Candidate website

Believes equitable access to high-speed internet is essential for education. Plans to ensure county-wide high-speed broadband for all Chatham County residences to support distant learning.

Believes equitable access to high-speed internet is essential for education, and advocates for county-wide high-speed broadband for all Chatham County residences to support distant learning.

- Believes equitable access to high-speed internet is essential for education, and advocates for county-wide high-speed broadband for all Chatham County residences to support distant learning.

School Facilities & Resources

As of June 14, 2024, David M. Hamm’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Access to Education

Believes attracting and retaining certified, competent teachers is crucial for a successful school system. Supports competitive local pay supplements, noting Chatham ranks 7th in the state and 5th in the region for teacher supplements.

Believes attracting and retaining certified, competent teachers is crucial for a successful school system, and supports competitive local pay supplements.

The candidate's website says, "• 2: Continue to increase the local supplement by 1% annually."

Supports increasing the local teacher pay supplement by 1% each year.

- Believes attracting and retaining certified, competent teachers is crucial for a successful school system, and supports competitive local pay supplements.
- Supports increasing the local teacher pay supplement by 1% each year.

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

David M. Hamm

As of June 14, 2024, Jody Cleven did not have a website.

Jody Cleven

- 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. 