include reviews from 2006 or 2007. In a June 2008 review, Ray gave the woman a 4.4 out of 5, and a score of 4.7 in a July 2009 review. “I will not hesitate to recommend her for any desired position.”

“She far exceeds the job knowledge for the position,” Ray wrote. Ray gave her a score of 30 out of 35 in a June 2005 review, when she was a records clerk, calling her a “dedicated and loyal employee.” The woman received high marks from Ray in all performance reviews. The woman’s personnel records for 20 don’t specify the woman’s position, but she held several roles, including as a records clerk, secretary, and administrative assistant in various district offices while employed at the district from August 2001 to October 2018.

Ray became an alternative schools coordinator in 2002, and later became the head of the Office of Alternative Schools in 2006. Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray supervised at least two women his wife alleges he had affairs with, personnel files reveal.Įmployee performance evaluation documents from 2005, 2008, and 2009, acquired by Chalkbeat July 29 via public records requests, show Ray was the direct supervisor of one of three women said to have engaged in a sexual relationship with him in divorce filings.

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