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Interviews

The interviews below were conducted by asking each of the candidates about six questions. The candidates then took anywhere between 10 to 15 minutes to respond to those questions. More


Barry Barlow
Barry Barlow
Barry Barlow explains why he wants to represent District 1 and his view on the controversial rezoning plan. More


Paul J. Brenner describes District 9 as an influential position on the Metro school board and says he wants to be its next representative. More


Timothy Ray Coleman
Timothy Ray Coleman
Coleman says he would make improving graduation rates his goal if he's elected as the representative for District 3. More


Alan Coverstone
Alan Coverstone
Alan Coverstone approves of the new rezoning measure and talks about what the city needs to accomplish to improve the school system. More


Cordenus A. Eddings
Cordenus A. Eddings
Cordenus Eddings says she is running for the Metro school board because she has a passion to see children succeed and wants to do her part to help them succeed. More


Sharon Gentry
Sharon Gentry
Sharon Gentry shares her views on the challenges facing District 1 and the hot topic of rezoning in Davidson County's schools. More


Stephen W. Hicks
Stephen W. Hicks
Stephen W. Hicks says he wants to be a board member because it’s is one of the most pressing issues currently facing Metro Nashville. More


Edward Kindall
Edward Kindall
Edward Kindall shares why he is seeking re-election, his plans to improve public schools and why he thinks voting on the rezoning issue should have been delayed. More


James Lech
James Lech
If elected as District 9 school board representative, James Carl Lech says he will bring high intellectual standards back to Metro schools. More


Lee M. Limbird
Lee M. Limbird
Limbird discusses her views on public education and what type of person she believes needs to fill the schools director vacancy. More


William Mason Jr.
William Mason Jr.
Mason says he is not in favor of the new rezoning plan and believes the top priority of the schools system should be to find a solid schools director. More


Mark North
Mark North
Mark North says he is pleased with the new rezoning measure and his thoughts on who should become the next schools director. More

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Pictures Of Candidates

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School District 1 - Candidates

William D. Mason Jr. is a special education teacher and longtime resident of District 1. More
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Sharon Gentry
Sharon Gentry says she will focus to the "business" of educating children so that the system's educators and students can focus on learning. More
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Barry Barlow
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School District 3 - Candidates

Mark North
Mark North is a second generation graduate of Madison High School where he was Valedictorian, President of the Honor Society and played sports. More
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Tim Coleman
Tim Coleman is currently a sergeant with the Berry Hill police department and has served as a law enforcement officer for 15 years. More
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School District 5 - Candidates

Gracie Porter is an incumbent candidate who is running unopposed in the Aug. 7 election. More

School District 7 - Candidates

Edward T. Kindall
Edward T. Kindall is a longtime resident of Nashville who has worked as a professor at Tennessee State University and an attorney in several areas of law. More
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Cordenus Eddings
Cordenus A. Eddings was raised in a loving family and graduated from public schools. As a result, she knows every child in Nashville schools can succeed. More
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School District 9 - Candidates

Alan Coverstone
Alan was raised in a family committed to public schools. His Mother, Carol Coverstone, taught in public schools, as do both of his sisters. More
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Lee M. Limbird
Lee Limbird serves on the Nashville Alliance for Public Education, is an alumna of Leadership Nashville, and with her family enjoys local and global outreach. More
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Paul Brenner
Paul Brenner is a retired mathematics teacher who says he desires to support students in the fulfillment of their full potential. More
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Stephen W. Hicks
Stephen W. Hicks has more than 20 years of experience in Metro government, including 15 years as a juvenile court probation officer and five years working with the state trial courts. More


James Carl Lech
James Lech said he is running for the Metro School Board to help eliminate mediocrity in the public school system. More
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