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Dianne Eldreth graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Ashe County

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Dianne is retired. She previously was a teacher at Blue Ridge Elementary School and Ashe County Schools.

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Dianne currently serves on the Ashe County Board of Education. She was first elected in 2018 and is in her second term.

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Supports fully funding public schools and ensuring teachers and school staff are treated with dignity and respect.

Supported fully funding public schools, ensuring teachers and school staff are treated with dignity and respect, and creating an educational system where kids can be authentic and grow.

Supported use of grant to fund new middle school project to deal with overcrowding and provide amenities for students like air conditioning and an auditorium.

- Supported fully funding public schools, ensuring teachers and school staff are treated with dignity and respect, and creating an educational system where kids can be authentic and grow.
- Supported use of grant to fund new middle school project to deal with overcrowding and provide amenities for students like air conditioning and an auditorium.

School Facilities & Resources

As of April 6, 2026, Dianne Eldreth did not have a website or any information online.

Access to Education

Supported salary scale for non-certified staff and planned to find ways to keep teacher pay in line nationally.

- Supported salary scale for non-certified staff and planned to find ways to keep teacher pay in line nationally.

Teachers

Supported more reliance on technology in school to keep students ahead of an ever-changing world.

Supported teaching sex education, bullying prevention, and cyber safety in schools.

- Supported more reliance on technology in school to keep students ahead of an ever-changing world.
- Supported teaching sex education, bullying prevention, and cyber safety in schools.

School Curriculum

Supported providing "emotional and social supports" after isolation during remote learning.

- Supported providing "emotional and social supports" after isolation during remote learning.

Student Wellbeing

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Jamie McNeill

Jamie McNeill is currently a member of the Ashe County Board of Education.

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As of January 5, 2026, Jamie McNeill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ashe County Public Schools

Janet currently serves as a member of the Ashe County Board of Education. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

As of April 6, 2026, Janet Ward did not have a website or any information online.

Janet Ward

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Shane is a salon owner and a North Carolina licensed cosmetology instructor.

Shane E. Little's campaign for Ashe County Board of Education member is his first time running for public office.

As of April 6, 2026, Shane E. Little did not have a website or any information online.

Shane E. Little

- 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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