Decaturish, Atlanta School Board to appoint Jessica Johnson to fill vacant seat

Atlanta Civic Circle, At a glance: the 2023 Atlanta Public School board elections 

Scholarship Academy, Jessica Johnson is a Howard University graduate and recipient of over $200,000 in scholarships 

Atlanta Public Schools, Jessica Johnson

Advocates for tying budget line items to certain goals and student outcomes to ensure program funding goes to working interventions.

Wants to prioritize funding for interventions that improve reading and math outcomes.

- Advocates for tying budget line items to certain goals and student outcomes to ensure program funding goes to working interventions.
- Wants to prioritize funding for interventions that improve reading and math outcomes.

Taxes & Budget

Said, "I will work closely with my colleagues to make advanced course offerings and programs more equitable and accessible to all students."

Plans to engage with students and their families to develop solutions to inspire students to learn.

Supports investing additional resources in district-wide peer-to-peer professional development opportunities.

- Said, "I will work closely with my colleagues to make advanced course offerings and programs more equitable and accessible to all students."
- Plans to engage with students and their families to develop solutions to inspire students to learn.
- Supports investing additional resources in district-wide peer-to-peer professional development opportunities.

School Curriculum

Wants to work with the district to re-establish the Last Dollar scholarship program for APS students.

Plans to engage community partners to scale successful partnerships across the district.

- Wants to work with the district to re-establish the Last Dollar scholarship program for APS students.
- Plans to engage community partners to scale successful partnerships across the district.

School Facilities & Resources

As of May 22, 2025, Jessica Johnson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Safety & Discipline

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Atlanta Civic Circle, At a glance: the 2023 Atlanta Public School board elections

The Effiong Firm, Nkoyo-Ene R. Effiong

As of May 22, 2025, Nkoyo Effiong Lewis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to design cluster-specific solutions that increase student success while in APS and beyond.

Advocates for policies that improve the educational experience for every child in the district.

- Wants to design cluster-specific solutions that increase student success while in APS and beyond.
- Advocates for policies that improve the educational experience for every child in the district.

Said, "I am running to expand access so that every cluster, every classroom, and every child has access to a high-quality K-12 education."

Supports prioritizing student and educator wellbeing by equipping them with the resources they need to thrive.

- Said, "I am running to expand access so that every cluster, every classroom, and every child has access to a high-quality K-12 education."
- Supports prioritizing student and educator wellbeing by equipping them with the resources they need to thrive.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city 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. 
- Some Board of Education members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.


Atlanta Board of Education Member, District 9 At-Large

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