LENOIR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 5 (VOTE FOR 1)

WD Anderson	DEM		2,021 - 61.65% - Winner

Jonathan Britt	REP	1,257 - 38.35%

2022 election results Lenoir County

Board Members

W. D. Anderson, Chair
607 Girl Scout Road
Kinston, NC 28501
252.527.0020 (h)
andersonwda@lenoir.k12.nc.us
District 5, Term Expires: 11/30/26

School Board | Lenoir County Public Schools

The Lenoir County Public School Board held a swearing in ceremony on Monday for W.D. Anderson and Keith King who retained their seats. Michelle Cash was also sworn in.

Lenoir County Public School Board swearing in ceremony

W. D. Anderson currently serves on the Lenoir County Board of Education for District 5. Anderson retained the seat in 2022.

2022 Election Results - Lenoir County — Neuse News

School Board - Lenoir County Schools

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, W. D. Anderson did not have a website or any information online.

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

Board Chair W.D. Anderson praised students and staff for their achievements, but also criticized the state’s A-to-F school grading formula, saying several LCPS schools narrowly missed higher grades despite exceeding growth targets.

Lenoir school board celebrates student achievements, reviews data and projects

Criticized North Carolina's A-to-F school grading formula after several district schools exceeded growth targets but narrowly missed higher grades.

- Criticized North Carolina's A-to-F school grading formula after several district schools exceeded growth targets but narrowly missed higher grades.

School Curriculum

The discussion of mask-wearing was what most in attendance wanted to discuss...

Jamie Moore, a third-grade teacher in La Grange urged the board to vote in favor of allowing parents the right to decide what works best for their children. 

A parent of three, Mike Houston said, “As a parent, we’ve had the decisions to make medical choices from day one. I don’t feel like the government, as a school system, has that right to make that decision for us.”

“It is my recommendation that the school system follows the toolkit provided by the state,” said Lenoir County Health Department Director Pam Brown. 

The Toolkit says schools with students in kindergarten through eighth grade should require all children and staff to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Schools with students in 9th through 12th grades should ensure that anyone who isn’t fully vaccinated, including students, wear a mask indoors.

Board member W.D. Anderson made a motion that mask-wearing be required for all Lenoir County Public Schools for the first three weeks. 

The motion was seconded by Merwyn Smith, who attended the meeting virtually. The mandate will be reviewed at the next board meeting.

Three week mask mandate for Lenoir County Public Schools

As a school board member, moved to require masks in all Lenoir County Public Schools for three weeks.

- As a school board member, moved to require masks in all Lenoir County Public Schools for three weeks.

Student Wellbeing

W. D. Anderson

As of January 5, 2026, W. D. Anderson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

2022 Election Results - Lenoir County

The Lenoir County Public School Board held a swearing in ceremony on Monday for W.D. Anderson and Keith King who retained their seats. Michelle Cash was also sworn in. She ran unopposed in the midterm election after beating incumbent Billy Davis in the primaries. Anderson and King were sworn in by Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court Mary Alphin, and Cash was sworn in by Wayne County Deputy Clerk Rachel Turner.

W. D. Anderson, Chair
607 Girl Scout Road
Kinston, NC 28501
252.527.0020 (h)
andersonwda@lenoir.k12.nc.us
District 5, Term Expires: 11/30/26

School Board

W. D. Anderson serves on the Lenoir County Public School Board for District 5 and was reelected in 2022. The term expires November 30, 2026.

Moved to require mask-wearing districtwide for the first three weeks.

Lenoir County Public Schools, North Carolina - Ballotpedia

School Board - Kinston High School

For Candidate W. D. Anderson on Issue education-access:  
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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. 

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