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Emma Carroll, Communications Consultant
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TSBA Announces Greeneville City Schools Board of Education as

School Board of the Year

Nashville, Tennessee - The Tennessee School Boards Association annually honors a school board for
excellent service. To be considered for this award, school boards must be a TSBA Board of Distinction;
develop, apply and monitor policy; be involved in long-range planning; promote quality education including
use of social media; involved with the legislature, city/county commission, State Board of Education,
community and staff; participate in board development activities, including boardsmanship award levels for
each member; and exhibit a positive relationship with the media.

Members of the Greeneville City Schools Board of Education are:

- Cindy Luttrell, Chairman
- Pamela Botta
- Crystal Hirschy
- Josh Quillen
- Craig Shepherd
- Steve Starnes, Superintendent

Some of the many accomplishments by the 2021 School Board of the Year include:

- Has consistently been a Board of Distinction for the past 16 years.

- Reviews policies, on an annual basis, to begin in June of each year.
- Annually, the Board reviews their schools performance targets set by the Tennessee Department of
Education.
- The board annually attends TSBA events and meetings to stay up to date.
- Social media is an essential part of the district’s communication plan.
- Hosts an annual breakfast in January for Tennessee legislators to share our support for public
education.
- The Board regularly speaks with the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Administrator to communicate
progress, expectations, goals, and needs in the district and in schools.

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 - 2022 Niche Rankings recognized the board as #1 Best School District in the First Region, #4 in
Tennessee, and Top 5% in the Nation.
- Their high school won a 2020 College Success Award from GreatSchools.org.
- One of their middle schools has been recognized as a Microsoft Showcase School for the 4th
consecutive year.
- Highland Elementary School has been recognized as a Bronze Level Demonstration School for
Response to Instruction and Intervention for Behavior (RTI2-B) by the Tennessee Department of
Education.
- Since the beginning of the pandemic, the nutrition team has served 106,516 meals through its
curbside pickup program.
- Their board members are active in the TSBA Boardsmanship program.
- All board members serve on at least one district-wide committee.

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A statewide, nonprofit organization, the Tennessee School Boards Association is a federation of all the state’s
school boards. TSBA’s mission is to assist school boards in effectively governing school districts. Through the years,
TSBA has helped school boards and their members reach their highest potential through Association programs,
meetings and services. TSBA also provides school board members a collective voice in matters of legislation and
public education concerns. For more information about TSBA, visit our website at: www.tsba.net.

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