K-12 Curriculum & Instruction

Kelly Smith grew up in Cumberland County and graduated from CCHS. She worked in the private sector for two years after obtaining her B.S. degree in Economics from Centre College.  Since the age of six, Kelly had a strong desire to teach, so she returned to school and completed a M.S. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from UTK. She began teaching second grade at Crossville Elementary and then at Stone Elementary when it opened in 1999. After three years at the elementary level, she transitioned to middle school math which was always her favorite and strongest subject in school. After her second child was born, she was able to stay home for a few years with both of her daughters and earn her Ed.S. degree in Instructional Leadership from TTU. Kelly returned to teaching in 2009 at Stone Memorial High School as an Algebra I teacher, and then became one of their assistant principals in January of 2010. In the summer of 2019, she was named principal of SMHS where she served until the summer of 2025 when she moved into the role of Secondary Supervisor for grades 9-12. Kelly is excited to be working with and supporting all three high schools. She strives to be fair, consistent and to lead with integrity in all situations while keeping students at the center of her focus. Kelly and her husband, Jamie, have two daughters who graduated from SMHS and who are both seeking degrees in the healthcare field.