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Yancey studied at Georgia Bible College and American Military University. He is married and has 4 children.

Yancey is a pastor at Greater Victory Church and works at Robins Air Force Base as a Community Resilience Coordinator. He previously served in the US Air Force. Yancey also worked as a teacher's aide helping students with learning disabilities.

Yancey Brown's campaign for County Board of Education Member in Houston County is his first entry into politics.

Wants to educate the public on the rules and procedures of the school board.

Said, "I gave majority of my time helping children through the means of the church but when it comes to education, I really feel that on the board we need to have parents that actually have kids within the school board now."

Said, "We can also look to increase online and hybrid learning to give the student and the parent the freedom to assist them in their education route."

- Wants to educate the public on the rules and procedures of the school board.
- Said, "I gave majority of my time helping children through the means of the church but when it comes to education, I really feel that on the board we need to have parents that actually have kids within the school board now."
- Said, "We can also look to increase online and hybrid learning to give the student and the parent the freedom to assist them in their education route."

Access to Education

School board candidates speak about budgets, mental health during forum

Wants to implement "basic" life skills into the curriculum, such as budgeting and finances.

Wants to increase female exposure to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

- Wants to implement "basic" life skills into the curriculum, such as budgeting and finances.
- Wants to increase female exposure to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

School Curriculum

Believes that taxes have to be increased in order to improve teacher salaries while also maintaining the funds that are currently being used to build and sustain school facilities.

Supports alternatives to college such as technical schools.

- Believes that taxes have to be increased in order to improve teacher salaries while also maintaining the funds that are currently being used to build and sustain school facilities.
- Supports alternatives to college such as technical schools.

School Facilities & Resources

Wants to implement more behavioral therapists and resource officers into the school environment.

Believes guidance counselors should not be responsible for managing student mental health concerns.

- Wants to implement more behavioral therapists and resource officers into the school environment.
- Wants to implement "mental health days."
- Believes guidance counselors should not be responsible for managing student mental health concerns.

Student Wellbeing

Said, "I realized that by talking to some educators they kind of feel like they’re not being heard. They feel that there is some type of barrier between talking to school board members as well as the educators."

Wants to ensure the county retains its teachers and provide them with any assistance they need.

- Said, "I realized that by talking to some educators they kind of feel like they’re not being heard. They feel that there is some type of barrier between talking to school board members as well as the educators."
- Wants to ensure the county retains its teachers and provide them with any assistance they need.

Teachers

Yancey Brown

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Yancey Brown studied at Georgia Bible College and American Military University. He is a pastor at Greater Victory Church and is married with 4 children.

Yancey Brown serves in the U.S. Air Force and currently works at Robins Air Force Base as a Community Resilience Coordinator.

- Wants to educate the public on the rules and procedures of the school board.
- Said, "I gave majority of my time helping children through the means of the church but when it comes to education, I really feel that on the board we need to have parents that actually have kids within the school board now."

Wants to implement "basic" life skills into the curriculum.

Wants to increase female exposure to STEM fields.

- Wants to implement "basic" life skills into the curriculum.
- Wants to increase female exposure to STEM fields.

Wants to increase taxes to improve teacher salaries while maintaining the funds that are currently being used to build and maintain school facilities.

- Wants to increase taxes to improve teacher salaries while maintaining the funds that are currently being used to build and maintain school facilities.

Recognized that children needed assistance due to his experience as a Youth Pastor. He shared that the church started to host a bible study program on Wednesday nights to assist students with homework help.

- Wants to implement more behavioral therapists and resource officers into the school environment.
- Recognized that children needed assistance due to his experience as a Youth Pastor. He shared that the church started to host a bible study program on Wednesday nights to assist students with homework help.
- Wants to implement mental health days.

Worked as a teacher’s aide helping children with learning disabilities.

His main priority if elected is to provide assistance to educators.

Brown wants to ensure the county retains its teachers.

- Worked as a teacher’s aide helping children with learning disabilities.
- His main priority if elected is to provide assistance to educators.
- Said, "I realized that by talking to some educators they kind of feel like they’re not being heard. They feel that there is some type of barrier between talking to school board members as well as the educators."
- Brown wants to ensure the county retains its teachers.
- Believes guidance counselors should not be responsible for managing student mental health concerns.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.