Caldwell Schools

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Plans to address the distribution of funds.

Wants to seek out grants to assist with building and facility needs.

- Plans to address the distribution of funds.
- Wants to seek out grants to assist with building and facility needs.

School Facilities & Resources

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

Access to Education

Wants to provide teachers with resources and assistance while remaining "fiscally responsible."

- Wants to provide teachers with resources and assistance while remaining "fiscally responsible."

Teachers

Supports utilizing Google in the classroom, forming more online partnerships, and enhancing technology.

- Supports utilizing Google in the classroom, forming more online partnerships, and enhancing technology.

School Curriculum

Wants to address nutritional concerns and improve meal planning, preparations, and operations.

Plans to address cyberbullying and engage parents with online resources to help monitor students.

Supports free breakfast and lunch for students.

- Wants to address nutritional concerns and improve meal planning, preparations, and operations.
- Plans to address cyberbullying and engage parents with online resources to help monitor students.
- Supports free breakfast and lunch for students.

Student Wellbeing

Chris Becker

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Caldwell County Schools, Board Member Profiles

As of June 14, 2024, Ann B. Edwards did not have a website or any information online.

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Ann B. Edwards

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NC SBE Contest Results

As of June 14, 2024, Darrell Clayton Pennell did not have a website or any information online.

Darrell Clayton Pennell

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

Candidate website

Believes in local control of education to provide greater opportunities for students. Plans to protect students, parents, and educators from state mandates to foster creativity and innovation in schools.

Supports local control of education and aims to avoid state mandates. 

Supports empowering local initiatives to provide students with alternatives to traditional educational methods.

Supports local initiatives to provide students with alternatives to traditional educational methods.

- Supports local control of education and aims to avoid state mandates. 
- Supports local initiatives to provide students with alternatives to traditional educational methods.

Believes teachers should have the liberty to teach freely to help students reach their potential. Supports protecting teachers' rights and ensuring they are assessed fairly by administrators.

Believes teachers should have the liberty to teach freely.

Believes teaching should encourage questioning authority and inquisitiveness. Plans to “offer voters the same” dedication to critical thinking as he demands from his students.

Believes teaching should encourage questioning authority and inquisitiveness. 

- Believes teachers should have the liberty to teach freely.
- Believes teaching should encourage questioning authority and inquisitiveness. 

Believes "liberty is the key to a sound education" and opposes state-mandated testing, advocating for local control and teacher autonomy.

Opposes state-mandated testing, advocating for local control and teacher autonomy.

Believes schools should focus on their mission of teaching children and avoid "culture wars" that distract from this goal.

- Opposes state-mandated testing, advocating for local control and teacher autonomy.
- Believes schools should focus on their mission of teaching children and avoid "culture wars" that distract from this goal.

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Michael Barrick

- 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. 