Alamance-Burlington School System, Board of Education

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Believes in transforming school facilities to better serve community needs, such as converting Cummings into an arts school and Graham into a trade school.

Believes community involvement is essential for school facilities and resources, including support from businesses and local partners.

- Believes in transforming school facilities to better serve community needs, such as converting Cummings into an arts school and Graham into a trade school.
- Believes community involvement is essential for school facilities and resources, including support from businesses and local partners.

School Facilities & Resources

Believes success in education involves increased parental and community involvement, student advocacy, and stronger school relationships. Plans to make Alamance Burlington a preferred choice for education through inclusivity, innovation, and community collaboration.

Believes success in education involves increased parental and community involvement, student advocacy, and stronger school relationships, and plans to make Alamance Burlington a preferred choice for education through inclusivity, innovation, and community collaboration.

Believes in providing equitable access to diverse technological resources to support individual learning preferences.

Believes equitable access to technology in education shapes the future and celebrates student individuality. Supports providing technological tools to ensure students thrive in a constantly changing world.

Believes equitable access to technology in education shapes the future and celebrates student individuality, and supports providing technological tools to ensure students thrive in a constantly changing world.

Believes in creating an inclusive school environment where every student feels welcome and their voices are heard. Plans to make Alamance Burlington School System a model for other school systems in North Carolina.

Believes in creating an inclusive school environment where every student feels welcome and their voices are heard.

Believes in diversifying community engagement by hosting events in neutral spaces to encourage inclusive participation.

- Believes success in education involves increased parental and community involvement, student advocacy, and stronger school relationships, and plans to make Alamance Burlington a preferred choice for education through inclusivity, innovation, and community collaboration.
- Believes in providing equitable access to diverse technological resources to support individual learning preferences.
- Believes equitable access to technology in education shapes the future and celebrates student individuality, and supports providing technological tools to ensure students thrive in a constantly changing world.
- Believes in creating an inclusive school environment where every student feels welcome and their voices are heard.
- Believes in diversifying community engagement by hosting events in neutral spaces to encourage inclusive participation.

Access to Education

Believes educators, including bus drivers, should feel valued and listened to. Supports a community-focused approach to elevate the school system.

Believes educators, including bus drivers, should feel valued and listened to, and supports a community-focused approach to elevate the school system.

- Believes educators, including bus drivers, should feel valued and listened to, and supports a community-focused approach to elevate the school system.

Teachers

Believes integrating technology in education should enhance learning, recognizing that each student absorbs differently.

Believes integrating technology in education should enhance learning and cater to different learning styles. Supports engaging students with topics they are passionate about and using auditory methods for less interesting subjects to improve understanding and retention.

Supports engaging students with topics they are passionate about and using auditory methods for less interesting subjects to improve understanding and retention.

- Believes integrating technology in education should enhance learning, recognizing that each student absorbs differently.
- Supports engaging students with topics they are passionate about and using auditory methods for less interesting subjects to improve understanding and retention.

School Curriculum

Believes that school safety includes addressing emotional and mental health. Supports integrating mental health professionals, guidance counselors, social workers, and school nurses to create a supportive atmosphere.

Believes that school safety includes addressing emotional and mental health, and supports integrating mental health professionals, guidance counselors, social workers, and school nurses to create a supportive atmosphere.

Believes in establishing a school safety task force with law enforcement, teachers, mental health professionals, and community members to ensure comprehensive safety and support for students.

Supports a holistic approach to school safety, including physical security measures and School Resource Officers (SROs) to foster positive relationships between students and law enforcement.

Believes addressing food insecurity is essential for student safety and wellbeing. Supports including food security in the overall safety plan to ensure no student goes hungry.

Believes addressing food insecurity is essential for student safety and wellbeing, and supports including food security in the overall safety plan to ensure no student goes hungry.

Believes addressing school safety requires a holistic approach that includes the well-being of every child. Supports physical security measures like safety cameras, automatic lock doors, and key fobs.

Supports physical security measures like safety cameras, automatic lock doors, and key fobs.

Believes parent involvement creates a supportive environment for students by bridging home and school communication. Supports teachers reaching out to parents to address student issues effectively.

Believes parent involvement creates a supportive environment for students by bridging home and school communication, and supports teachers reaching out to parents to address student issues effectively.

Believes in creating a support network around schools to showcase community opportunities and advocates for active parent and community participation in schools.

Believes in fostering a community-led approach to supporting educational institutions through active Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs). Supports creating an environment where parents and community members feel welcomed and valued, promoting student wellbeing and community pride.

Believes in fostering a community-led approach to supporting educational institutions through active Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs).

- Believes that school safety includes addressing emotional and mental health, and supports integrating mental health professionals, guidance counselors, social workers, and school nurses to create a supportive atmosphere.
- Believes in establishing a school safety task force with law enforcement, teachers, mental health professionals, and community members to ensure comprehensive safety and support for students.
- Supports a holistic approach to school safety, including physical security measures and School Resource Officers (SROs) to foster positive relationships between students and law enforcement.
- Believes addressing food insecurity is essential for student safety and wellbeing, and supports including food security in the overall safety plan to ensure no student goes hungry.
- Supports physical security measures like safety cameras, automatic lock doors, and key fobs.
- Believes parent involvement creates a supportive environment for students by bridging home and school communication, and supports teachers reaching out to parents to address student issues effectively.
- Believes in creating a support network around schools to showcase community opportunities and advocates for active parent and community participation in schools.
- Believes in fostering a community-led approach to supporting educational institutions through active Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs).

Student Wellbeing

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Seneca Rogers

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Believes the school system is currently well funded.

Believes the board must use creative methods to maximize the budget.

- Believes the school system is currently well funded.
- Believes the board must use creative methods to maximize the budget.

As of June 14, 2024, Avery Wagoner did not have a website or any information online.

Said, "We need to continue to support our teachers with resources, funding and administrative assistance as well, so they can do their jobs daily."

- Said, "We need to continue to support our teachers with resources, funding and administrative assistance as well, so they can do their jobs daily."

Said, "We must ensure that every school has a nurturing environment for learning."

- Said, "We must ensure that every school has a nurturing environment for learning."

Avery Wagoner

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As of June 14, 2024, Corrie Shepherd did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports parental oversight of school children's health and has concerns with implementing telehealth into the school system.

Believes parents, not minors, should be the ones who consent to the treatments a minor receives.

- Supports parental oversight of school children's health and has concerns with implementing telehealth into the school system.
- Believes parents, not minors, should be the ones who consent to the treatments a minor receives.

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Corrie Shepherd

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As of June 14, 2024, Donna Davis Westbrooks did not have a website or any information online.

Donna Davis Westbrooks

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As of June 14, 2024, Peter Morcombe did not have a website or any information online.

Supports the creation of charter schools.

- Supports the creation of charter schools.

Peter Morcombe

Believes increasing per pupil funding benefits all citizens and supports community engagement to improve the school system.

Wants to involve county residents and local businesses in BOE affairs. 

Believes in maintaining "full transparency and accountability" for school funding, including the $150M school bond, $23.1M joint capital improvement plan, and $45.7M budget request.

Supports financial accountability and responsible spending to establish" mutual interest in improving the efficiency of our school system and its operations."

Believes Alamance County must adapt its school facilities and resources to meet the needs of a growing population. Supports addressing overcrowded schools through progress and adaptation.

Wants the school system to ensure they can adapt to school needs. 

Supports upholding transparency and accountability, as she believes it will help form stronger relationships with the public.

- Wants to involve county residents and local businesses in BOE affairs. 
- Supports financial accountability and responsible spending to establish" mutual interest in improving the efficiency of our school system and its operations."
- Wants the school system to ensure they can adapt to school needs. 
- Supports upholding transparency and accountability, as she believes it will help form stronger relationships with the public.

Believes expanding Career and Technical Education and partnerships with local businesses ensures equal access to career readiness. Supports job shadowing, internships, and professional certifications for students.

Supports expanding initiatives that focus on skills for college readiness and career development. 

Supports reopening schools for in-person learning when it is deemed safe. Believes remote learning presents significant challenges for students and parents.

Supports reopening schools for in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic only when they were considered "SAFE TO OPEN."

- Supports expanding initiatives that focus on skills for college readiness and career development. 
- Supports reopening schools for in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic only when they were considered "SAFE TO OPEN."

Supports attracting and retaining top educators with competitive pay, professional development, and resources. Believes investing in teacher support strengthens recruitment and retention efforts.

Supports efforts to attract and retain teachers through competitive pay, career development, classroom resources, technology, and supportive leadership. 

Believes in rewarding effective educators and increasing teacher pay to address teacher shortages. Said, "Teaching is so much more than measuring test scores" and emphasizes the importance of teacher training for student success.

Plans to focus on enhancing county school, saying it will develop an environment where the teachers are valued and all students can receive a quality education.

- Supports efforts to attract and retain teachers through competitive pay, career development, classroom resources, technology, and supportive leadership. 
- Plans to focus on enhancing county school, saying it will develop an environment where the teachers are valued and all students can receive a quality education.

As of June 14, 2024, Sandy Ellington-Graves’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes students need "safe and healthy learning environments" free from distractions like leaking roofs and crowded hallways. Supports increased security measures and full-time School Resource Officers (SROs) to protect students and staff.

Supports ensuring schools uphold a safe and healthy environment for learning. 

Believes in balancing screen time, student/teacher engagement, and independent learning while addressing hot spot accessibility, nutritional needs, and mental well-being.

Wants to establish a balance of screen time, classroom engagement, and independent studying for students. 

Supported increased security measures and maintaining partnerships with law enforcement to help protect students and faculty.

- Supports ensuring schools uphold a safe and healthy environment for learning. 
- Wants to establish a balance of screen time, classroom engagement, and independent studying for students. 
- Supported increased security measures and maintaining partnerships with law enforcement to help protect students and faculty.

Sandy Ellington-Graves

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Wants to address local mold outbreak at County Schools.

- Wants to address local mold outbreak at County Schools.

As of June 14, 2024, Tameka Harvey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Promises to advocate for the rights of all students at Alamance County Schools.

Wants county residents to be involved in making decisions.

Wants to ensure school safety and security for children.

- Promises to advocate for the rights of all students at Alamance County Schools.
- Plans to prioritize children.
- Wants county residents to be involved in making decisions.
- Wants to ensure school safety and security for children.

Tameka Harvey

As of June 14, 2024, Tara Raggett did not have a website or any information online.

Tara Raggett

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 