Jolene Mosley
Jolene Mosley is a member of the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education in Maryland, representing District 3. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.
Mosley ran for re-election to the Howard County Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 3 in Maryland. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Jolene Mosley won election in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jolene Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 97.5 | 25,753 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 652 | ||
| Total votes: 26,405 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jolene Mosley advanced from the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mosley in this election.
2020
See also: Howard County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Jolene Mosley defeated Tom Heffner in the general election for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jolene Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 78.1 | 22,015 |
| Tom Heffner (Nonpartisan) | 21.1 | 5,935 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 28,174 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Jolene Mosley and Tom Heffner defeated Gian Alfeo in the primary for Howard County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jolene Mosley (Nonpartisan) | 66.0 | 9,281 |
| ✔ | Tom Heffner (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 3,703 | |
| Gian Alfeo (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 1,079 | ||
| Total votes: 14,063 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jolene Mosley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jolene Mosley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mosley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running because: 1. I realized that District 3 has been historically underrepresented on the Board and needed a strong voice of an engaged HCPSS parent and active community advocate. 2. I believe my professional background as a data scientist will be a tremendous asset. I will bring evidence-based decision making that is thoughtful and well-reasoned combined with vast K-12 school system experience as an HCPSS parent to the Board.
3. My life experiences as a parent with GT and special needs children, my experience of having a child who survived cancer, my experiences of having four children who range from 4 - 17 yrs old all give me a unique perspective from which to advocate for all children.- Jolene has an extensive HCPSS advocacy and volunteering background.
- Jolene is a Sr. Data Scientist and holds degrees in Mathematics and Economics.
- Jolene looks forward to working with the community and HCPSS to move us to a space where everyone is valued, included and accepted in their school experience.
I would like to see a review of the overall school system with a goal of identifying pain points the system has been dealing with and access the root causes of these symptoms. These root causes will then be analyzed and steps prioritized to repair these issues as well as minimize unintended consequences. The Board should create policies to support funding formulas towards school demographic-based needs. More specifically, the policies should identify and implement funding formulas, not just on overall enrollment projections, but specific to programs that target more vulnerable populations so that these programs are supported and the students are graduating with success. In this approach, I would like to see diversity, inclusion, and tolerance initiatives prioritized. This should include changes in policy for the inclusion of new diverse materials in classroom teaching. This will align with training and workshops for whole-school culture building that welcomes inclusion, diversity and tolerance. The purpose of this policy would be to approve more diverse materials for curriculum and also fund the materials and time to incorporate them into the curriculum taught at all of the schools.
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See also
2024 Elections
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