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Jen Sanders is from Union County. She is married and has 2 children.

As of July 12, 2024, Jen Sanders’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Jen Sanders' campaign for the Union County School Board is her first run for public office.

As of June 14, 2024, Jen Sanders’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

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Believes in fostering inclusive learning spaces that accommodate diverse student needs, including ensuring ADA compliance and addressing unique requirements of students with varying abilities.

- Believes in fostering inclusive learning spaces that accommodate diverse student needs, including ensuring ADA compliance and addressing unique requirements of students with varying abilities.

Access to Education

Believes in advocating for a living wage for teachers to prevent talent loss due to financial strain. Plans to hold elected officials accountable for supporting educators.

Believes in advocating for a living wage for teachers to prevent talent loss due to financial strain, and plans to hold elected officials accountable for supporting educators.

Believes in raising awareness about the challenges teachers face and the importance of fair compensation. Supports engaging the community to build support for policies benefiting educators.

Believes in raising awareness about the challenges teachers face and the importance of fair compensation, and supports engaging the community to build support for policies benefiting educators.

Believes in advocating for comprehensive benefits packages for teachers, including affordable healthcare, mental health resources, and work-life balance support.

Believes investing in teachers includes continuous skill development and professional growth opportunities. Plans to ensure these improvements do not add extra burdens on overworked educators.

Believes investing in teachers includes continuous skill development and professional growth opportunities, and plans to ensure these improvements do not add extra burdens on educators.

Supports mentorship programs and additional support for new educators to address teacher shortages and improve retention. Believes retaining new talent is crucial for the long-term success of schools.

Supports mentorship programs and additional support for new educators to address teacher shortages and improve retention, and believes retaining new talent is crucial for the long-term success of schools.

Believes in establishing leadership roles and mentorship programs for veteran teachers to leverage their experience and inspire new educators. Supports initiatives that address teacher pay, shortages, and training.

Believes in establishing leadership roles and mentorship programs for veteran teachers to leverage their experience and inspire new educators, and supports initiatives that address teacher pay, shortages, and training.

Believes in the power of education to drive positive change and supports mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training for educators and staff. Plans to establish a DEI committee to create an inclusive environment for a diverse student body.

Believes in the power of education to drive positive change and supports mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training for educators and staff, and plans to establish a DEI committee to create an inclusive environment for a diverse student body.

The candidate's website says, "Recognizing the challenges of an overburdened workforce, I will explore measures to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, allowing our teachers to focus on what matters most: providing a quality education to our students."

Said, "Recognizing the challenges of an overburdened workforce, I will explore measures to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, allowing our teachers to focus on what matters most: providing a quality education to our students."

Believes in open dialogue and collaboration with educators to create policies reflecting their needs. Supports providing teachers a safe space to share concerns without fear of punishment.

Believes in open dialogue and collaboration with educators to create policies reflecting their needs, and supports providing teachers a safe space to share concerns without fear of punishment.

Believes in establishing a fair and transparent compensation structure for teachers to reflect their expertise and dedication. Plans to push State representatives to prioritize teacher pay to address shortages and retain educators in communities.

Plans to push State representatives to prioritize teacher pay to address shortages and retain educators in communities.

- Believes in advocating for a living wage for teachers to prevent talent loss due to financial strain, and plans to hold elected officials accountable for supporting educators.
- Believes in raising awareness about the challenges teachers face and the importance of fair compensation, and supports engaging the community to build support for policies benefiting educators.
- Believes in advocating for comprehensive benefits packages for teachers, including affordable healthcare, mental health resources, and work-life balance support.
- Believes investing in teachers includes continuous skill development and professional growth opportunities, and plans to ensure these improvements do not add extra burdens on educators.
- Supports mentorship programs and additional support for new educators to address teacher shortages and improve retention, and believes retaining new talent is crucial for the long-term success of schools.
- Believes in establishing leadership roles and mentorship programs for veteran teachers to leverage their experience and inspire new educators, and supports initiatives that address teacher pay, shortages, and training.
- Believes in the power of education to drive positive change and supports mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training for educators and staff, and plans to establish a DEI committee to create an inclusive environment for a diverse student body.
- Said, "Recognizing the challenges of an overburdened workforce, I will explore measures to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, allowing our teachers to focus on what matters most: providing a quality education to our students."
- Believes in open dialogue and collaboration with educators to create policies reflecting their needs, and supports providing teachers a safe space to share concerns without fear of punishment.
- Plans to push State representatives to prioritize teacher pay to address shortages and retain educators in communities.

Teachers

Believes the curriculum should be inclusive and representative of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities. Plans to ensure educational materials and historical perspectives reflect student diversity.

Believes the curriculum should be inclusive and representative of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, and plans to ensure educational materials and historical perspectives reflect student diversity.

- Believes the curriculum should be inclusive and representative of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, and plans to ensure educational materials and historical perspectives reflect student diversity.

School Curriculum

Supports expanding counseling and mental health resources to help students facing discrimination, bullying, or identity struggles. Believes every student deserves access to resources that promote their well-being.

Supports expanding counseling and mental health resources to help students facing discrimination, bullying, or identity struggles, and believes every student deserves access to resources that promote their well-being.

Supports comprehensive anti-discrimination policies to ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment.

Believes all 42,000 students should feel "nurtured, respected, and represented." Opposes discrimination in any form in schools.

Believes all 42,000 students should feel "nurtured, respected, and represented."

- Supports expanding counseling and mental health resources to help students facing discrimination, bullying, or identity struggles, and believes every student deserves access to resources that promote their well-being.
- Supports comprehensive anti-discrimination policies to ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment.
- Believes all 42,000 students should feel "nurtured, respected, and represented."

Student Wellbeing

Jen Sanders

Union County Public Schools, Board Members

Matt earned his bachelor's degree in geography from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

As of July 3, 2024, Matt Helms did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Matt Helms currently serves as County Board of Education Member in Union County School Board District 2. He was first elected in 2016 and is serving his second term. He is currently the Chair of the appeals team.

As of June 14, 2024, Matt Helms did not have a website or any information online.

Matt Helms

- 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. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Union County Board of Education Member, District 2

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