Superintendent of Schools

Superintendent

Dr. Trevor Greene

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Barb Fiscus, (509) 573-7001

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About Dr. Greene

In his seventh year as Superintendent, Dr. Trevor Greene has led the development of his second Yakima community-driven strategic plan, which focuses on eliminating chronic absenteeism, strengthening early learning, ensuring academic growth for every student, and supporting bilingualism and biliteracy by graduation. 86.8 percent of the District's 15,621 students are identified as low income. 82.2 percent of all students are Hispanic, 34.2 percent are English-language learners, 16.2 percent receive special services, and 4.2 percent are homeless. Dr. Greene, an alumnus of Yakima's A.C. Davis High School, is the first student to graduate from Yakima School District and return to lead as superintendent.

Dr. Greene, a former National Principal of the Year, holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Washington and is an enrolled tribal member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. He has lived in Argentina, Mexico, and Spain, is bilingual/biliterate, and, having ratified a biennial international student exchange partnership with Yakate Gakuin in Yokohama, Japan, is currently learning a third language - Japanese. In December of 2025, The Seattle Times recognized Dr. Greene as one of “The Gifts To People In Our Region”; however, Trevor's greatest accomplishment was convincing his wife, Melanie, to marry him over 33 years ago. They have four adult children and two grandchildren - Liam, who continues to teach his grandfather, first-hand, about autism, and little Lucy Lynne.

In Washington state, Dr. Greene is one of the most recognized superintendent proponents for equitable school funding, and he regularly advocates to close current funding gaps in special education, transportation, and basic operations. He engages in statewide coalitions to redesign public school funding on a statewide level. He is also the 2024 co-founder of Superintendents United in Partnership for Equitable Schools (SUPES), a growing collaboration of Washington State school district superintendents partnering with the University of Washington's College of Education to develop and advance policy reforms for an ample and equitable K-12 funding system. On the national level, he serves as a Washington state representative on the governing board of AASA (the national school superintendents' association). Under his leadership, the Yakima School Board has elevated student voice, receiving regional, as well as national recognition, including being named the current School Board of the Year for Washington State.