Top priority is maintaining the current success of the school system

- Top priority is maintaining the current success of the school system
- Continue to have safe and secure schools
- Maintain fiscal stability
- Ensure school choice
- Retain teachers
- Close the achievement gap
- Value diversity and equity

- Top priority is maintaining the current success of the school system
- Continue to have safe and secure schools
- Maintain fiscal stability
- Ensure <pv key='school-choice'>school choice</pv>
- Retain teachers
- Close the achievement gap
- Value diversity and equity

Continue the School System's Excellence

Budget is $2.34 billion for the upcoming year

Experienced an 11% ($100 million dollar) budget cut

However, accommodated that loss through borrowing from the reserve fund and receiving money from the CARES Act

Teachers are the top priority, and they have managed to ensure there have been no furloughs, and recruitment has been protected

95% of teachers will also receive a salary increase

- Budget is $2.34 billion for the upcoming year
- Experienced an 11% ($100 million dollar) budget cut
- However, accommodated that loss through borrowing from the reserve fund and receiving money from the CARES Act
- Teachers are the top priority, and they have managed to ensure there have been no furloughs, and recruitment has been protected
- 95% of teachers will also receive a salary increase
- Have balanced the budget

Budget

Current food programs provide breakfasts and lunches for families, even those who do not attend schools

Hopes to continue to be a source of security for the community

- Current food programs provide breakfasts and lunches for families, even those who do not attend schools
- Hopes to continue to be a source of security for the community

Cost of Living

Continue the Positive Behavior Intervention Support System, a nationally recognized program to help students with their social, emotional and academic learning

The system is in 104 of 141 schools; hopes to expand this number

- Support School Resource Officers (SROs)
- Add SROs to elementary schools
- Continue the Positive Behavior Intervention Support System, a nationally recognized program to help students with their social, emotional and academic learning 
- The system is in 104 of 141 schools; hopes to expand this number

- Support <pv key='school-resource-officers'>School Resource Officers</pv> <pv key='school-resource-officers'>(SROs</pv>)
- Add <pv key='school-resource-officers'>SROs</pv> to elementary schools
- Continue the Positive Behavior Intervention Support System, a nationally recognized program to help students with their social, emotional and academic learning 
- The system is in 104 of 141 schools; hopes to expand this number

School Violence

Support innovation that has resulted from COVID-19 response

Bridge the digital divide by ensuring all students have continuous access to the necessary technology

Have provided 44,000 Chrome books and a significant number of Hotspots to students and families in need

Has worked with AT&T over the past 2 years to provide additional technology support to families

- Support innovation that has resulted from COVID-19 response
- Bridge the digital divide by ensuring all students have continuous access to the necessary technology
 - Have provided 44,000 Chrome books and a significant number of Hotspots to students and families in need
- Has worked with AT&T over the past 2 years to provide additional technology support to families

School Curriculum

Realizes and appreciates how important it is for students to have access to an excellent K-12 education

Experience at numerous Georgia colleges and universities

Believes quality education should be accessible for all students and families despite racial and socioeconomic backgrounds

- Former public school English teacher
- Realizes and appreciates how important it is for students to have access to an excellent K-12 education
- Experience at numerous Georgia colleges and universities
- Believes quality education should be accessible for all students and families despite racial and socioeconomic backgrounds

Worldview

Mary Kay Murphy

Increase the availability of early childhood education

Revamp “Pay for Performance” to make it more fair and equitable

- Accountability and transparency
- Accessibility and visibility
- Reduce the amount of high-stakes testing
- Increase the availability of early childhood education
- Revamp “Pay for Performance” to make it more fair and equitable

Top Priorities

No policy information available on her website

Other Policies

Tanisha Banks

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.