Jane Grimes Meneely
Jane Grimes Meneely was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education in Tennessee. The general election was held on August 4, 2016.[1] She lost the election.[2]
A candidate forum held in June 2016 highlighted the charter school debate in the district. Incumbents Will Pinkston, Amy Frogge, and Jill Speering refused to attend the event due to concerns that the organization hosting the forum promoted "unabated charter school growth." Only the candidates seeking the District 5 seat were able to face off at the event.[3]
Winners of the district's 2016 board of education election inherited a lawsuit against the state over education funding. In June 2016, the school board voted to approve the lawsuit, saying the state had not provided enough funding for the district's English language learners for the 2016-2017 school year.
Biography
Meneely is a graduate of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. She works as a special event consultant for the Martha O'Bryan Center. She previously worked as the campaign manager for the Jackson Miller School Board Campaign and as an operations manager for the Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA). Meneely is a founding board member of Nashville Classical Charter School. She is also a board member of Nashville Emerging Leaders and Nashville Education, Community and Arts Television (NECAT). She earned a bachelor's degree from Stephens College and a mini-M.B.A from Belmont University.[4]
Elections
2016
Five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[5] District 1 incumbent Sharon Dixon Gentry defeated challenger Janette Carter to win another term. In District 3, incumbent Jill Speering also won another term by defeating challenger Jane Grimes Meneely. Norman Merrifield originally filed to run for the District 3 seat, but he withdrew from the election. Christiane Buggs, Miranda Christy, Corey Gathings, and Erica Lanier ran for the District 5 seat, which was left open when board member Elissa Kim did not file to run for re-election. Buggs was elected to the seat. The District 7 race featured incumbent Will Pinkston and challenger Jackson Miller. Pinkston was re-elected to another term. District 9 incumbent Amy Frogge faced challenger Thom Druffel. She was also elected to another term.[1][6][2]
Results
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jill Speering Incumbent |
58.19% | 2,593 |
| Jane Grimes Meneely | 41.20% | 1,836 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 27 |
| Total Votes | 4,456 | |
| Source: Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results," accessed January 12, 2017 | ||
Funding
Meneely reported $56,001.00 in contributions and $56,001.00 in expenditures to the Davidson County Election Commission, which left her campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Meneely was endorsed by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce SuccessPAC and the national education nonprofit organization Stand For Children.[8][9]
Recent news
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See also
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections (2016)
External links
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Tennesseean, "Who's running for the Nashville school board?" April 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County Election Commission, "August 4 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 30, 2016
- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "County General Sample Ballot: August 4, 2016," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "Financial Disclosures," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, "SuccessPAC endorses candidates for the Metropolitan Board of Public Education," July 1, 2016
- ↑ Nashville Scene, "Who Are the Players in Nashville's School Board Race?" June 17, 2016
