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Tennessee DOE outlines Part 1 requirements, deadlines and video guidance for Principal and Supervisor of the Year
Summary
The Tennessee Department of Education provided step‑by‑step instructions for the Principal and Supervisor of the Year Part 1 application, including a March 24 deadline, two 750‑word written responses, a five‑minute video, optional five pages of supporting documentation, and a state policy barring generative AI tools in state‑hosted meetings.
Sarah Brown, senior coordinator of educator recognition and communications for the Tennessee Department of Education, led a webinar reviewing the Part 1 application for the Tennessee Principal and Supervisor of the Year awards and emphasized submission rules, scoring, and accessibility for reviewers.
The Part 1 application must be submitted by March 24 and includes basic (non‑scored) demographic information, two written responses limited to 750 words each, one video response limited to five minutes, and an optional supporting documentation packet of up to five pages. "Supporting documentation is completely optional and choosing not to submit supporting documentation will not penalize the applicant in any way," Brown said. She added the department will redact identifying information from applications to reduce unconscious bias.
Why it matters: The Part 1 application determines region level semifinalists. Regional scoring committees will select…
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