22 candidates seek school board seats

All nine seats on the Atlanta Board of Education will be up for election in November.

Six incumbents are among the 22 candidates who qual- ified last week to appear on the Nov. 2 ballot.

This is the last election during which every board seat is up for grabs at the same time because a recent state law change will usher in staggered terms for the school board.

In this election, five of the winners, representing the odd-numbered districts, will serve only a two-year term that expires Dec. 31, 2023. The remaining four spots, representing even-numbered districts, will be for a four-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025.

Board members Leslie Grant in district 1, Nancy Meister in district 4 and Kandis Wood Jackson, who holds the at-large seat 7, are not seeking reelection.

Candidates for the Atlanta school board:

District 1, southeast Atlanta: Katie Howard; Wykeisha Howe

District 2, central Atlanta: Aretta Bal d on (incumbent); Keisha Carey; Bethsheba Rem

District 3, east Atlanta:

Michelle Olympiadis (incum- bent)

District 4, north Atlanta:

Mikayla Arciaga; Jennifer Mcdonald

District 5, west Atlanta: Raynard Johnson; Er ika Mitchell (incumbent)

District 6, south Atlanta: Eshé Collins (incumbent); Patreece Hutcherson

At-large Seat 7: Patri- cia Crayton; Tamara Jones; Royce Carter Mann; Stephen Spring; Kanesha Venning

At-large Seat 8: Cynthia Briscoe Brown (incumbent); Keedar Whittle

At-large Seat 9: Jason B. Allen; Jason Esteves (incumbent); D’jaris James