{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Theresa Cook","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"Nonpartisan","person":{"biography":"## Career\nTheresa Cook represents Position 1 on the Millington Municipal School Board. In this role, she is involved in shaping district policies and making decisions that affect the school system's budget and educational offerings. Her work focuses on addressing the needs of students, educators, and the wider community, in collaboration with other board members.\n\n## Sources\n[Millington School Board](https://www.millingtonschools.org/61334_2)\n\n[Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/)\n\n[Commercial Appeal](https://www.commercialappeal.com/)\n","firstname":"Theresa","lastname":"Cook","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Crisjzv44k"},"token":"theresa_cook"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"millington","districtgroup":"county_school_board","districtgroupname":"Shelby County School Board","districtname":"Millington","job_type":"school_board","o.office":"millington_school_board_position_1","office":"millington_school_board_position_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 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":"Millington School Board Position 1","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"Millington School Board Position 1"}