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Contest for School Board Member District 3
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
Darryl Anderson's biography shows he is a Clarksville resident and parent working as an information-technology professional for the State of Tennessee. He previously applied for the District 3 seat in November 2025 but lost a tie-breaking vote to Teresa Crosslin. Bio does not indicate prior experience serving on a school board or direct experience managing public education budgets.
Teresa Crosslin's biography shows appointment to the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board by the county commission after a competitive selection process, demonstrating constituent relations and policy judgment relevant to the role. Records indicate she submitted a resignation hours after her swearing-in in November 2025 but withdrew it before legal effect, remaining on the board. Bio does not indicate prior experience with district budget literacy or experience hiring and evaluating a superintendent.
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