Greeneville City Schools Operations Supervisor Phillip Graham has been selected as a regional semi-finalist for the 2025–26 Tennessee Supervisor of the Year award.
The Tennessee Department of Education made the announcement of semi-finalists for Principal and Supervisor of the Year on Thursday. Director of Schools Steve Starnes says Graham and the other semi-finalists now move on to the interview portion of the application process.
The goal of the Tennessee Supervisor of the Year program is to recognize and celebrate the wealth of excellent district leaders that exist across the state. Each year an outstanding public school supervisor earns distinction as the Tennessee Department of Education Supervisor of the Year (SOY). This honor is reserved for leaders who demonstrate superior abilities in:
· managing and motivating students and faculties;
· evoking high standards;
· demonstrating a commitment to excellence;
· implementing innovative programs; and
· having a track record of exceptional gains in student learning.
Supervisors of the Year are selected competitively through four cycles: district, region, grand division, and state.
Supervisors selected at each cycle receive local recognition and awards underwritten by local sources. State recognition and awards include a banquet honoring the nine region-level Supervisors of the Year.
