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Believes that "[e]very employee plays a vital role in our children's education."

Wants to provide resources or workshops to help with work/life balance.

- Believes that "[e]very employee plays a vital role in our children's education." 
- Wants to provide resources or workshops to help with work/life balance.

Teacher Recruitment

Wants to focus on children's emotional needs and learning styles

- Wants to focus on children's emotional needs and learning styles

School Curriculum

Wants to strengthen communication between parents and teachers to develop learning plans and strategies that work for each individual child.

- Wants to strengthen communication between parents and teachers to develop learning plans and strategies that work for each individual child.

College & Career Readiness

Wants to provide ongoing training for teachers to help the school system recover from the pandemic.

Plans to provide resources for teachers' and students' mental health.

Wants to provide classes or resources to parents whose children are struggling.

- Wants to provide ongoing training for teachers to help the school system recover from the pandemic. 
- Plans to provide resources for teachers' and students' mental health. 
- Wants to provide classes or resources to parents whose children are struggling.

COVID

Catalata Hardeman

Said "[t]he school environment should be one where teachers feel supported and encouraged in their priceless work of educating children who are excited to be there."

- Said "[t]he school environment should be one where teachers feel supported and encouraged in their priceless work of educating children who are excited to be there."

Wants as many decisions made at the classroom-level as possible.

Said, "[t]he less the state of Georgia is involved, the better. And there should be no reason the Federal Government meddles in local education at all."

Said, "healthy discipline is a key component of love."

- Wants as many decisions made at the classroom-level as possible. 
- Said, "[t]he less the state of Georgia is involved, the better. And there should be no reason the Federal Government meddles in local education at all." 
- Said, "healthy discipline is a key component of love."

As of July 5, 2022, Trey Bailey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Trey Bailey

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.