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The Common Ground Show, About Bill Goebel

Bill has a bachelor's degree in business management from Cleveland State University. He has a wife and 3 children.

Bill is the area president of FocusCFO and CEO of MPACT Maintenance and Reliability Solutions. He was previously a member of the Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Board.

Bill Goebel was previously a member of the Guilford County Board of Education from 2023 to 2024.

As of June 17, 2025, Bill Goebel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Wants the county to make independent policy decisions.

Supports magnet schools, charter schools, and vouchers.

- Wants the county to make independent policy decisions.
- Supports magnet schools, charter schools, and vouchers.

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Wants to increase parents involvement in the school curriculum.

- Wants to increase parents involvement in the school curriculum.

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David has a masters degree in teaching from Vanderbilt University and a law degree from Wake Forest University. David and his wife Suzanne Schafer-Coates reside in Greensboro and have three sons. He volunteers as a member of Summit Rotary Club and attends College Park Baptist Church. 

David is retired, having practiced law in New Jersey. He served at the lawyer for the East Windsor Regional School Board for 37 consecutive one-year terms. 

David Coates' campaign for County Board of Education Member is his first run for public office.


Believes that "sound internal accounting systems, no tolerance for waste, and prudent and effective use of funds" are essential for securing adequate school funding. Emphasizes that "every wasted dollar is a dollar not available for educating children."

Supports sound internal accounting systems, no tolerance for waste, and prudent and effective use of funds.

Believes the Guilford County School District must continuously improve school facilities and resources through bonds and various programs. Said, "the need... is not only to be reformed, but always reforming."

Supports continuous improvement of school facilities and resources through bonds and various programs. 

- Supports sound internal accounting systems, no tolerance for waste, and prudent and effective use of funds.
- Supports continuous improvement of school facilities and resources through bonds and various programs. 

As of June 17, 2025, David Coates’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes excellent teaching results from "high expectations, good pay and benefits, continuing education and proper supervision, help, and evaluation." Supports communities demanding high educational standards for all children.

Supports high expectations, good pay and benefits, continuing education, proper supervision, help, and evaluation.

- Supports high expectations, good pay and benefits, continuing education, proper supervision, help, and evaluation.

Believes a civics curriculum is essential for students to understand history, the Constitution, and the court system to achieve “a more perfect union.”

Believes "all children can learn" but emphasizes that those who are hungry or feel unsafe cannot. Supports having a full-time school nurse to address these issues.

Supports having a full-time school nurse.

- Supports having a full-time school nurse.

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As of July 12, 2024, Michael Logan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Michael was a school teacher in Guilford County Schools for 26 years. 

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Michael Logan is currently serving as a Guilford County Board of Education Member. He was appointed in 2023 and is serving his first term. 

As of June 17, 2025, Michael Logan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes the education system has "standards so low that students can't learn the truth."

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- 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. 

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