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Ballotpedia: Catherine Bonds Moore

As of June 14, 2024, Catherine Bonds Moore did not have a website or any information online.

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Catherine Bonds Moore

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Supports a balance between district leaders and school administrators concerning school operations.

Wants to prioritize transparency between educators and parents to enhance parental involvement in their children's education.

- Supports a balance between district leaders and school administrators concerning school operations.
- Plans to address spending concerns.
- Wants to prioritize transparency between educators and parents to enhance parental involvement in their children's education.

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

Wants to invest in longer-tenured teachers and provide them support needed to assist newer teachers.

Supports providing affordable housing to teachers in the county.

Supports enhancing the work culture to improve teacher staffing and retention.

- Wants to invest in longer-tenured teachers and provide them support needed to assist newer teachers.
- Supports providing affordable housing to teachers in the county.
- Supports enhancing the work culture to improve teacher staffing and retention.

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Ballotpedia: Keshia Sandidge

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

Keshia Sandidge

WFAE: 2022 Cabarrus County Schools Board: Melanie Freeman

Supports the implementation of parent and student volunteers as tutors during class time.

- Supports the implementation of parent and student volunteers as tutors during class time.

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

Believes that one of the district's most significant funding needs is funding teachers, "especially for robotics and other career/academic or arts-type clubs."

Advocates for reflecting additional degrees in teacher pay, suggesting a raise system similar to that of government jobs.

- Believes that one of the district's most significant funding needs is funding teachers, "especially for robotics and other career/academic or arts-type clubs."
- Advocates for reflecting additional degrees in teacher pay, suggesting a raise system similar to that of government jobs.

Wants to "go back to the fundamentals of reading, writing, and math."

Opposes education about gender and sexual identity.

- Wants to "go back to the fundamentals of reading, writing, and math."
- Opposes education about gender and sexual identity.

Advocates for cameras in the classroom as a way to improve student safety.

- Advocates for cameras in the classroom as a way to improve student safety.

Melanie Freeman

Mishell Williams, Ballotpedia

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

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Believes every student deserves a high-quality education and supports collaboration with families and community members to improve schools.

Supports student access to a high-quality education and wants to collaborate with families and community members to improve schools.

- Supports student access to a high-quality education and wants to collaborate with families and community members to improve schools.

Believes retaining highly qualified teachers is crucial. Plans to support policies that address teacher pay, shortages, and training to keep top talent in the district.

Plans to support policies that address teacher pay, shortages, and training to keep top talent in the district.

- Plans to support policies that address teacher pay, shortages, and training to keep top talent in the district.

Believes the physical and emotional safety of students and staff is a priority. Supports policies ensuring school safety.

Supports policies ensuring school safety and prioritizes the physical and emotional safety of students and staff.

Believes in supporting the "whole child," including cognitive, social-emotional, physical, mental, and academic development.

Said, “I am a lifelong educator and a strong advocate for supporting the "whole child," which includes cognitive, social-emotional, physical, mental, and academic development.”

- Supports policies ensuring school safety and prioritizes the physical and emotional safety of students and staff.
- Said, “I am a lifelong educator and a strong advocate for supporting the "whole child," which includes cognitive, social-emotional, physical, mental, and academic development.”

Mishell Williams

Ballotpedia, Namu Kachroo

Believes schools are overcrowded due to rapid county growth and plans to foster collaboration between city, county, and school systems to address this issue.

- Believes schools are overcrowded due to rapid county growth and plans to foster collaboration between city, county, and school systems to address this issue.

Believes "it takes a village to raise a child" and supports community involvement in education to enrich students' experiences.

Supports community involvement in education to enrich students' experiences.

- Supports community involvement in education to enrich students' experiences.

Believes teachers are essential and supports "competitive compensation," personalized professional development, and access to resources to address teacher shortages and training. Plans to advocate for policies that empower and retain educators.

Supports competitive compensation, personalized professional development, and access to resources to address teacher shortages and training. 

- Supports competitive compensation, personalized professional development, and access to resources to address teacher shortages and training. 

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

Believes recess is crucial for middle school students' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. Plans to ensure adequate time for unstructured play and relaxation in their educational journey.

Believes recess is crucial for middle school students' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. 

- Believes recess is crucial for middle school students' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well-being. 

Namu Kachroo

Ballotpedia: Rob Cerulo

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

Rob Cerulo

Believes current school facilities lack capacity for projected student growth. Plans to adjust the 10-year plan annually to address this issue.

Believes more new schools will be needed soon despite recent funding and construction. Supports temporary solutions like enhanced magnet options, mobile classrooms, and boundary changes but acknowledges ongoing challenges due to growth.

Believes more new schools will be needed soon despite recent funding and construction. Supports temporary solutions like enhanced magnet options, mobile classrooms, and boundary changes.

Believes large schools hinder student engagement and participation. Supports building smaller schools to foster personal connections and involvement.

Believes Cabarrus County Schools should reflect community values and opposes excessive Federal and State control. Supports local officials advocating for community-specific policies and resource allocation.

- Believes current school facilities lack capacity for projected student growth. Plans to adjust the 10-year plan annually to address this issue.
- Believes more new schools will be needed soon despite recent funding and construction. Supports temporary solutions like enhanced magnet options, mobile classrooms, and boundary changes.
- Believes large schools hinder student engagement and participation. Supports building smaller schools to foster personal connections and involvement.
- Believes Cabarrus County Schools should reflect community values and opposes excessive Federal and State control. Supports local officials advocating for community-specific policies and resource allocation.

Opposes making the CAP the first choice for school options and urges consideration of alternatives like expanding magnet programs and minor redistricting.

Believes in offering diverse educational programs to engage and challenge students at their ability level. Supports providing skills that help students compete for higher education and local workforce opportunities.

Believes in prioritizing parental involvement, keeping families informed, and assisting them in supporting their children and school community.

- Opposes making the CAP the first choice for school options and urges consideration of alternatives like expanding magnet programs and minor redistricting.
- Believes in offering diverse educational programs to engage and challenge students at their ability level. Supports providing skills that help students compete for higher education and local workforce opportunities.
- Believes in prioritizing parental involvement, keeping families informed, and assisting them in supporting their children and school community.

Believes in improving working conditions, resources, professional development, and administrative support for teachers. Supports competitive pay to attract and reward effective teachers.

- Believes in improving working conditions, resources, professional development, and administrative support for teachers. Supports competitive pay to attract and reward effective teachers.

Believes performance test scores and student growth need improvement and highlights funding challenges, noting only "$50 per child for all instructional resources, assessment tools, and textbooks."

Believes performance test scores and student growth need improvement, highlighting funding challenges.

Supports initiatives to improve academic outcomes, including STEM programs, Global Ready schools, IB and SPLASH expansions, NAF High School academies, and a new Early College.

- Believes performance test scores and student growth need improvement, highlighting funding challenges.
- Supports initiatives to improve academic outcomes, including STEM programs, Global Ready schools, IB and SPLASH expansions, NAF High School academies, and a new Early College.

Believes parent involvement is crucial for student success and requires a partnership with schools and teachers. Supports encouraging learning, individual learning styles, and providing accountability to help students reach their full potential.

Believes parent involvement is crucial for student success and requires a partnership with schools and teachers. 

- Believes parent involvement is crucial for student success and requires a partnership with schools and teachers. 

Robert (Rob) Walter

- 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. 