Board of Education, Cabarrus County Schools

Education

• William L. BarbeeRepublican

  • Supports higher teacher base pay and experience-based raises
  • Supports sign-on bonuses and extra pay for high-need subjects
  • Supports more internships and work-based learning
  • Supports adaptable spaces in new and renovated schools

• Mishell WilliamsDemocratic

  • Supports treating career-technical education as equal to college
  • Supports making deferred school maintenance a priority
  • Pledges focus on teacher retention and student achievement
  • Supports planning schools ahead of enrollment growth

• Courtney SteinbergDemocratic

  No documented position found.

• Robert KirkRepublican

  • Pledges focus on teacher retention, recruitment and student safety
  • Supports weighing student growth over test achievement
  • Supports preventive maintenance and life-cycle planning for schools
  • Supports specialty schools in trades, aviation and culinary arts

• Bubba HartsellRepublican

  • Proposes a years-of-service teacher supplement
  • Supports bathroom use matching students' biological sex
  • Supports more career and technical education programs
  • Pledges better support for the exceptional children's program

• Pam EscobarDemocratic

  • Pledges to push for a new math curriculum
  • Voted for building five schools as a board member
  • Supported the district's current reading curriculum
  • Supports better working conditions to keep teachers