Gainesville Times

Michele currently lives in Flowery Branch, Georgia with her husband and two children.

Michele Cook's campaign for Hall County Board of Education Member District 2 is her first entry into politics.

Camp Contribution Disclosure 4-30-2022

Wants to “give the teachers a voice back.”

Supports increasing teacher pay but added that she would need to examine the budget before coming up with a plan; “I think they’ve always been underpaid.”

- Wants to “give the teachers a voice back.” 
- Supports increasing teacher pay but added that she would need to examine the budget before coming up with a plan; “I think they’ve always been underpaid.”

Teacher Recruitment

Supports parent involvement in their children’s education and supports the Parents’ Bill of Rights. She said teachers should have freedom in the classroom, “but they shouldn’t be inherently biased in their views to where the kid doesn’t feel like they can have their opinion… Open, fair discussion is fine, but not biased or one-sided or canceled.”

- Opposes Critical Race Theory.
- Supports parent involvement in their children’s education and supports the Parents’ Bill of Rights. She said teachers should have freedom in the classroom, “but they shouldn’t be inherently biased in their views to where the kid doesn’t feel like they can have their opinion… Open, fair discussion is fine, but not biased or one-sided or canceled.”

School Curriculum

As of April 13, 2022, Michele Cook did not have a website or any information online.

College & Career Readiness

Michele Cook

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.