Lauren Riggs Kitzinger

Lauren Riggs Kitzinger is currently a member of the Craven County Board of Education representing District 6.

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For Candidate Lauren Riggs Kitzinger on Issue teachers: Supports addressing staffing issues and housing shortages to attract and retain top teachers in the district.

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Lauren is from New Bern, North Carolina. She attended New Bern High School and Craven Community College. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College. She lives with her husband and their five sons in New Bern.

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Lauren Riggs Kitzinger is a mother of three children.

Board of Education - Craven County School District

Believes in "prudent budgeting" amid funding challenges while maintaining student and teacher support.

- Believes in "prudent budgeting" amid funding challenges while maintaining student and teacher support.

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Access to Education

Supports addressing staffing issues and housing shortages to attract and retain top teachers in the district.

- Supports addressing staffing issues and housing shortages to attract and retain top teachers in the district.

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Tracy Jacques Derby

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- 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. 