You dont come in one day with an excellent rating and have a test the next day and drop to an F. It doesnt happen, said Benway. Committee Closed, Jane HogemanforCouncil Notice of candidacy and filing fee in nonpartisan municipal elections. Higher wind gusts possible.. Mostly clear. Five newcomers have filed for those seats Ken Benway of Whispering Pines, Pauline Bruno of Pinehurst, Robin Calcutt and Rollie Sampson of Southern Pines, and Forrest Leach of Seven Lakes triggering a primary to pare the field down to four. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. She started teaching in 1984 at Elise and Westmoore, dividing her time between multiple schools like many electives teachers still do. PO Box 5588 | Pinehurst, NC 28374-5588. 1 min read. Davis is opposing school board chair Pam Thompson on the November ballot. Three seats are up for grabs this year in an election that has the potential to flip the political makeup of the board. I think if you really want to see improvement in the classroom, you go to the person that is the subject matter expert and ask them what they need, she said. 163294.2. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 mph. Thompson hopes to rejoin the board to help see that work to fruition, and shes optimistic that if the four elementary schools proceed as planned, the district will be well-situated to revisit the Advanced Career Center and other needs. Any time there is an act of violence or someone is using drugs, I consider that to be a problem that needs to be addressed, said Calcutt. Moore County, North Carolina, elections, 2022 - Ballotpedia Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. at the same Board of Elections office that you filed for office. If we can stay on course with our buildings over the next five or six years, and not lose momentum, I think well be in a better place by the time those years roll around, she said. County elections and candidates November 8, 2022 (General) Moore Moore County Board of Commissioners District I Jim Von Canon (R) John Misiaszek (Unaffiliated) Phil Vandercook (Unaffiliated) Moore County Board of Commissioners District II Ariadne T. DeGarr (D) Nick Picerno (R) Moore County Board of Commissioners District III John L. Ritter (R) 2. Along with many other counties across the state, the Moore County School Board will be speaking out against third grade retention laws by way of a resolution requesting the law be amended to give the retention decision back to local school districts. Benway and Bruno are running as a slate in alignment with the three board members elected in 2020. The Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, known simply as LETRS, is a phonics-based approach to teaching children to read. We went back to the group, talked about it and reached out to the three candidates to ask if there was something we could do that would encourage them to come, Crawford said. The following section covers the administrative aspect of candidate filing, in which the candidate qualifies for his or her name to appear on a ballot. Connect your account now. When the school board started hearing concerns about social studies curriculum and Critical Race Theory last spring, one of the most consistent voices was Pauline Brunos. Shannon Davis and Pam Thompson ran in the general election for Moore Board of Education District 3 on November 8, 2022. Not endorsed by any candidate or candidate's committee. On the ballot and below, you will find links to candidate information, including each . When it comes to filling empty teaching positions while simultaneously building a staff whose demographics more closely resemble the students that they teach, Calcutt and Sampson said they would both explore building incentives for high school students to study education and return to Moore County Schools to teach, and to help members of the districts more diverse support staff qualify to teach. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. info@mooredems.org Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Were hoping its going to be us, certainly, on the Judeo-Christian side, because the trophy is the kids. Spring has finally sprung and Lynchburg is ready to celebrate! Ken Benway retired from active duty in 1993 and settled in Whispering Pines in 2004. The committee may only be the candidate, but it is a committee and is subject to the regulations of candidate political committees. Each committee must have an appointed treasurer (NCGS 163-278.7) which can be thecandidate, or any individual, with the exception of the candidate's spouse. This includes in-kind contributions as well. Shannon Davis is a devoted spouse and parent, who like Americans nationwide, is committed to public education reform in light of declining student performance and the uncovering of a "woke" agenda in Moore County. In 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed The Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act, stating in part that students who are not proficient in English according to the end of year standardized test will be retained and will have to attend a summer school or be assigned a tutor for the following school year to be promoted. This election features. 6. for 365 days, Election Features Three Seats for Moore County School Board. According to last years results, well over half of students would be affected. The report cards are based on whether students perform at grade level on statewide standardized end-of-grade and end-of-course tests. Those cuts have included popular year-round and dual language programs, as well as teaching positions in fourth grade and up that have led to ballooning class sizes in those grades. Another K-5 school on Camp Easter Road is under construction now, funded with a private bank loan. When they get to sixth and seventh grade, they are drowning. As a print subscriber, you also have unlimited digital access. But they said the district cant do any of that without more funding from the state and county. Filing fees required of candidates in the Primary. Weve shifted our culture, and were trying to ensure that we have the right people in place to get the teachers what they need, said Thompson. Sunny to partly cloudy. The five possible district designations are Exemplary, Advancing, Satisfactory, Marginal, and In Need of Improvement. If anybody should be pounding the doors down at the public schools, it should be the Black community. Our community has to support our public schools and not believe all the rhetoric and chaos thats going on in the political realm.. Every person who is seeking elected office in the State of North Carolina and is a candidate for a statewide, legislative, judicial, county or municipal office becomes a candidate committee. As a print subscriber, you also have unlimited digital access. 1. McNeill started his law enforcement career in the Moore County Sheriffs Office, but started with the schools in 1991. If were going to create an learning environment thats conducive to learning, then we need to make sure that were doing that as far as our facilities, just making sure that we have schools that are truly going to make learning fun, said Clark. Physical Address: 145 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Southern Pines, NC, Mailing Address: P.O. Thompson, the school boards current chair, emphasized that the new statement is framed as an imperative for all students. That was a good sign. Choose wisely! We reached out to 146 candidates in contested races for city and school board offices in Sedgwick County and asked them to complete a candidate questionnaire. Many of those problems boil down to the same root cause: lack of funding to attract and keep employees. Vying to replace them are five newcomers: Ken Benway, Pauline Bruno, Robin Calcutt, Forrest Leach and Rollie Sampson. If the students know that there are going to be consequences to their actions, then theyre not going to continue doing it, said Davis I dont think its a great huge issue that we cant get under control, but its something we certainly do need to address.. He also coached softball and basketball at Union Pines, New Century, Westmoore and North Moore before he retired in 2016. The board also made strides with regard to employee culture that year, and the state teacher working conditions surveys in 2016 and 2018 have both shown marked improvements. Campaign, political party and other political and referendum committees must register at either the State Board of Elections or the County Board of Elections and file financial disclosure reports.