Battle Academy was recognized as a Magnet School of Excellence by the Magnet
Schools of America in 2006!
Battle Academy is a K-5 Magnet School located in the heart of the Southside
in downtown Chattanooga. The magnet theme of Battle Academy is centered on
the work of Dr. Howard Gardner in the area of multiple intelligences.
Battle offers an innovative K-5 curriculum based on the state standards and
the belief that all children have a unique combination of intelligences to
be honored and challenged to their maximum potential. The school has opened
its doors to the sixth year in a beautifully constructed 8.1 million dollar
facility. Battle Academy was founded as the result of an unprecedented
partnership that came together to articulate a vision and create an
effective learning community for children who live downtown (zoned students)
as well as for children of downtown working parents (magnet students).
Members of the partnership include Hamilton County Department of Education,
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, local city and county
government, downtown developers and private philanthropists. The
partnership envisioned a learning community consistent with current school
reform models based on scientific research for educational design and best
practices for teaching and learning.
Student enrollment began at 320 students during Battle’s first year and has
grown each of the last six years with a current enrollment of over 450
students. Applicants for magnet seats have exceeded the number of available
seats each year. Classroom teaching positions have been added as enrollment
has increased. Battle currently has 22 K-5 classrooms and an exceptional
education classroom for developmentally delayed three to five year olds.
Battle also houses the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Children’s
Center which serves 60 infant through Pre-K students in a fee based program.
Battle Academy Goals:
-Provide a balanced literacy program that will result in increased student
achievement in reading and writing.
-Improve student achievement in mathematics beyond basic arithmetic skills
by focusing on creative problem solving.
-Build a school culture that values diversity and promotes positive
relationships and mutual respect.
-Increase family engagement to support high expectations for student
achievement.
-Provide instruction and assessment through multiple pathways to ensure
opportunities for every child to achieve his/her maximum potential and
promote life-long learning.
-Focus on including the most current technology in student learning to best
prepare students for a productive life in the 21st century.
-Allow students to experience science by doing science rather than just
reading about it so that their content knowledge will deepen and their
curiosity and critical thinking abilities will continue to grow.
-Integrate the arts throughout the curriculum by teaching in, with and
through the arts in support of Battle’s multiple intelligence theme.