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Berkeley County Board of Education

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Term
4 years
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2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The board of education sets Berkeley County Schools' budget and policies and hires the superintendent.

Nonpartisan. Fills the remainder of Melissa Power's term, which expires June 30, 2028.

Robert McCaulley

No party listed

Technology team leader; U.S. military veteran · Inwood (Shenandoah District)

The gist

  • Proposes a focus on early literacy.
  • Supports locality pay to retain teachers.
  • Supports backing teachers on classroom discipline.
  • Supports better planning for enrollment growth and overcrowding.
  • Pledges to prioritize listening to the community.
More about Robert
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  1. Proposes a focus on early literacy.

    'Better outcomes for all students' to be priority for Berkeley County Board of Education candidate

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 28, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “My approach would be to keep students at the center and deal with these issues directly: a real focus on early literacy”
  2. Supports locality pay to retain teachers.

    'Better outcomes for all students' to be priority for Berkeley County Board of Education candidate

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 28, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “we need to keep pushing for fair compensation through locality pay and other funding mechanisms”
  3. Supports backing teachers on classroom discipline.

    'Better outcomes for all students' to be priority for Berkeley County Board of Education candidate

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 28, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “No student should be allowed to consistently throw off learning for everyone else in the classroom”
  4. Supports better planning for enrollment growth and overcrowding.

    'Better outcomes for all students' to be priority for Berkeley County Board of Education candidate

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 28, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “clear follow-through on discipline and better planning for growth”
  5. Pledges to prioritize listening to the community.

    NAACP forum draws Democratic, third-party candidates; Republicans absent

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Sep 17, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “It's about listening, understanding, asking the right questions and then being able to vote appropriately”

Damon Wright

No party listedIncumbent

Berkeley County Board of Education member (appointed 2026) · Falling Waters (Potomac District)

The gist

  • Pledges more transparency about school system finances.
  • Supports making staff morale a superintendent priority.
  • Supports listening to teachers as classroom experts.
  • Opposes technology replacing classroom teaching.
More about Damon
View sources (3)
  1. Pledges more transparency about school system finances.

    NAACP forum draws Democratic, third-party candidates; Republicans absent

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Sep 17, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “I want to try to bring more transparency to that, more transparency to our finances so that people understand this is where your money goes”
  2. Supports making staff morale a superintendent priority.

    Damon Wright tapped to rejoin Berkeley County School Board

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Aug 4, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “I can work with the administration and the superintendent to make that one of his top priorities to make sure the staff are heard”
  3. Supports listening to teachers as classroom experts.

    Nearly all Berkeley County Board of Ed candidates participate in forum

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 15, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “We need to listen to them, they are the experts in the classroom”
  4. Opposes technology replacing classroom teaching.

    Nearly all Berkeley County Board of Ed candidates participate in forum

    News coverage · The Journal (Martinsburg) · Apr 15, 2026 · journal-news.net

    “We can't get away from technology, but it shouldn't replace teaching”

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