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| Facts about our School |
| Year School Built |
2003 |
| Square Footage |
110,000 |
| Number of Students |
775 |
| Grades Served |
5-8 |
| School Hours |
8:55 - 3:55 |
| School Colors |
White, Green, & Blue |
| School Mascot |
Cougar |
| Cluster |
Overton |
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Principal: Juana Grandberry
juana.grandberry@mnps.org
Assistant Principal:
Beverly Bell - beverly.bell@mnps.org
District 7 School Board Representative:
Ed Kindall - etkindall@aol.com, 255-4003
District 26 Metro Council Representative: Greg Adkins - greg.adkins@nashville.gov
Parent Support Group Contact:
Kathy Greene - kironsgreen@vzw.blackberry.net
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What Does Our School Offer?
Each of the four grade level academic wings of the building are dedicated to a different continent; Africa, Asia, South America, and North America. This theme is reflected throughout the building in several unique ways: flags fly outside representing countries from each of these continents, plants from each continent are maintained in the lobby, and animals donated by the Nashville Zoo from each continent are housed in dedicated habitats maintained by eighth graders trained as junior zookeepers.
Croft’s instrumental music program is unmatched in any Tennessee middle school with half of all students participating in either band or strings. Additionally, 7th and 8th grade band and strings students perform in the largest award winning middle school orchestra in Tennessee.
Athletics is a strong part of the Croft experience for many 7th and 8th graders. Croft Cougars compete in football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, and track.
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What Makes Our School Unique?
We are a design center school with a theme of Global Environmental Awareness. Each grade level is engaged in a variety of programs for recycling and composting. As a result of these efforts, Croft was recognized in 2004 by the State of Tennessee as its Governmental Recycler of the Year.
Because the school is located adjacent to the Nashville Zoo, opportunities for program collaboration with this institution are frequent. Sixteen interactions are scheduled each year. Students at Croft study at the Zoo twice a year using their facilities as classroom extensions. Zoo programs are presented as well to each grade level in Croft’s own Zoo Demonstration Room
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Who Attends Our School?
Students living in the Croft area are zoned to Overton High School. For more detailed information about who attends this school, view the Overton Cluster Map. To determine whether you are zoned to this school, visit our School Zone Finder.
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PENCIL Partners
PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.
- Lipscomb University
- Nashville Zoo
- First Investors
- Walmart
- Rainforest Cafe
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Community Partners
Croft Middle School and the Nashville Zoo have a very unique relationship facilitated by Zoo Planning Team of Croft teachers. This relationship is further promoted with a seat reserved for Croft’s principal on the Nashville Zoo’s Board of Directors. This school is very fortunate to have a strong and active Parent Teacher Organization. Our parents and teachers work collaboratively to promote student success.
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The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 2009 - 2010
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