New Hanover County Board Of Education

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Contest for New Hanover County Board Of Education

general - Partisan - County School Board Member

Elect 4 candidates

About this office

A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

Policy judgment for a public school district — setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.
Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.
Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent — the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.
Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.
Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.