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Retired educator Kathy Sanborn seeks East Area seat on Rowan-Salisbury School Board 

Kathy lives in Salisbury, North Carolina. She earned a bachelor's degree in special education and teaching from Appalachian State University and a master's degree in school administration from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

Kathy is the owner of Education4All, a business to support Crosby Scholars. She was a secondary education director in Rowan-Salisbury Schools from 2006 to 2013. After retirement, she was interim principle for Salisbury High School, North Rowan Middle School and Overton Elementary School and interim director of Exceptional Children  and as an administrator at Koontz Elementary. 

Kathy McDuffie Sanborn ran for the Rowan County Board of Education in 2020, but did not win. 

Supports using technology alongside traditional tools within a classroom, saying, “Technology is a tool...[i]t is one of the tools for our kids, but it should not be the only tool for our kids in the classroom. Pencils and paper are still good for some tasks. Hands-on activities are great."

Believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can be useful in the classroom when used properly.

- Supports using technology alongside traditional tools within a classroom, saying, “Technology is a tool...[i]t is one of the tools for our kids, but it should not be the only tool for our kids in the classroom. Pencils and paper are still good for some tasks. Hands-on activities are great."
- Believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can be useful in the classroom when used properly.

School Facilities & Resources

Helps to provide $1000 scholarship for each high school in Rowan and Salisbury County by supporting the J Michael McDuffie Scholarship through bake drives.

- Helps to provide $1000 scholarship for each high school in Rowan and Salisbury County by supporting the J Michael McDuffie Scholarship through bake drives.

Access to Education

Said, "Teachers are not compensated the way that they should be."

Wants to increase healthcare and lifetime benefits to encourage people to become teachers.

- Said, "Teachers are not compensated the way that they should be."
- Wants to increase healthcare and lifetime benefits to encourage people to become teachers.

Teachers

Said, "Every thing we do must be student centered, and it must be best for the students...[I}f we do what’s best for the students, then it’s going to positively impact our families, our community and our county as a whole.”

- Said, "Every thing we do must be student centered, and it must be best for the students...[I}f we do what’s best for the students, then it’s going to positively impact our families, our community and our county as a whole.”

School Curriculum

As of July 31, 2024, Kathy McDuffie Sanborn did not have a website or any information online.

Student Wellbeing

Kathy McDuffie Sanborn

Lives in Salisbury, North Carolina. She earned a bachelor's degree in special education and teaching from Appalachian State University and a master's degree in school administration from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

Kathy was a secondary education director in Rowan-Salisbury Schools from 2006-2013. She is now the owner of Education4All, a business to support Crosby Scholar. After retirement, she was interim principle for Salisbury High School, North Rowan Middle School and Overton Elementary School and  interim director of Exceptional Children  and as an administrator at Koontz Elementary. 

Kathy McDuffie Sanborn ran for County Board of Education Member in 2020, and she lost. 

Said, “Technology is a tool...[i]t is one of the tools for our kids, but it should not be the only tool for our kids in the classroom. Pencils and paper are still good for some tasks. Hands-on activities are great.  Artificial intelligence, like any other form of technology, is good as long as it is used the right way … It is there, and we have to figure out how to teach our children to use it in the best way, just like social media.”

- Said, “Technology is a tool...[i]t is one of the tools for our kids, but it should not be the only tool for our kids in the classroom. Pencils and paper are still good for some tasks. Hands-on activities are great.  Artificial intelligence, like any other form of technology, is good as long as it is used the right way … It is there, and we have to figure out how to teach our children to use it in the best way, just like social media.”

Helps to provide $1000 scholarship fsor each high school in Rowan and Salisbury County by supporting the J Michael McDuffie Scholarship through bake drives.

- Helps to provide $1000 scholarship fsor each high school in Rowan and Salisbury County by supporting the J Michael McDuffie Scholarship through bake drives.

Said, "teachers are not compensated the way that they should be."

- Said, "teachers are not compensated the way that they should be."
- Wants to increase healthcare and lifetime benefits to encourage people to become teachers.

- 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. 