{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"CAROL A. BERRY","chatgptsummary":"Carol Berry's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent school board member with a Master of Education and Level IV Boardmanship Award, alongside teaching roles in multiple states and union leadership. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate specific budget literacy or direct superintendent evaluation experience.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCarol Berry is the incumbent Democratic representative for District 1 on the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board and is running for re-election in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Republican Kailee Cordell [1][2]. She has been endorsed by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Association [1].\n\n## Background and education\nBerry was born and raised in Lafayette, Alabama, and graduated with honors from Lafayette High School [1]. She earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education with a minor in English/language arts from Texas College and a Master of Education from Drury University [1].\n\n## Career\nA lifelong educator, Berry taught in Missouri, Texas, Department of Defense schools in Germany, and CMCSS, retiring from CMCSS in May 2015 [1]. She served as president of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Association from 2010 to 2012 and has earned the Tennessee School Boards Association Level IV Boardmanship Award [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Carol Berry running for re-election to Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board, District 1](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/carol-berry-running-for-re-election-to-clarksville-montgomery-county-school-board-district-1/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"CAROL","lastname":"BERRY","middlename":"A.","suffix":null,"token":"qgbKEY8Kv9"},"token":"carol_a_berry"},{"candidatename":"KAILEE CORDELL","chatgptsummary":"Kailee Cordell's biography identifies her as a parent running for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board to ensure child security and optimal learning environments. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior experience in public school policy judgment, budget literacy, or superintendent evaluation.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKailee Cordell is the Republican candidate for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board, District 1, in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, challenging Democratic incumbent Carol Berry [1][2]. She says she is running as a parent invested in the security of children and in ensuring optimal learning environments in partnership with teachers and the community [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Kailee Cordell running for Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board, District 1](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/kailee-cordell-running-for-clarksville-montgomery-county-school-board-district-1/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Who\u2019s on ballot for Montgomery County mayor, sheriff, commission, School Board](https://clarksvillenow.com/local/whos-on-ballot-for-montgomery-county-mayor-sheriff-commission-school-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"KAILEE","lastname":"CORDELL","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"HY7Bq77OdJ"},"token":"kailee_cordell"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_1","officedescription":"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.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"montgomery County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://montgomerytn.gov/storage/departments/election/Legal%20%233%20-%20Sample%20Ballot%20AUG%202026.pdf"},"title":"School Board Member District 1"}