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Contest for County School Board District 6
general - Partisan - School Board Member
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.
Campaigns
Zack Cusick's tenure as Loudon County Board of Education member and current role as Parks and Recreation Director demonstrate experience in public policy judgment, budget oversight, and constituent relations. He has completed state-required professional development, including a Level IV Boardsmanship award. Bio does not indicate experience in hiring or evaluating a school superintendent or managing capital budgets for educational facilities.
Voan Stone's biography shows relevant experience as a retired educator with teaching roles in multiple states and leadership in community organizations like Girl Scouts and local boards. Her background includes raising six children and serving as an election chief judge, which may support constituent relations. Bio does not indicate experience in school district budget management or formal policy judgment for public education systems.
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