Member, Mobile County Board of Education, District No. 3
This seat represents District No. 3, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
What does this office do?
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Independent
Meika Gordon Gardner spent more than 25 years with Mobile County Public Schools as an educator and transition teacher and was named Alabama's Transition Teacher of the Year in 2015. Gardner also coached high school volleyball and was a middle school athletic director.
Democratic · Incumbent
Reginald Crenshaw has served on the school board since 2008 and earlier sat on the Prichard City Council; he holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration. On the board he has focused on raising the graduation rate, cutting dropouts, and finishing school building projects.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: sos.alabama.gov2