{"county":"shelby","description":"Members of the Bartlett City Schools school board govern the Bartlett City 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/)).","district":"Bartlett","districtgroup":"county_school_board","id":131,"key":"bartlett_school_board_position_2","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Erin Berry","next_election":"2018-11-08","notes":"141","officegroup":"bartlett_school_board","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- 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.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-06","name":"Erin Berry","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nErin Berry is an incumbent Republican member of the Bartlett City Schools Board of Education, Position 2, seeking reelection in the 2026 election [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nBerry's family moved to Bartlett in 1988; she graduated from Bartlett High School in 1998 and later earned a degree in General Education from the University of Memphis after attending Southwest Tennessee Community College [2].\n\n## Career\nBerry has worked in accounting at Camco Roofing Supplies since 2001 \u2014 more than 24 years \u2014 gaining experience in accounting, budgeting, and auditing, per her official district biography [2].\n\n## Office history\nBerry and fellow board member Bryan Woodruff have served on the Bartlett City Schools Board of Education 'since its inception when the municipal district was formed,' according to the Daily Memphian [1]; she won reelection to Position 2 in 2022 [1][3].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nBerry has achieved Level 4 board-member status through Tennessee School Boards Association training [2]. She has served on the Bartlett Education Advisory Committee, volunteered with the Better Bartlett Schools group, and is a member of the Northeast Shelby County Republican Club [2][3].\n\n## Family\nBerry and her husband, Brett, have been married 23 years and have two children, Joshua and Lucas, both of whom attended Bartlett City Schools [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Two seek reelection to Bartlett City Schools board \u2013 Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/27181/bsc-incumbents-plan-run-for-new-terms) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Erin Berry - Bio - Bartlett City Schools](https://www.bartlettschools.org/board/staff/erin-berry-bio) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[3] [Two seek reelection to Bartlett City Schools board \u2013 Shelby County Chamber Alliance](https://shelbychamberalliance.org/two-seek-reelection-to-bartlett-city-schools-board/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Erin","lastname":"Berry","token":"n2UAOESKis"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"Bartlett School Board Position 2","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}