Robert is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University. He has a bachelor’s degree in intermediate education from Winston-Salem State University and a master’s degree in education from Wake Forest University. He lives with his wife, a retired school teacher, and their two children in Clemmons. He attends Agape Faith Church.

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Robert Barr is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has a bachelor’s degree in intermediate education from Winston-Salem State University and a master’s degree in education from Wake Forest University. He lives with his wife, and their two children in Clemmons. He attends Agape Faith Church.

Robert is a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education. He has served in this role since January 5, 2023. He previously worked as a teacher and curriculum coordinator for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for 14 years, teaching third through fifth grades at Moore Elementary, sixth and seventh grades at Paisley Middle, seventh grade at Kernersville Middle, and coordinating curriculum at Atkins Middle School.

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Robert previously worked as a teacher and curriculum coordinator for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Robert is currently a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

Supports ensuring every school has "competent, qualified teachers; support personnel, and teaching resources."

Wants to ensure every school has "competent, qualified teachers; support personnel, and teaching resources."

Supports increased security on school campuses.

- Wants to ensure every school has "competent, qualified teachers; support personnel, and teaching resources."
- Supports increased security on school campuses.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports students attending schools closest to their homes.

- Supports students attending schools closest to their homes.

Access to Education

Supports maintaining classroom jobs and an appropriate teacher-student ratio.

Supports providing teaching supplies and resources needed to teach effectively.

Supports listening to teachers' concerns.

Prioritizes listening to teachers' concerns.

- Supports maintaining classroom jobs and an appropriate teacher-student ratio.
- Supports providing teaching supplies and resources needed to teach effectively.
- Prioritizes listening to teachers' concerns.

Teachers

Supports reducing "unnecessary assessments that inhibit teachers from having time to teach."

- Supports reducing "unnecessary assessments that inhibit teachers from having time to teach."

School Curriculum

Supports anti-bullying policies, especially through texting and other social media.

- Supports anti-bullying policies, especially through texting and other social media.

Student Wellbeing

Robert Barr

- Supports ensuring every school has "competent, qualified teachers; support personnel, and teaching resources."
- Supports increased security on school campuses.

- Supports maintaining classroom jobs and an appropriate teacher-student ratio.
- Supports providing teaching supplies and resources needed to teach effectively.
- Supports listening to teachers' concerns.

- 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. 