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Dr. Joyce Waddell – School Board District 3

Website: joycewaddell@joycewaddell

E-mail: waddelljoyce@hotmail.com

Phone Number:: (704) 549-4777

Facebook Page or URL:: Joyce Waddell

Current Occupation:: Educational Consultant

Education–Highest Degree:: PhD

What District are you running in?: District 3

Did/do you have children attending public school in the CMS system?: Select

Please share with us a short personal/professional biography:
Joyce Waddell has more than 3 decades of experience in education with more than two of them in the Charlotte Mecklenburg schools. she continues to take assignments in the school system and has had experience working at the elementary school level, middle school level, high school level and more than a decade in administration including training teachers in innovation classroom strategies. She has worked under the leadership of seven superintendents. She has excellent knowledge of budgets, she is a team player, she has participated in studying pupil assignments and will be a great member of the School Board.

Most important organizations you belong to (up to three):
She currently serves as the 2nd vice chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus, a long time member of the League of Women voters, a board member of the Democratic Women of Charlotte.

List up to three (3) of your most important political/civic accomplishments in the last five (5) years:
She served as the Chair of the Housing Appeals Board for the City of Charlotte and was chair for three years ending 2009. Awarded the Silver Star Honor by the Democratic Women of Charlotte June 2009, NAACP of Charlotte awarded her the Community Service Award – 2008.

What makes you the most qualified candidate?
Knowledge and experience related to the duties and functions of a school board member makes Joyce Waddell the most qualified candidate. Expertise in supervision, budgets, pupil assignment, and hiring practices all related to duties of a school board member possed by Joyce Waddell. Being a small business owner provides knowledge about business transactions. Holding 2 masters degrees and a PhD relates to continues educational training.

What do you believe is the single most important investment the school district can make to improve student achievement?
After school tutoring seems to have been very effective.

Seven recommended goals in the CMS strategic plan 2014 are: Highly Effective Educators, Highly Effective Leaders, Performance Management, Developing Digital Citizens, Environmental Sustainability, Support Services for Positive Choices and Parent & Community Connections. Which of these is the most important to you and how would your leadership ensure that goal is met?
Performance Management is very important because it provides for measurement and assessment. It shows that which is accomplished and provides methods of that which needs to be accomplished.

How can residents in your district (including parents, students and others) be engaged in the work of elevating student achievement? What will you do to support their efforts?
School committees composed of parents, teachers and students in dialogue on a weekly basis will be very effective as they address concerns and monitor programs in their respective schools.