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Leon County School Board - District 1
Leon County School Board - District 1
Office role
Alva Swafford-Smith
Nonpartisan
James Billingsley
Nonpartisan
Alva Swafford-Smith
Nonpartisan
James Billingsley
Nonpartisan
Issue stances
Issue getting the most attention
District budget priorities
Cut excess district administrative positions and use a districtwide plan to manage declining enrollment.
Call for a district audit and staffing review. Prioritize students, teachers, safety, curriculum and facilities over nonessential issues.
Issue with the biggest divide
Board transparency
Instituted formal agenda review before school-board meetings.
Support an open-door board policy, keep the superintendent from controlling the board, and consider livestreaming district decisions and tax spending.
Teacher pay
Increase pay for school employees and raise teacher salaries to improve retention.
Support appropriate pay for teachers.
School closures
Consider consolidating under-enrolled schools to fund teacher raises of about $5,000 each.
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School discipline
Give teachers more authority to remove disruptive students from classrooms.
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More issues
Class sizes
Student mental-health services
Chronic absenteeism
Experience
2014 to present
Board Member - District 1, Leon County School Board
2021 to 2024
Executive Director, Florida State University Stoops Center for Law and Business
2015 to 2021
Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Bend
2009 to 2014
Teacher, Leon County Public School
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