{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Rachelle Maier","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRachelle Maier ran for a seat on the Collierville Schools Board of Education, challenging incumbent Wanda Gibbs, in the November 5, 2024 general election [1].\n\n## Background and education\nMaier has lived in Collierville for 22 years with her husband, Eddie Maier [2].\n\n## Career\nMaier worked for a decade at Youth Villages before becoming community relations coordinator with Senior Helpers [2]. She has applied for an appointed school board seat in the past, including when a seat became vacant upon a resignation [2].\n\nMaier has served on the PTA and PTSO at all school levels for more than 11 years and was PTA president at Crosswind Elementary [2]. She participated on Social Studies and Math textbook selection committees and the school system's Rezoning Committee [1][2]. She has also served on the Parks Advisory Board, the Beautification Commission, the Collierville Arts Council, the Collierville Literacy Council, and multiple boards appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen over 15 years [2].\n\n## Family\nMaier and her husband Eddie have been married for 19 years. They have two sets of twins, all of whom attend Collierville schools [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Two Collierville school board candidates on rezoning, waiving tuition \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/46746/collierville-school-board-election-wanda-gibbs-vs-rachelle-maier)\n[2] [Vote Rachelle Maier \u2013 campaign website](https://voterachelle.com/) (candidate's own campaign site; career, civic-service, and family details as self-described)\n","firstname":"Rachelle","lastname":"Maier","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"UOvPIqU7Iu"},"token":"rachelle_maier"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"collierville","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Collierville","job_type":"school_board","o.office":"collierville_school_board_position_4","office":"collierville_school_board_position_4","officedescription":"Members of the Collierville Schools school board govern the Collierville Schools municipal school district, separate from Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Five members are elected to staggered four-year terms. The board hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts district policies, approves the budget, sets district goals, and oversees compliance with federal and state education law. Members are required to complete seven hours of training annually through the Tennessee School Boards Association School Board Academy.\n\n**Compensation:** stipend set locally; state law requires a minimum of $4/day ([T.C.A. \u00a7 49-2-202](https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-49/chapter-2/part-2/section-49-2-202/)).","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":4,"officetitle":"Collierville School Board Position 4","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Collierville School Board Position 4"}