Democratic Candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction June AtkinsonHenry Pankey

June St. Clair Atkinson - Incumbent - Bio EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy, North Carolina State University, 1996 MS, Vocational and Technical Education, Virginia Tech, 1974 BS, Business Education, Radford University, 1969 Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina, 2004-present President, High Schools That Work, Southern Regional Education Board, Education Political Experience Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Author High School Teacher, Business, Charlotte, North Carolina Section Chief, Business Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction High School Teacher, Business, Roanoke, Virginia Director, Career and Technical Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Director, Division of Instructional Services, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Assistant Director, Division of Instructional Services, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Professional Experience

Campaign Contributors PUBLIC FUND$214, WILLIAMS, LISA A$27, UNITEMIZED DONATIONS$23, LILLIANS LIST OF NORTH CAROLINA$5, GUYER-STENNER, JENNIFER$2, SMITH, ALISSA$2, NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS$1, STEDMAN, W DAVID$1, EMILYS LIST$1, FIRST CITIZENS BANK$1, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS / IBT$1, STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH CAROLINA$1, HUNT JR, JAMES B$1, MOORE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$1, WAKE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN$1, ATKINSON, JUNE$1, GURLEY, WILLIAM$1,

Platform & Leadership Approach “First, educators need professional development to help them transition from the way we teach today to the way students will learn in the future. Our path to 2025 also should include the move to extended employment for teachers. Educators are professionals. Many other professions offer employees extensive paid training, development and advancement opportunities. Teaching should be no different. And finally, society must accept that the traditional pieces of education that so many are familiar with today are becoming irrelevant and will eventually fade away. Grades, segmented courses and seat time will soon join the film projector as things of the past.” “We have yet to find a perfect way to pay teachers, and any system will have its weaknesses and strengths. However, last week I asked lawmakers to consider a wedding cake approach to teacher pay. A typical wedding cake has layers on which you build other layers. With appropriate planning of the first layer, you the can continue to add layers that enhance the cake.”

Wedding Cake Approach Layer 1 Increased Salary for All Teachers Layer 2 Local Teacher Leadership* Pay Examples: 11 and 12 month contracts, mentors for beginning teachers, instructional coaches, grade/subject coordinators, and peer evaluators. Layer 3 Low-Performing Schools Recruitment Pay Layer 4 Bonuses for Teachers in Schools that Exceed Growth

Henry Junior Pankey - Bio Graduate Diploma, Supervision & Administration, Brooklyn College, Certificate, Special Education and Teaching, Long Island University Brooklyn, 1978 MFA, Theater and Speech, University of Maryland College Park, BFA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Member, North Carolina Association of Educators, present Education Political Experience

Chief Executive Officer/ Owner, Success Strategies United States of America, 2006-present School Administrator, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, 2005-present Motivational Speaker, AEI Speakers Bureau, 2000-present Principal, Scotland County Public Schools, Principal, New York City Board of Education, Professional Experience

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Platform Make all Decisions Based on what is in the Best Interest of Students Support and Sustain Tenure for Teachers Provide Greater Support for External Funding of Public Education Provide Greater Support for Students with Special Needs Fight for Increases in Educators' Salaries Promote and Support High Quality Professional Staff Development Support Proven Research-Based Instructional Programs and Interventions Require Secure, Safe, and Orderly High Performing Schools Provide Greater Support and Resources for Low Performing Schools Promote and Support Digital Tools, Computer Technology, etc. Promote Pre-K-12 Reading and Writing across the Curriculum Promote Greater Community Involvement and Sponsored Scholarships Promote and Support Character Education Restoring Accountability to North Carolina Public Education