Liza English-Kelly
Candidate for Board of Education, Asheville City Schools
Background
- Occupation
- Former teacher
Asheville City Board of Education member (listed by Mountain Xpress as Liza Kelly), first elected in 2022, and a former teacher at the now-closed Asheville Primary School. She has three children in Asheville City Schools.
Documented positions
Education
Opposes favoring central office staffing over school staffing
ReportAsheville City Board of Education candidates tackle achievement gap and enrollment issues at recent forumNews coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 21, 2026 · web.archive.org
“continuing to uphold and value central office full staffing over our schools being fully staffed really contributes to a negative sense of belonging”
Supports protecting the district's distinctive programs
ReportAsheville City Board of Education candidates tackle achievement gap and enrollment issues at recent forumNews coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 21, 2026 · web.archive.org
“to fight for all of the unique and successful programs that Asheville has to offer”
Opposed closing Montford North Star and the middle school orchestra
ReportAsheville City Board of Education candidates tackle achievement gap and enrollment issues at recent forumNews coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 21, 2026 · web.archive.org
“she noted her opposition to the closure of Montford North Star Academy and the recent elimination of the orchestra program at Asheville Middle School”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Liza English-Kelly on them.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Buncombe County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Asheville City Board of Education candidates tackle achievement gap and enrollment issues at recent forum
News coverage · Mountain Xpress · Aug 21, 2026 · web.archive.org
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