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As of August 15, 2024, Tracy Pelt’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports allowing parents to choose the method of their child's education.

Plans to advocate for school choice and opportunity scholarships, saying "no parent should be forced to send their child to a school that has a record of failing its students."

- Supports allowing parents to choose the method of their child's education.
- Plans to advocate for school choice and opportunity scholarships, saying "no parent should be forced to send their child to a school that has a record of failing its students."

Access to Education

Wants to direct more funding to increase teacher pay, and provide bonuses and additional compensation.

- Wants to direct more funding to increase teacher pay, and provide bonuses and additional compensation.

Teachers

Wants to increase student proficiency to help promote positive college and professional outcomes after graduation.

Believes too great of a focus on testing "leaves little time for educators..." to teach skills, saying students Reading, writing, and math grades are "far below what they should be."

- Wants to increase student proficiency to help promote positive college and professional outcomes after graduation.
- Believes too great of a focus on testing "leaves little time for educators..." to teach skills, saying students Reading, writing, and math grades are "far below what they should be."

School Curriculum

Wants to develop a safe learning atmosphere for students, both physically and mentally. 

Said she is running for the board of education " because our schools are not safe for our children."

- Wants to develop a safe learning atmosphere for students, both physically and mentally. 
- Said she is running for the board of education " because our schools are not safe for our children."

Student Wellbeing

Tracy Pelt

The Fayetteville Observer, Cumberland school board member named executive director of Miss North Carolina Organization

As of July 31, 2024, Susan Williams did not have a website or any information online.

Susan Williams

- 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. 