Project Reflect
Executive Director
| Executive Director | Mr. Ahmed White |
|---|---|
| ahmed.white@scanashville.org | |
| Term Start | July 2017 |
| Ahmed's Experience: The Board and staff of Smithson Craighead Academy, the very first charter school in the State of Tennessee, is excited to welcome the new leadership of Mr. Ahmed White. Mr. White is a long-tenured and very successful principal that obtained his Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from Union University, M.Ed. in Administration & Supervision from Tennessee State University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Fisk University. Mr. White served as the Executive Principal at Thomas William Hunter Middle School for 8 years. Under his leadership, students and teachers thrived and TWH Middle School achieved extremely high literacy and math scores. Specifically, student literacy achievement jumped nearly 10% to 73.5% and student numeracy achievement soared by almost 20% to 72%. | |
Senior Staff
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ahmed White | Executive Director |
| Mrs. Lekita Stevenson | Operations Director |
Staff
| Full Time Staff | 37 |
|---|---|
| Part Time Staff | 20 |
| Volunteers | 50 |
| Contractors | 0 |
| Retention Rate | 75% |
Plans & Policies
| Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? | Under Development |
|---|---|
| Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? | Under Development |
| Years Strategic Plan Considers | 5 |
| When was the Strategic Plan adopted? | |
| Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? | Under Development |
| Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? | Yes |
Evaluation
| Is there a formal evaluation for... | Frequency (if applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| CEO/Executive Director | Yes | Annually |
| Senior Management | Yes | Annually |
| Non-Management | Yes | Annually |
Awards
| Award / Recognition | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Charity for special focus | Hands On Nashville | 2005 |
| City-wide Christmas donation project | WKRN Channel 2 TV | 2006 |
| Distinguished Service Award | In Full Motion | 2011 |
| Red Apple Award for educational excellence | Nashville Chamber of Commerce | 2008 |
| Service Award | Society of St. Francis | 2005 |
| St. Katherine Drexel National Justice Award | Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament | 2011 |
| Top-Performing School | Education Consumers Foundation | 2008 |
| Website favored charity | Nashville Predators | 2006 |
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| With new financial policies and procedures and increased oversight, we are living within our means while laying the foundation for future growth. All our programs have shown growth, and we have built new programs and new collaborations.We have evaluated all our operations and financial and insurance needs, and we have improved and streamlined our operations for maximum efficiency and outcomes. |
