North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Kathryn Smith Chadwick

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- 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. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Carteret

Student Wellbeing

Public Safety

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

County Board of Education Member

Buket Urgen

Kathryn is currently the chair of the Carteret County Board of Education.

Judge orders Carteret County Schools to change its calendar that ...

As of January 5, 2026, Kathryn Smith Chadwick’s website did not contain information on this issue.

For Candidate Kathryn Smith Chadwick on Issue access to education:  
Argues that the school calendar law is unconstitutional as it violates the state's requirement to provide equal educational opportunities, stating that traditional public school students are not given equal protection or opportunities compared to other schools.