Sharon attended Morganton High School. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Woman’s College in Greensboro, NC, as well as a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was married to her late husband. Sharon is involved with the Resident Association at Grace Ridge Continuing Care, where she resides, as president and on multiple committees.

Sharon worked for 23 years with Exxon, focusing on marketing, corporate acquisitions, computer systems, and human resources. She also spent 12 years at Carteret Community College, contributing to counseling, recruiting, and training. 

Sharon Ivester Everhart's campaign for the Burke County Board of Education is her first run for public office.

As of June 14, 2024, Sharon Ivester Everhart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

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Opposes using public school funds for private education.

Believes in providing "intense tutorial assistance" to help children keep up academically.

- Opposes using public school funds for private education.
- Believes in providing "intense tutorial assistance" to help children keep up academically.

Access to Education

Believes in respecting teachers and school administration. Supports raising teacher pay to national levels.

Supports raising teacher pay to national levels.

- Supports raising teacher pay to national levels.

Teachers

Opposes efforts to "ban books" and believes in maintaining accurate historical education, opposing revisions that deny slavery was wrong.

Believes schools should provide a strong foundation in reading, writing, and math, and teach students to evaluate and make judgments. Fears current controversies are hindering learning and advocates for helping failing students catch up rather than advancing them unprepared.

Fears current controversies are hindering learning and advocates for helping failing students catch up rather than advancing them unprepared.

Believes schools should "teach real history not fabrications of what happened."

Believes schools should "teach real history, not fabrications of what happened."

- Opposes efforts to "ban books" and believes in maintaining accurate historical education, opposing revisions that deny slavery was wrong.
- Fears current controversies are hindering learning and advocates for helping failing students catch up rather than advancing them unprepared.
- Believes schools should "teach real history, not fabrications of what happened."

School Curriculum

Supports protecting schools from gun violence.

- Supports protecting schools from gun violence.

Student Wellbeing

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Sharon Ivester Everhart

Sharon attended Morganton High School. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Woman’s College in Greensboro, NC, as well as a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was married to her late husband for 51 years. Sharon is involved with the Resident Association at Grace Ridge Continuing Care, where she resides, as president and on multiple committees.

Sharon Ivester Everhart worked 23 years with Exxon, focusing on marketing, corporate acquisitions, computer systems, and human resources. She also spent 12 years at Carteret Community College, contributing to counseling, recruiting, and training. 

As of July 10, 2024, Sharon Ivester Everhart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

The candidate's website says, "1. Ensure every child has access to a sound free education."

Believes all children deserve a chance at the American Dream, starting with public schools in Burke County. Plans to run for Burke County School Board to address students lacking basic skills to succeed.

Sharon Ivester Everhart was born and raised in Morganton, where she attended Morganton High School. She furthered her education at Carteret Community College and holds a B.A. in English from Woman’s College in Greensboro, NC, as well as an M.B.A. in Management from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Information about her current place of residence, church attendance, or family is not provided.

Sharon Ivester Everhart has a diverse professional background that includes 23 years with Exxon, where she gained experience in marketing, corporate acquisitions, computer systems, and various aspects of human resources. She also spent 12 years at Carteret Community College, contributing to counseling, recruiting, and training. Sharon holds an M.B.A. in Management from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.A. in English from Woman’s College, Greensboro, NC.

As of July 8, 2024, Sharon Ivester Everhart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- 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. 