School board

City of Norfolk School Board

Ward 5

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The school board runs City of Norfolk's public schools, hires the superintendent and adopts the school budget.

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Jevon W. Baskerville

No party listed

Organization development and training consultant, Baskerville Strategies

The gist

Supports investing in teachers as schools' greatest asset.
Supports limiting unnecessary phone use in classrooms.
Pledges transparent, data-driven consolidation decisions.

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Supports investing in teachers as schools' greatest asset.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“When we support, respect, and invest in our educators, we're ultimately investing in our students.”
Supports limiting unnecessary phone use in classrooms.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“I support clear, consistent classroom expectations that limit unnecessary phone use”
Pledges transparent, data-driven consolidation decisions.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“My priority will be ensuring those decisions are transparent, data-driven, and centered on student success”

Ken D. Paulson

No party listedIncumbent

Norfolk School Board member (Ward 5); retired U.S. Army pilot

The gist

Proposes rebuilding trust through listening and transparency.
Supports keeping phones off and stored all school day.
Supports content filters and teacher control over devices.

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Proposes rebuilding trust through listening and transparency.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“The most pressing issue facing the School Board is rebuilding trust among NPS employees, families, students, community members, and partners.”
Supports keeping phones off and stored all school day.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“Phones should remain off and stored throughout the school day.”
Supports content filters and teacher control over devices.
Meet the candidates: Norfolk School Board
Candidate questionnaire · The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press (via Yahoo News) · Sep 21, 2026 · yahoo.com
“NPS should provide teachers with classroom management software, content filters, professional development”

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