Steven Blair works as a pastor and believes that ‘love thy neighbor’ includes giving students a good education. His vision for the district is FHSD being one of the top three districts in the state because school quality boosts local quality.

“I believe that I can immediately start impacting the culture on the Board,” Blair said.

Carolie Owens spent 32 years as an educator, and now works as a music minister. She believes in increasing teacher pay and improving the environment they work in. She thinks that improving teacher retention will improve the school system.

“62 percent of teachers leave in five years and we need experienced teachers,” Owens said.

Adriana Kuhn works at the marketing company that she owns and wants to increase academic standards in the district. She also believes in strengthening district finances and supporting parental involvement in education.

“I want to make sure that there are enough advanced and honors classes, and I want to bring back Challenge Math and English classes,” Kuhn said.

Sam Young spent 20 years in the Navy as an officer before working as an engineer. He has spent the last four years volunteering to help the FHSD First Raven Robotics Team. He believes better fiscal management and academic excellence are the best ways to prepare students.

“The $79 million cost overrun on Francis Howell North shows that the that previous Boards did not have good fiscal controls in place,” Young said.