Shamaiye Haynes is from Charlotte, North Carolina. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in urban education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She lives with her husband, Michael, and their three children in the Enderly Park neighborhood. She is a member of the Greater Enderly Park Neighborhood Association and the North Carolina Association of Educators.

Shamaiye is the founder of the Charlotte Community Think Tank.

Shamaiye previously ran for an at-large seat on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in 2023 but did not win.

Plans to secure sustainable funding by recruiting philanthropic partners and leveraging federal Full-Service Community Schools grants.

Supports decentralizing the school system to make CMS smaller and more responsive by elevating local communities' voices and visions.

- Plans to secure sustainable funding by recruiting philanthropic partners and leveraging federal Full-Service Community Schools grants.
- Supports decentralizing the school system to make CMS smaller and more responsive by elevating local communities' voices and visions.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports policies that promote equity, health, and social-emotional supports in education, and deep partnerships with families and local organizations.

- Supports policies that promote equity, health, and social-emotional supports in education, and deep partnerships with families and local organizations.

Access to Education

Teachers

Believes high-stakes testing has made communities overly focused on academics and neglectful of children's social-emotional needs, and supports including arts and enrichment in school curriculums.

Plans to expand access to arts and enrichment activities for all students.

- Believes high-stakes testing has made communities overly focused on academics and neglectful of children's social-emotional needs, and supports including arts and enrichment in school curriculums.
- Plans to expand access to arts and enrichment activities for all students.

School Curriculum

Believes safe schools are a "justice issue and a public health priority."

Advocates for "common sense" gun safety and trauma-informed supports.

Supports prioritizing restorative justice instead of punitive discipline in schools.

- Believes safe schools are a "justice issue and a public health priority."
- Advocates for "common sense" gun safety and trauma-informed supports.
- Supports prioritizing restorative justice instead of punitive discipline in schools.

Student Wellbeing

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Shamaiye Haynes

Shamaiye Haynes is from Charlotte, North Carolina. She has a bachelor of arts in political science and a master of arts in urban education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She lives with her husband, Michael, and their three children in the Enderly Park neighborhood. She is a member of the Greater Enderly Park Neighborhood Association and the North Carolina Association of Educators.

Shamaiye's campaign for Mecklenburg County Board of Education Member, District 2 is her first entry into politics. She previously ran for an at-large seat on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in 2023 but did not win.

- 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. 