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Josh is from Roanoke, Virginia. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is married to his wife Marcy, and together they have 3 children. They live in Raleigh.

Josh works as the vice president of investment sales and advisory at Medalist Capital. He has experience working in the sports industry.

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Josh Points' campaign for the Wake County Board of Education is his first run for public office.

As of July 31, 2024, Josh Points’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

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Supports making teacher and essential staff pay the top budgetary priority.

Supports making teacher and essential staff pay the top budgetary priority. Wants to create bonus pay for teachers based on student proficiency.

- Supports making teacher and essential staff pay the top budgetary priority. Wants to create bonus pay for teachers based on student proficiency.

Teachers

Believes the educational system is failing, noting that "35% of the kids cannot do the basics as it relates to Math and English," and supports improving student outcomes.

Believes improving student outcomes is the top priority, noting that "35% of the kids cannot do the basics as it relates to Math and English" according to local test results.

- Believes improving student outcomes is the top priority, noting that "35% of the kids cannot do the basics as it relates to Math and English" according to local test results.

School Curriculum

Believes student performance should guide educational leaders, saying, "Parents innately dream of better lives for their kids which starts with education."

Wants to empower parents. Believes that education helps kids have better lives that parents want for them and that "parents have dominion over their child."

Believes schools should be apolitical and support policies based on birth certificate gender.

Supports policies based on birth certificate gender, calling this "a-political" and "impartial".

- Wants to empower parents. Believes that education helps kids have better lives that parents want for them and that "parents have dominion over their child."
- Supports policies based on birth certificate gender, calling this "a-political" and "impartial".

Student Wellbeing

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Josh Points

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Public Safety

North Carolina

County Board of Education Member

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