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Melissa Easley lives in Charlotte. She has a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in K-12 instructional technology from Walden University She married to her husband, Jeff, with whom she has 2 children. She is a member of the National Education Association, North Carolina Association of Educators, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators.

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Melissa is a customer support specialist at Nearpod LLC. She previously worked as a science and social studies teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for ten years.

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Melissa currently serves a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in District 1. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term. 

Plans to address building code and life safety issues, such as HVAC systems and broken windows, before addressing class sizes and obsolete facilities.

During 2022 campaign, planned to address building code and life safety issues, such as HVAC systems and broken windows, before addressing class sizes and obsolete facilities.

Plans to address "pandemic learning losses, closing achievement gaps, and broadening advanced performers opportunities to ensure all students are college or career ready."

- During 2022 campaign, planned to address building code and life safety issues, such as HVAC systems and broken windows, before addressing class sizes and obsolete facilities.
- Plans to address "pandemic learning losses, closing achievement gaps, and broadening advanced performers opportunities to ensure all students are college or career ready."

School Facilities & Resources

Supports prioritizing public education in funding and town management.

During  2022 campaign, prioritized fully funding public schools and effective town management. 

Supports keeping early literacy a top priority, so every child is reading on grade level by 3rd grade.

Wants to broaden access to advanced courses, career paths, and the arts.

Aims to "continue closing achievement gaps by directing resources and supports where they are most needed."

Aims to  close achievement gaps by directing resources where most needed. 

- During  2022 campaign, prioritized fully funding public schools and effective town management. 
- Supports keeping early literacy a top priority, so every child is reading on grade level by 3rd grade.
- Wants to broaden access to advanced courses, career paths, and the arts.
- Aims to  close achievement gaps by directing resources where most needed. 

Access to Education

Believes in ensuring teachers feel "supported, valued and trusted" to enhance student achievement.

Wants to ensure teachers feel "supported, valued and trusted" to enhance student achievement.

Voted to prioritize teacher retention strategies that reduced turnover in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Supports "competitive and sustainable pay raises that keep pace with cost of living."

Supports competitive and sustainable  teacher pay raises that keeps up  with the  cost of living.

Supports "stronger mentoring and support for new teachers to reduce early-career burnout."

Wants better mentoring and support to prevent early-career burnout for teachers. 

- Wants to ensure teachers feel "supported, valued and trusted" to enhance student achievement.
- Voted to prioritize teacher retention strategies that reduced turnover in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
- Supports competitive and sustainable  teacher pay raises that keeps up  with the  cost of living.
- Wants better mentoring and support to prevent early-career burnout for teachers. 

Teachers

Believes in improving both academic strategy and school culture to enhance student success.

Believes in improving both academic strategy and school culture for student success.

- Believes in improving both academic strategy and school culture for student success.

School Curriculum

Supports continued evaluation of school buildings to enhance physical safety measures for students.

Said in 2022, CMS has improved safety by adding body scanners and trained staff screenings with law enforcement support, and wanted to keep evaluating each school to ensure students’ physical safety. 

Plans to implement policies that address bullying, bigotry, and racism in schools.

Supported policies that address bullying, bigotry, and racism in schools.

Supports hiring more mental health professionals in schools.

Supports having a nurse and social worker in every school.

- Said in 2022, CMS has improved safety by adding body scanners and trained staff screenings with law enforcement support, and wanted to keep evaluating each school to ensure students’ physical safety. 
- Supported policies that address bullying, bigotry, and racism in schools.
- Supports hiring more mental health professionals in schools.
- Supports having a nurse and social worker in every school.

Student Wellbeing

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Melissa Easley

- During 2022 campaign, planned to address building code and life safety issues, such as HVAC systems and broken windows, before addressing class sizes and obsolete facilities.

- During  2022 campaign, prioritized fully funding public schools and effective town management. 

- Wants to ensure teachers feel "supported, valued and trusted" to enhance student achievement.

- Said in 2022, CMS has improved safety by adding body scanners and trained staff screenings with law enforcement support, and wanted to keep evaluating each school to ensure students’ physical safety. 
- Supported policies that address bullying, bigotry, and racism in schools.

Melissa Easley is from Charlotte, North Carolina. She has a bachelor of arts in history and a master of arts in K-12 instructional technology from Appalachian State University. She lives with her two children in Charlotte. She is a member of the National Education Association, North Carolina Association of Educators, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators.

Melissa is currently a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education, representing District 1. She is completing her first term after being elected in 2022.

- 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. 