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Sonja is a communications professional for a local municipality. She previously worked in finance.

As of May 22, 2026, Sonja Payne Szubski’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to take a "deep dive" into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.

Wants to bring the DeKalb Delegation, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County School Board into alignment to support students.

- Plans to take a "deep dive" into the annual budget of the school district, and find ways to streamline the central office while increasing support for teachers.
- Wants to bring the DeKalb Delegation, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County School Board into alignment to support students.

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Tracy L. Brisson earned a bachelor's degree in public affairs from Syracuse University and a master's in economics and finance from New York University. She is a mother.

Tracy previously owned a wedding and elopement company for over ten years, was the founder and president of a career-coaching and recruitment consulting company for nine years, and worked in the New York City Department of Education for over ten years. She is also the author of a book aimed at helping teachers improve their hiring process.

Champions better dashboards and tracking systems so every parent can clearly see their child’s progress and resolve issues more effectively.

- Champions better dashboards and tracking systems so every parent can clearly see their child’s progress and resolve issues more effectively.

Wants to transform middle schools by adopting best practices for instruction, and focuse heavily on student mental health to ensure kids stay and thrive through graduation by introducing mandatory unstructured breaks for middle school students and better teacher working conditions.

- Wants to transform middle schools by adopting best practices for instruction, and focuse heavily on student mental health to ensure kids stay and thrive through graduation by introducing mandatory unstructured breaks for middle school students and better teacher working conditions.

Thinks DeKalb currently has too many empty seats, but mass school closures are not the answer, instead advocating for "expert-led, cluster-by-cluster plans."

Promises to fight for a bill that clearly lists every project and closure upfront.

Prioritizes appointing a permanent superintendent with the "experience and integrity to fix long-standing problems."

Wants to eliminate waste and disclose all potential conflicts of interest.

- Thinks DeKalb currently has too many empty seats, but mass school closures are not the answer, instead advocating for "expert-led, cluster-by-cluster plans."
- Promises to fight for a bill that clearly lists every project and closure upfront.
- Prioritizes appointing a permanent superintendent with the "experience and integrity to fix long-standing problems."
- Wants to eliminate waste and disclose all potential conflicts of interest.

Promises to do her part to codify 30 minutes of daily, unstructured break time for all elementary students into Board policy.

Wants to limit personal devices based on research and review standards for Chromebook use.

- Promises to do her part to codify 30 minutes of daily, unstructured break time for all elementary students into Board policy.
- Wants to limit personal devices based on research and review standards for Chromebook use.

Believes in "more teachers, less bureaucracy."

- Believes in "more teachers, less bureaucracy."

Tracy L. Brisson

- 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.

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DeKalb County Board of Education Member Runoff, District 4

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