School board
Board of Education Member, Baltimore City
At Large
- Vote for
- 2
- Candidates
- 4
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A board of education member helps set policy, approve the budget and hire the superintendent of the county's public schools.
Taxes & budget
Jamar DayNo party listed
- Proposes scrutiny of high-level administrative salaries
Domonique A. FlowersNo party listed
No documented position found.
Ashley Ash EspositoNo party listed
- Supports directing Blueprint dollars to the largest gaps
Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-BeyNo party listed
- Supports reviewing contracts and consultants for results
Education
Jamar DayNo party listed
- Supports a moratorium on all city school closures
- Supports target of under 35% chronic absenteeism
Domonique A. FlowersNo party listed
- Supports school closures only as a last resort
- Supports protecting after-school program funding
- Proposes a life-skills pilot program for rising seniors
- Supports aiming for a 15% chronic absenteeism rate
Ashley Ash EspositoNo party listed
- Supported a moratorium on school closures to right-size district
- Opposes book bans; signed United Against Book Bans pledge
- Led school board's cellphone and personal device policy work
- Supports high-dosage tutoring and universal early screening
Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-BeyNo party listed
- Supports advancing the board's Fine and Performing Arts Policy
- Proposes tracking graduates three and five years out
- Supports cutting chronic absenteeism to 35% by 2027
- Supports protecting special education and multilingual learner services
Roads & infrastructure
Jamar DayNo party listed
- Supports prioritizing full school rebuilds over piecemeal repairs
Domonique A. FlowersNo party listed
- Supports mixing school rebuilds with repairs case by case
Ashley Ash EspositoNo party listed
No documented position found.
Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-BeyNo party listed
No documented position found.
Government & transparency
Jamar DayNo party listed
- Supports more elected seats on the city school board
Domonique A. FlowersNo party listed
No documented position found.
Ashley Ash EspositoNo party listed
No documented position found.
Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-BeyNo party listed
No documented position found.
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