SCA Named Fifth

Smithson Craighead Academy was ranked #5 of 71 schools in Davidson County and 99 of 755 schools in the state by the Education Consumers Foundation,an independent national non-profit organization.

SCA Principal Appointed

 Principal Janelle Glover was appointed in 2008 to the Tennessee Governor Phil Bredensen's Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities 

The Tennessee State Department of Education Report Card 2006-2007

Smithson Craighead Academy was awarded the following report card: Reading B;-Math-A;Science-A;Social Studies-A.

RED APPLE AWARD

SCA received the Red Apple Award for being a "top performing school.This award was presented by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce in September 2008.

Senate Approves Expansion Of Charter Schools

The measure passed the Senate 27-2 and the House 79-15 on Thursday

The bill was revived after Democrats changed their minds on a previous decision to shut down the House Education Committee before taking a vote on the bill.

 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan warned that Tennessee could have lost out on more than $100 million on federal stimulus money if changes weren't adopted.

Because charter schools are free, they compete with Metro schools for funding.

Under the new proposal, children in school systems with at least 14,000 students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches would be eligible to enroll. Preference would be given to students with failing grades or those from failing schools.

The measure also would cap the number of charter schools in Tennessee at 90, and limit the number to 20 in Nashville and 35 in the city of Memphis.

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen has indicated he would sign a charter schools expansion into law.