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I invite you to join us.\n\nFocus Points\n\n- Improving our public school facilities \n\n- Increasing mental health supporte and social-\u00e9motional learning for our students \n\n- Expanding Career and Technical Education pathways for our students \n\n- Improving Early Literacy \n\n- Increasing Family and Community Engagement \n\n- Focusing on Teacher and Staff Retention and Support \n\nEducation \n\nB.A. in Political Science from Jackson State University, 2000.\n\nM.P.A. in Public Administration from Tennessee State University, 2009.\n\nExperience \n\n-Tennessee Department of Children's Services- CPS Investigator, Juvenile Justice Probation Officer, and Juvenile Justice Regional Coordinator in Shelby and Davidson Counties.\n\n- Comcast Corporation- Sales Representative in Houston, Texas\n\n- Memphis-Shelby County Schools- 6th grade social studies teacher at Craigmont Middle School \n\n-Boys & Girls Club of Greater Memphis- Started the Boys & Girls Club at Westwood High School \n\n- Whole Child Strategies- Neighborhood Organizer \n\n- RESPECT The Haven Community Development Corporation- Founder & Executive Director \n\nVote Jason Sharif For School Board District 7\n\nLinks:\n\nWhole Child Link: [Whole Child](https://www.wcstrategies.org/our-team-jason-sharif)\n\nLinkedin: [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-sharif-a0387156/)\n\nLeaders of Color Link: [Leaders of Color](https://www.leadersofcolor.net/post/alum-jason-sharif-builds-community-in-memphis-tn)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_division_7","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board Division 7"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"shelby","displayname":"Sharif, Jason","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"02/25/26","documentid":"DEE7C52A-F1C8-4EB2-9B66-58B3B0E6DDA1","documentname":"Sharif, Jason - 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