Person County Board of Education Member
Member of the board that governs your county's public school system
Full office description
- 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.
How this impacts you
Student Wellbeing — The Board sets policies that can impact students' lives, such as disciplinary policies or providing services like career counseling.
Public Safety — The Board sets policies that can address safety issues in schools, such as school shootings or bullying.
Election results
WINNER
Margaret D. Bradsher
18.8%
11,879 votes
WINNER
Phillip Merritt Gillis
17.2%
10,866 votes
WINNER
Freda S. Tillman
16.7%
10,563 votes
WINNER
Harriett J. Tillett
15.6%
9,861 votes
WINNER
Jason E. Torian
13%
8,203 votes
Jermaine Wallace
11%
6,984 votes
Earl Gurtner
7.2%
4,550 votes
Candidates (7)
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