Alamance-Burlington School System, Board of Education

Seneca is from Alamance County. He graduated from Cummings High, then earned his bachelor's degree in political science from North Carolina A&T University. He has also completed his education at the police academy, and mentors students in service initiatives and as a track coach.

Seneca Rogers is a community advocate. He has also worked for 17 years as a reimbursement analyst at LabCorp.

Seneca Rogers is currently a member of the Alamance County Board of Education. He was appointed in 2023 and is serving his first term.

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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).

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Seneca Rogers

Seneca Rogers was born in East Burlington on Queen Anne Street, Alamance County, NC, in 1980, and later moved to Graham where he began his academic journey at South Graham Elementary. He graduated from A&T magna cum laude with a political science degree. Details about his current place of residence, the church he attends, or his family life are not provided in the information given.

Seneca Rogers is a community advocate who has joined the Board of Education. He has previously worked as a track coach at Cummings High School, his alma mater, in Alamance County, NC. Additionally, he has experience mentoring young students at elementary and middle schools during his time at A&T.

As of July 8, 2024, Seneca Rogers’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes the Alamance County School System had fewer resources and was disadvantaged compared to the Burlington School System.

Believes teachers wear many hats, driven by a commitment to educate, nurture, and guide students.

Believes in the importance of community involvement and a holistic approach to education, emphasizing mental health support, safety, and technological resources.

Believes in prioritizing school safety and community engagement. Supports initiatives for student wellbeing, including counseling and safety measures in schools.

- 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. 