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Daily Advance: Peters challenges Crodick for Currituck school board seat

Kelly graduated from Currituck County High School. She earned her bachelor's degree in Business Management at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has volunteered with Ruritan, Girl Scouts, parks and recreation, school Booster Club and PTO (parent-teacher organization). She attends Knotts Island United Methodist Church. She is from Knotts Island, NC, where she still lives with her husband and child.

As of November 4, 2024, Kelly Williams Peters did not have a website or any information online.

Kelly Williams Peters is currently a member of the Currituck County Board of Education. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her first term. 

As a school board member, helped secure funding for a new elementary school.

As a board member, helped secure funding for a new elementary school and supported other renovations.

- As a board member, helped secure funding for a new elementary school and supported other renovations.

School Facilities & Resources

As of June 14, 2024, Kelly Williams Peters did not have a website or any information online.

Access to Education

Wants all staff members to feel comfortable sharing ideas to reduce turnover.

Wants to address the "state struggle of losing teachers and must work hard to find solutions to retain and recruit teachers."

Will "work hard to find solutions to retain and recruit teachers" and says, "We need to continue to provide resources and tools to our teachers."

- Wants all staff members to feel comfortable sharing ideas to reduce turnover.
- Will "work hard to find solutions to retain and recruit teachers" and says, "We need to continue to provide resources and tools to our teachers."

Teachers

As a board of education member, proud of the recent full district accreditation and of ranking in the top ten percent on the state report card.

- As a board of education member, proud of the recent full district accreditation and of ranking in the top ten percent on the state report card.

School Curriculum

Supports the presence of School Resource Officers in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Supports the presence of school resource officers in every elementary, middle, and high schools.

Plans to prioritize school safety and mental health.

- Supports the presence of school resource officers in every elementary, middle, and high schools.
- Plans to prioritize school safety and mental health.

Student Wellbeing

Kelly Williams Peters

Will "work hard to find solutions to retain and recruit teachers."

- Wants all staff members to feel comfortable sharing ideas to reduce turnover.
- Will "work hard to find solutions to retain and recruit teachers."

- Supports the presence of school resource officers in every elementary, middle, and high schools.

Kelly graduated from Currituck County High School, and studied at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is from Knotts Island, NC, where she still lives.

As of July 3, 2024, Kelly Williams Peters did not have a website or any information online.

- Wants all staff members to feel comfortable sharing ideas to reduce turnover.

Kelly studied at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. 

As of July 2, 2024, Kelly Williams Peters did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Kelly Williams Peters is currently a County Board of Education member in Currituck County. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her first term. 

As of June 14, 2024, Kelly Williams Peters did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

- 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. 