Smoky Mountain News, Macon to vote on new school board members, funding option for new high school

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As of July 31, 2024, Danny Reitmeier did not have a website or any information online.

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Danny Reitmeier

The Southern Scoop: Candidate Profiles

As of July 31, 2024, Jim Breedlove did not have a website or any information online.

Supports art and music opportunities in schools.

- Supports art and music opportunities in schools.
- Prioritizes expanding the pre-K program.

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Supports offering early college classes and trade skills education.

- Supports offering early college classes and trade skills education.

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Jim Breedlove

Promises conservative stewardship of taxpayer dollars, saying, "If we cannot adequately make the case that every dollar spent adds value...to educational life...that either needs to be spent somewhere else or not at all."

- Promises conservative stewardship of taxpayer dollars, saying, "If we cannot adequately make the case that every dollar spent adds value...to educational life...that either needs to be spent somewhere else or not at all."

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Believes losing community schools was a significant loss and aims to "get rid of this wall," advocating for the reinstatement of community-based educational institutions.

Believes losing community schools was a significant loss that led to children falling behind educationally.

- Believes losing community schools was a significant loss that led to children falling behind educationally.

As of July 31, 2024, John DeVille’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes that listening to diverse perspectives is important for understanding and addressing community issues.

- Believes that listening to diverse perspectives is important for understanding and addressing community issues.

John DeVille

- 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. 