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Congratulations Dr. Wanda Shelton
Congratulations to 2015 Superintendent of the year Dr. Wanda Shelton.
Dr. Shelton was honored at the 2015 AASA Superintendent Of The Year Gala.
TOSS Fall Feature - 2015-2016 Superintendent of the Year
Congratulations to 2015-2016 Superintendent of the year, Dr. Mike Looney. Dr. Looney is Superintendent of Schools in Williamson County.
2015-2016 Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to the Finalists for the Tennessee Department of Education's Teacher of the Year, and to award winner, Cathy Whitehead!
Learn more about these wonderful educators at http://tnclassroomchronicles.org/meet-nominees-2015-16-teacher-year/
Teacher of the Year Winner:
Cathy Whitehead - West Chester Elementary (Chester Co.)
Teacher of the Year Finalists:
- Tonya Hawkins - Arlington Elementary (Arlington Community Schools)
- *Cathy Whitehead - West Chester Elementary (Chester Co.)
- Pamela Copeland - Dresden Middle (Weakley Co.)
- *Kyle Prince - Central Magnet School (Rutherford Co.)
- Regina Peery - McDowell Elementary (Maury Co.)
- Gay Burger - East Side Elementary (Cannon Co.)
- *Adam Moss - Arnold Memorial Elementary (Cleveland City Schools)
- Karen Kelley - Pigeon Forge High School (Sevier Co.)
- Rebekah Haren - Dobyns-Bennett High School (Kingsport City Schools)
* = Grand Division Winner
Congratulations 2015-2016 Principal & Supervisor of the Year Finalists & Winners!
TOSS would like to congratulate these school leaders who were named as finalists for the Tennessee Department of Education's Tennessee Principal & Supervisor of the Year awards!
Tennessee Principal of the Year Finalists:
- Peggy Greene - Ridgeview Elementary School & Washington Co. Schools *WINNER*
- Darren Leach - Clinch River Community School & Anderson Co. Schools
- Nathaniel Akiona - North Lee Elementary School & Bradley Co. Schools
- David Hallman - Joe E. Shafer Middle School & Sumner Co. Schools
- Leigh Ann Willey - Hampshire Unity School & Maury Co. Schools
- Todd Campbell - Independence High School & Williamson Co. Schools
- Tim Haney - Peabody High School & Trenton Special School District
- Steve Lindsey - Lexington High School & Henderson Co. Schools
- Angela Brown - Kate Bond Middle School & Shelby Co. Schools
Tennessee Supervisor of the Year Finalists:
- Lamar Smith - Kingsport City Schools
- Stacia Lewis - Sevier Co. Schools
- Terri Murray - Bradley County Schools
- Autumn Turner - Warren Co. Schools
- Terry Sue Fanning - Lincoln Co. Schools
- Jennifer Brown - Sumner Co. Schools
- Mary Colling - McKenzie Special School District
- Christy Smith - Hardeman Co. Schools
- Sharon Griffin - Shelby Co. Schools *WINNER*
Tennessee Education Standards Review for K-12 Math & ELA
The Tennessee State Board of Education has released their newly revised standards for math and English language arts (ELA) for grades K-12, and are requesting public opinion on the matter. They would like to receive input from parents, educators, and other community members, so we urge you to take time to review these standards, provide your opinion, and encourage others in your community to do the same. Please visit https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/ to access more information and to begin your review.