NASHVILLE – One of the state’s largest school districts failed to nominate its top teachers to a special group formed by the governor because of a mistake in the way the names were to be submitted, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Gov. Bill Haslam announced in a news release the 18 Tennessee teachers who will make up his Governor’s Teacher Cabinet, a group he hopes will provide real-time feedback from classrooms.
Directors of schools were asked to nominate at least one teacher from each of their districts. Classroom teachers were selected statewide based on criteria that include focus on student achievement and demonstration of leadership.
Superintendents in Davidson and Hamilton counties, which are among the state’s four largest school districts, did not submit nominees for the cabinet.
A representative for Hamilton County schools did not immediately return a call to The Associated Press.