{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Shirley K Jackson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"","person":{"biography":"Shirley and husband, Jim, have been living in the city of Bartlett since 1978. Their sons, Dr. Bryan Jackson and Kevin Jackson graduated from Bartlett Schools.\n \nShirley is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science in Education (1970), Masters in Education (1972), with forty-five additional hours in School Administration and Supervision from the University of Memphis and Trevecca Nazarene University.\n \nShirley began her educational career in the private sector for seven years then moved to Memphis City Schools and retired after thirty-six years in 2012. She served as a Special Education classroom teacher and spent her last ten years with the Division of Exceptional Children in teacher support and training for the student data management system.\n \nShirley served on the Mayors Education Advisory Council during the transition period as Bartlett was working toward the formation of the new school system and as a volunteer for Better Bartlett Schools. She and Jim are members of Bellevue Baptist Church. \"I look forward to serving the Bartlett community in this exciting endeavor and moving our schools to a level of excellence for all children we serve.\" ","firstname":"Shirley","lastname":"Jackson","middlename":"K","suffix":null,"token":"p19pjDiZwT"},"token":"shirley_k_jackson"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"bartlett","districtgroup":"county_school_board","districtgroupname":"Shelby County School Board","districtname":"Bartlett","job_type":"school_board","o.office":"bartlett_school_board_position_3","office":"bartlett_school_board_position_3","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 on a small suburban district within Shelby County \u2014 Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland, or Millington \u2014 typically several thousand students across a single elementary/middle/high feeder pattern.\n- Budget literacy for both operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the suburban municipality (which provides matching local funds in some configurations).\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, and community members across an actively engaged small district.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association School Board Academy.","officeterm":3,"officetitle":"Bartlett School Board Position 3","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Bartlett School Board Position 3"}