AJC/ACC Voter Guide - School Board Questionnaire

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Sara received a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications from Saint Mary's College. Sara is also the co-president of the Parent Teacher Association and science lab coordinator for Mountain Park Elementary School. She lives in Roswell, Georgia with her husband and two children.

Sara is the human resources payroll and tax administrator for Top Tier Examination Services, LLC. She has worked there for the past year. Previously, she worked as an account manager at CareerBuilder.

Sara Gillespie's campaign for Fulton County Board of Education is her first entry into politics.

Said, "I would like to continue to promote pre-K programming in our Fulton County School system to ensure all students have an opportunity to begin their educational journey with the tools necessary to be confident and successful community leaders."

- Said, "I would like to continue to promote pre-K programming in our Fulton County School system to ensure all students have an opportunity to begin their educational journey with the tools necessary to be confident and successful community leaders."

Access to Education

Said, "While technology is an important tool for our students future, I believe we should revisit the level of the use of devices in our prekindergarten-5th grade grade classrooms. Conversation with teachers and peers and play based learning promote stronger critical thinking skills."

Believes it is important to focus on "foundational academics" like reading, writing, and math.

Supports parental rights in education and said, "When students cross the school building threshold, parents rights should not be left at the door."

- Said, "While technology is an important tool for our students future, I believe we should revisit the level of the use of devices in our prekindergarten-5th grade grade classrooms. Conversation with teachers and peers and play based learning promote stronger critical thinking skills."
- Believes it is important to focus on "foundational academics" like reading, writing, and math.
- Supports parental rights in education and said, "When students cross the school building threshold, parents rights should not be left at the door."

School Curriculum

Said, "Fostering fiscal responsibility and increasing accountability in managing the school board’s current $2 billion budget is critical so that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently to benefit the students and the taxpayers."

- Said, "Fostering fiscal responsibility and increasing accountability in managing the school board’s current $2 billion budget is critical so that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently to benefit the students and the taxpayers."

School Facilities & Resources

Wants to "ensure all students reach their fullest potential in a safe environment."

- Wants to "ensure all students reach their fullest potential in a safe environment."

Student Wellbeing

Wants to provide teachers with fair pay, professional development opportunities, and resources for the classroom.

- Wants to provide teachers with fair pay, professional development opportunities, and resources for the classroom.

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Sara E Gillespie

Sara received a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications from Saint Mary's College. She lives in Roswell, Georgia with her husband and two children.

Sara is the Human Resources Payroll and Tax Administrator for Top Tier Examination Services, LLC. She has worked there for the past year. Sara is also the co-president of the Parent Teacher Association and science lab coordinator for Mountain Park Elementary School.

As of March 23, 2024, Sara E Gillespie’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Said, "I would like to continue to promote pre-K programming in our Fulton County School system to ensure all students have an opportunity to begin their educational journey with the tools necessary to be confident and successful community leaders."
- Said, "Fostering fiscal responsibility and increasing accountability in managing the school board’s current $2 billion budget is critical so that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently to benefit the students and the taxpayers."

- 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.