The release of the 2022 Nation’s Report Card from the National Center of Educational Progress (NAEP) highlighted the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on students in Tennessee and nationwide and confirms the need for comprehensive academic supports and interventions that Tennessee has already launched to recover and accelerate student learning. The…
Lewis Taking Post at Short Mountain School
June 17, 2021
June 15, 2021
A long time Cannon County educator has been named principal of Short Mountain Elementary School. Director of Schools Freddy Curtis has named Candice Prater Lewis to the post.
Candice Lewis
The new principal has lived in Cannon County most of her life. She graduated from Short Mountain Elementary School and Cannon County High School. She is a graduate of Motlow State Community College and earned a Master in Instructional Leadership from Tennessee Technological University.
After teaching 12 years, Lewis says she is looking forward to becoming the principal at Short Mountain Elementary School. She said, “I encourage an environment where all stakeholders are involved in education by cultivating relationships with parents and students, which has proven effective in the 12 years I have taught. It is my aspiration to use my experience and knowledge to make a difference as principal!”
Cannon County Elementary School Cease On-Campus Learning
December 12, 2020
December 11, 2020
ALL Cannon County Elementary Schools – Auburn Elementary School; East Side Elementary School; Short Mountain Elementary School; West Side Elementary School; Woodbury Grammar School; and Woodland Elementary School will cease On-Campus Learning on Monday, December 14th, through Friday, December 18th – Cannon County Schools are OFF for Christmas Holidays from December 19th, thru January 3rd, 2021. Students will return to On-Campus Learning Monday, January 4th, 2021. ALL Cannon County Elementary School Students will be participating in Distance Learning during this time. Cannon County High School was already participating in Distance Learning until January 4th, 2021.
Director of Cannon County Schools, William F. Curtis stated, “There has been another major surge in the number of positive cases and specifically contacts of COVID-19 with students and staff at our Cannon County Element