#NCADMIN: education

Growing Great School Leaders

About Me

Craig S. Smith: Craig S. Smith is the Executive Director of Community School of Davidson, located in Davidson, North Carolina. As a K-12 school, CSD uses the principles of The Basic School to provide an optimal environment for learning. Before joining CSD in the summer of 2024, Craig was Principal of Lake Norman Charter High School (Huntersville, NC) for nine years, the longest principal tenure in the high school's history. Previously, Craig was the Assistant Principal of Ashbrook High School (Gastonia, NC). Before entering administration, Craig was a successful high school math teacher and coach at Hopewell High School (Huntersville, NC). He earned his B.A. from Western Michigan University and his M.A. from Gardner-Webb University. Craig is active in multiple state-level platforms, including the Professional Educator Preparation & Standards Commission and the NC High School Athletic Association Bylaw Task Force. He also currently serves on the WMU Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is happily married to a high school English teacher and they have two children: one girl, born in June of 2012, and one boy, born in March of 2014.