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Ruth lives with her husband, Mike, and their son. Ruth is involved in the children's ministry at Biltmore Church Brevard campus.

Ruth is a retired aerospace engineering manager and former school psychologist. She has experience in special education, technical training, and managing projects involving artificial intelligence. Additionally, she has expertise in proposal and grant writing. Ruth has also been involved in educational research.

Ruth Harris' campaign for the Transylvania County Board of Education is her first run for public office.

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Believes "finger pointing" is unproductive and supports using the Education Safety and Capitol Needs Assessment report to plan and secure bond approval for school improvements. Advocates for project management best practices and preventive maintenance to protect investments in TCS facilities.

Believes "finger pointing" is unproductive and supports using the Education Safety and Capitol Needs Assessment report to plan and secure bond approval for school improvements.

Plans to ensure all resources are accessed by increasing volunteer recruitment and adopting a more aggressive grant acquisition process. Supports policies that empower parents, teachers, and students to engage in solving educational barriers.

Plans to ensure all resources are accessed by increasing volunteer recruitment and adopting a more aggressive grant acquisition process, and supports policies that empower parents, teachers, and students to engage in solving educational barriers.

Advocates for project management best practices and preventive maintenance to protect investments in TCS facilities.

- Believes "finger pointing" is unproductive and supports using the Education Safety and Capitol Needs Assessment report to plan and secure bond approval for school improvements.
- Plans to ensure all resources are accessed by increasing volunteer recruitment and adopting a more aggressive grant acquisition process, and supports policies that empower parents, teachers, and students to engage in solving educational barriers.
- Advocates for project management best practices and preventive maintenance to protect investments in TCS facilities.

School Facilities & Resources

Believes in preparing students for both college and career paths to ensure they are ready for the future workplace.

- Believes in preparing students for both college and career paths to ensure they are ready for the future workplace.

Access to Education

Believes addressing teacher shortages requires innovative solutions like scholarships and incentives. Supports training teachers to use AI tools to improve efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.

Believes addressing teacher shortages requires innovative solutions like scholarships and incentives, and supports training teachers to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.

Supports establishing systems to attract and retain exceptional teachers, creating a culture where educators are incentivized to join and stay.

- Believes addressing teacher shortages requires innovative solutions like scholarships and incentives, and supports training teachers to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve efficiency and reduce administrative tasks.
- Supports establishing systems to attract and retain exceptional teachers, creating a culture where educators are incentivized to join and stay.

Teachers

Believes students must be "thoroughly prepared" for a future workforce where AI will replace many jobs. Supports integrating AI education into school curriculums to ensure competitiveness.

Believes students must be "thoroughly prepared" for a future workforce where AI will replace many jobs, and supports integrating AI education into school curriculums to ensure competitiveness.

- Believes students must be "thoroughly prepared" for a future workforce where AI will replace many jobs, and supports integrating AI education into school curriculums to ensure competitiveness.

School Curriculum

Believes the TC school safety program is a state model and supports ensuring resources to address future safety gaps.

Believes in preparing students for life's challenges rather than altering the environment to suit them. Supports school safety and counseling to enhance student wellbeing.

Believes in preparing students for life's challenges rather than altering the environment to suit them, and supports school safety and counseling to enhance student wellbeing.

- Believes the TC school safety program is a state model and supports ensuring resources to address future safety gaps.
- Believes in preparing students for life's challenges rather than altering the environment to suit them, and supports school safety and counseling to enhance student wellbeing.

Student Wellbeing

Ruth Harris

Ruth Harris retired to Pisgah Forest in 2009 with her husband, Mike, and son, Matthew. Mike is a retired engineer who enjoys working on old cars and motorcycles. Their son, Matthew, is a Clemson University graduate and currently works as an Industrial Engineer in Greenville, SC. Ruth is involved in the children's ministry at Biltmore Church Brevard campus.

Ruth Harris is a retired aerospace engineering manager and former school psychologist. She has experience in special education, technical training, and managing projects involving artificial intelligence. Additionally, she has expertise in proposal and grant writing. Ruth has also been involved in educational research.

As of July 8, 2024, Ruth Harris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes students need critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and life-long learning skills to thrive amid AI-driven social and economic changes.

Believes students must be prepared for the AI-infused workplace, whether they pursue college or career/technical training.

Believes in supporting each student's unique educational path, whether for college or career/technical training, and preparing them for future workforce challenges, including AI.

- 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. 