Tiffanie Robinson announces run for District 4 school board seat

Tiffanie Robinson
Tiffanie Robinson

Candidates

District 1› Rhonda Thurman, incumbent› Jason Moses› Patti SkatesDistrict 2› Jonathan Welch, incumbent› Kathy LennonDistrict 4› George Ricks, incumbent› Montrell Besley› Tiffanie Robinson› Annette ThompsonDistrict 7› Donna Horn, incumbent› Joe Wingate

Tiffanie Robinson hopes to have a seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education come August.

Robinson, president of Lamp Post Group and partner at the JumpFund, lives in District 4 and officially announced today her candidacy to run for the school board.

In a statement, Robinson said she is running because "fresh faces on the school board will find new ways to achieve success for all students."

She added that "student success should not be defined by ZIP code and socioeconomic status."

Robinson is running against incumbent George Ricks, who has served several terms on the school board, and newcomers Montrell Besley and Annette Thompson.

If elected, Robinson said she plans to improve transparency and accountability, increasing community involvement and ensuring equity. Specifically, Robinson said her goals would include facilitating a transparent superintendent selection process, reviewing the budget for effective use of funds, developing community schools, expanding access to Pre-K, investigating the cluster school-zoning model, and improving recruitment, retention and support of teachers.

Robinson said she plans to send her children, who are not yet school age, to a District 4 school. She hopes that by being on the school board she can advocate for all the children in the district and "open the doors to success and opportunity."

District 4 comprises Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Hamilton County Collegiate High, STEM School, The Howard School, East Lake Academy, Orchard Knob Middle, Battle Academy, Calvin Donaldson School, Clifton Hills Elementary, East Lake Elementary, East Side Elementary, Hardy Elementary and Orchard Knob Elementary.

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