Robert Kirk
Candidate for Board of Education, Cabarrus County Schools
Background
- Occupation
- Retired educator and U.S. Navy veteran
- Campaign website
- kirkforcabarruskids.com
Retired from the U.S. Navy and from Cabarrus County Schools, where he was a teacher, principal of the Glenn Center and chief of staff, he later directed the West Cabarrus YMCA. He is a former school board member.
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Documented positions
Education
Pledges focus on teacher retention, recruitment and student safety
ReportRobert Kirk: candidate profile and questionnaire from The Chamber, Leading Business in CabarrusCandidate questionnaire · The Election Hub · theelectionhub.org
“focusing on teacher retention and recruitment, and student safety”
Supports weighing student growth over test achievement
ReportRobert Kirk: candidate profile and questionnaire from The Chamber, Leading Business in CabarrusCandidate questionnaire · The Election Hub · theelectionhub.org
“Student growth has got to trump mere achievement”
Supports preventive maintenance and life-cycle planning for schools
ReportRobert Kirk: candidate profile and questionnaire from The Chamber, Leading Business in CabarrusCandidate questionnaire · The Election Hub · theelectionhub.org
“along with a rigid preventive maintenance program in place”
Supports specialty schools in trades, aviation and culinary arts
ReportRobert Kirk: candidate profile and questionnaire from The Chamber, Leading Business in CabarrusCandidate questionnaire · The Election Hub · theelectionhub.org
“establishing specialty schools as we have with the trades, aviation, the culinary arts, and others, is a mind-set I heartily embrace”
All sources (4)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Cabarrus 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
- The field is set for March primary in Cabarrus
News coverage · Independent Tribune · Dec 22, 2025 · independenttribune.com
- Robert Kirk: candidate profile and questionnaire from The Chamber, Leading Business in Cabarrus
Candidate questionnaire · The Election Hub · theelectionhub.org
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