Sally A. McCarthy
Candidate for Board of Education Member, Montgomery County, District 3
Background
- Occupation
- Education policy researcher; adjunct faculty, University of Maryland
- Campaign website
- sallymccarthy.org
Holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Maryland, where she is adjunct faculty, and worked in state government relations and higher-education policy research. She spent 14 years in board roles with the Montgomery County Council of PTAs.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports scaling up successful programs and ending unsuccessful ones
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“willingness to scale up successful programs & sunset the unsuccessful”
Public safety
Supports annual school security reviews
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“annual school security reviews & following the required data reviews of the Superintendent's agreement w/ local law enforcement”
Education
Supports smaller class sizes in pre-K through grade 3
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support budgets w/ strategic approaches in grades Pk-3 like reducing class size, adding Special Ed Resource & Math content professionals.”
Proposes annual public review of the board's Ed Tech Policy
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would require an annual public review of the recently adopted BOE Ed Tech Policy”
Supports full implementation of the new reading curriculum
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“MCPS must fully implement new reading curriculum at all levels & allot teacher prep time for upcoming new math mandates.”
All sources (3)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Montgomery County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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