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The Daily News, Onslow County Board of Education candidates answer questions ahead of November election

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Phillip attended Swansboro High School. He earned his associate degree at Coastal Carolina Community College. He is married with 2 daughters.

Phillip currently works as a Lieutenant with the Jacksonville Police Department.

Phillip Williams' campaign for County Board of Education Member in Onslow County is his first run for public office.

Wants to explore the possibility of opening more alternative schools to help students with different needs.

Wants to explore the possibility of opening more alternative school options to help students with different needs.

- Wants to explore the possibility of opening more alternative school options to help students with different needs.

School Facilities & Resources

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Wants to create a middle college or full high school option at the Skills Center.

- Supports public schools.
- Wants to expand night school options.
- Wants to create a middle college or full high school option at the Skills Center.

Access to Education

Wants to increase teacher and bus driver bonuses.

- Plans to focus on teacher retention.
- Wants to increase teacher and bus driver bonuses.

Teachers

Wants to create a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program within schools.

Supports core academic courses, advanced courses, career and technical education, music and art programs, athletics, student organizations, and clubs.

Wants to add emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency management, and public safety to the existing firefighter program in order to create a public safety academy.

- Wants to create a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program within schools.
- Supports core academic courses, advanced courses, career and technical education, music and art programs, athletics, student organizations, and clubs.
- Wants to add emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency management, and public safety to the existing firefighter program in order to create a public safety academy.

School Curriculum

Said, "We have to work together to keep our schools safe and to provide our children with the educational opportunities they need to become happy, successful, and productive citizens."

Wants to improve school safety and continue working with public safety offices.

Wants to establish a site for intensive behavioral needs amongst students, specifically in younger grades.

Supports adding school resource officers, threat assessment officers, and student monitors to enhance safety.

Supports recent policies including adding school resource officers, threat assessment officers, and student monitors to enhance safety.

Wants to partner with MENAC Inc., a Christian, veteran-founded mentoring organization.

Wants to expand partnerships with groups like MENAC Inc., a Christian, veteran-founded mentoring organization.

- Said, "We have to work together to keep our schools safe and to provide our children with the educational opportunities they need to become happy, successful, and productive citizens."
- Wants to improve school safety and continue working with public safety offices.
- Wants to establish a site for intensive behavioral needs amongst students, specifically in younger grades.
- Supports recent policies including adding school resource officers, threat assessment officers, and student monitors to enhance safety.
- Wants to expand partnerships with groups like MENAC Inc., a Christian, veteran-founded mentoring organization.

Student Wellbeing

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Phillip Williams

Phillip attended Swansboro High School. He is married with 2 daughters.

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

- Wants to create a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program within schools.
- Supports core academic courses, advanced courses, career and technical education, music and art programs, athletics, student organizations, and clubs.

- Said, "We have to work together to keep our schools safe and to provide our children with the educational opportunities they need to become happy, successful, and productive citizens."
- Wants to improve school safety and continue working with public safety offices.
- Wants to establish a site for intensive behavioral needs amongst students, specifically in younger grades.

- 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. 