ELECTION 2024: Candidates for County School Board District 5

As of May 19, 2024, Jeff Hawkins did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

Jeff Hawkins' campaign for Polk County Board of Education member of District 5 is his first entry into politics.

As of March 23, 2024, Jeff Hawkins did not have a website.

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Jeff Hawkins

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As of May 19, 2024, Greg Teems did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Greg Teems is currently assistant superintendent of operations at Polk School District. He has worked as interim superintendent and director of school services at Polk School District. Greg previously worked as a band director at Rockmart High School. 

As of March 23, 2024, Greg Teems did not have a website or any information online.

Greg Teems

As of March 23, 2024, Greg Teems did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

- 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.