Liza English-Kelly is from Asheville, North Carolina. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives with her partner in West Asheville.

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Liza English-Kelly has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives with her partner in West Asheville.

Liza is a teacher. She previously served as an instructional assistant at Asheville Primary School for four years.

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Liza is a founding teacher at Little Field School. She previously served as an teacher at Montessori Learning Community of Asheville, an assistant teacher at Asheville Primary School, and a preschool teacher at Rainbow Community School.

Liza is currently a member of the Asheville City Board of Education. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

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For Candidate Liza English-Kelly on Issue school-curriculum: Supports implementing an anti-bias/anti-racist framework and restorative practices in schools, emphasizing the need for consistent boundaries and consequences.

Supports implementing an anti-bias/anti-racist framework for training staff, emphasizing the need for consistent boundaries and consequences.

- Supports implementing an anti-bias/anti-racist framework for training staff, emphasizing the need for consistent boundaries and consequences.

School Curriculum

Supports examining district lines and tax items to allow district employees to vote for the elected school board and advocates for redrawing district lines to increase per-pupil allotment and better reflect student population distribution.

Supports allowing district employees to vote for the elected school board.

Advocates for redrawing district lines to increase per-pupil allotment and "better reflect student population distribution."

- Supports allowing district employees to vote for the elected school board.
- Advocates for redrawing district lines to increase per-pupil allotment and "better reflect student population distribution."

School Facilities & Resources

As of January 2, 2026, Liza English-Kelly did not have a website or any information online.

Student Wellbeing

For Candidate Liza English-Kelly on Issue teachers: Supports offering a living wage for teachers that excludes local supplements and additional duties beyond their job description.

Supports offering a "living wage" for teachers that excludes additional duties beyond their job description.

- Supports offering a "living wage" for teachers that excludes additional duties beyond their job description.

Teachers

For Candidate Liza English-Kelly on Issue education-access: Critiques past fiduciary mismanagement in education and emphasizes the need for improvement.

Critiques past "fiduciary mismanagement" in education and emphasizes the need for improvement.

- Critiques past "fiduciary mismanagement" in education and emphasizes the need for improvement.

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Liza English-Kelly

As of January 2, 2026, Liza English-Kelly’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.