Kareem Moffett

Kareem Moffett

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Cincinnati Board of Education At-large

Cincinnati Board of Education At-large

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 2, 2021

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Associate

University of Cincinnati, 1993

Bachelor's

University of Cincinnati, 2004

Ph.D

University of Cincinnati, 2013

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Birthplace

Cincinnati, Ohio

Profession

Math professor

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Kareem Moffett is an at-large member of the Cincinnati Board of Education in Ohio. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2025.

Moffett is running for re-election for an at-large seat of the Cincinnati Board of Education in Ohio. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Biography

Kareem Moffett was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received an associate degree in 1993, a bachelor's degree in 2004, and a Ph.D. in 2013, all from the University of Cincinnati. Moffett's professional experience includes being a math professor. She has been affiliated with the Cincinnati NAACP Executive Committee, the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association, and the Women in Engineering Advisory Committee at the University of Cincinnati.

Elections

2025

See also: Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

Incumbent Brandon Craig, incumbent Jim Crosset, incumbent Kareem Moffett, Kari Armbruster, and Marcia A. Futel are running in the general election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Brandon Craig (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Jim Crosset (Nonpartisan)
		Kareem Moffett (Nonpartisan)
		Kari Armbruster (Nonpartisan)
		Marcia A. Futel (Nonpartisan)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Damian Hoskins (Nonpartisan)
• Antonio Sanders (Nonpartisan)
• Tyra Oldham (Nonpartisan)
• Mary Wineberg (Nonpartisan)

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2021

See also: Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Wineberg (Nonpartisan)	23.0	36,339
✔	Submit photo	Mike Moroski (Nonpartisan)	19.4	30,697
✔		Kareem Moffett (Nonpartisan)	18.9	29,882
✔	Submit photo	Brandon Craig (Nonpartisan)	18.9	29,822
	Submit photo	Pamela Bowers (Nonpartisan)	12.0	18,894
		Gary Favors (Nonpartisan)	7.8	12,284

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2017

See also: Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2017)

Four of seven seats on the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents sought re-election. Incumbents Melanie Bates and Ericka Copeland-Dansby and newcomers Ryan Messer and Mike Moroski defeated incumbent Daniel Minera, former candidate Marcia A. Futel, and newcomers Jacqueline Amos, David Brenner, Gary Favors, Christine Fisher, Renee Hevia, Kareem Moffett, and Kathy Young.

Cincinnati Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ryan Messer	14.17%	25,755
Ericka Copeland-Dansby Incumbent	13.03%	23,671
Mike Moroski	11.74%	21,330
Melanie Bates Incumbent	10.65%	19,351
Renee Hevia	10.63%	19,323
Kathy Young	6.86%	12,471
Christine Fisher	5.80%	10,547
Jacqueline Amos	5.27%	9,582
David Brenner	5.22%	9,482
Marcia A. Futel	4.56%	8,286
Kareem Moffett	4.42%	8,035
Gary Favors	4.09%	7,439
Daniel Minera Incumbent	3.55%	6,442
Total Votes		181,714
Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Official," accessed November 27, 2017

Endorsements

Moffett had received official endorsement for her campaign from Our Revolution—Greater Cincinnati as of September 6, 2017.

Campaign themes

2025

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2021

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My personal, professional, and education experiences make me uniquely qualified to understand the role of a school board member. As a former teacher in high school myself, I know that teachers face many challenges on a variety of levels, including challenges that include families and non-traditional students. Additionally, as a parent of black children, I’ve felt unheard at times by my school and district and can relate to parents who feel similarly. However, I’ve also had some of the most engaging and robust experiences within Cincinnati Public Schools and want all families in the district to have this opportunity. I desire to engage those who’ve felt unheard and replicate the great experiences I’ve had for others.

I have multiple degrees from the University of Cincinnati which portray the depth and breadth of my knowledge. I have earned an Associate of Applied Sciences in Chemical Engineering Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences (with a focus in Chemistry), a Master of Arts in Remedial Education and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education with a Dissertation on Educating Urban African American students. I’ve spent the later half of my education focusing on the education of urban students.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Equitable Education options
• Engagement with All Voices Being Represented
• Rebuilding with Creativity, Innovation and Fiscal Transparency

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education, Safety, School discipline, fiscal transparency

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

As a qualitative researcher in Oral History and Action Research, I've been trained to listen for every voice. I've performed cultural audits that allowed space for authentic conversations and resolutions. I've learned how to seek out and listen to those that are not as loud or may not even be as visible yet still have value. I desire to include space for every voice and perspective to be included in Cincinnati Public education.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The role of a school board member is to be a connection between the school district and the community. Not only does the school board member evaluate the Superintendent and Treasurer, the school board member established policies that benefit the district and community. In order for the school board member to be effective they must maintain connectivity and a listening ear to the communities that our schools and students reside.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of inclusion and awareness. I would like to be known as the school board member that was present, listened to and authentically cared about every student and wanted everyone to be included at the table where decisions were being made about them.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first paid job was a cashier at a grocery store called Thriftway. A very long time ago!

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Nina Simon's Feeling Good (one of my favorites)

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

The role of a school board member is to establish policies for the entire school district, to hire and evaluate the district Superintendent and district Treasurer and to be connected to the community.

Who are your constituents?

Parents and Caregivers, Teachers and support Staff, Current students and community members

Do you believe it is important to intentionally recruit with the aim of diversifying the district’s faculty, staff, and administration? If so, what would be your policy to achieve this?

Cincinnati Public Schools has an anti racism policy #2256 which addresses that hiring data shall be aggregated by race to identify areas of improvement, strengths and weaknesses as related to the potential biases in the hiring process. As a member of the school board, I would work with the Superintendent to set clear and attainable goals for diverse recruitment and assessment of the data to ensure that the district is advancing towards the goals of diversifying district faculty, staff and administration. I would also support a budget that is intentional in initiatives and programming to this goal as well.

In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?

I would like to see our students graduate from our schools with credentials that allow them to immediately become gainfully employed. Our students can benefit from credentials such as apprenticeships, vocational training, technical training, etc. I would support re-evaluating and re-establishing a relationship between Cincinnati Public Schools and the Great Oaks Career Campuses as a way for our students to learn a skill or trade while in high school that can allow them to graduate with the ability to immediately have a relationship with a potential employer. There are well paying jobs that are going unfilled that our students can benefit from immediately. I would also support establishing an apprenticeship with our unions so that our students can fill great paying jobs and learn from skilled laborers that have been in the trade for years and have knowledge to share.

How might you support the mental health needs of students/faculty/staff?

Recognizing and supporting the mental health of our students and staff is paramount to our success moving forward. The physical safety and securing of our students and staff should be protected by every means possible and the mental health and just as paramount. I believe that we are all experiencing trauma in some manner having managed COVID and now the variants. Our children have had unprecedented exposure to stressors that many can only imagine. Our teachers and staff not only have to manage their own families and their career stressors with safety in the classrooms and buildings. Our students and staff need mental health services available that are trauma supportive and consistent. Students perform best when they know they belong, when they know adults are listening, and when they know their todays and tomorrows are important to us all. We need to dedicate additional resources to support the mental health needs of our students and staff and I would commit to approving funding.

What are your views on how to address schooling during pandemic times?

My goal is to keep our schools open in the safest manner possible. Our district must trust the advice of our medical partners (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Centers for Disease Control, etc.) to guide us on what is best for our students and staff. As long as our medical partners are in support, my position is to keep schools open because there are families where the safest place for their students is the school building. I believe that it is the district's responsibility to provide equitable education options for students, regardless if they are in-person or remote.

What will you do to build a relationship with parents in the district? What plans do you have to be inclusive of parental involvement?

I'm open to new and creative solutions to build relationship with parents within the district. I've explored ideas such as providing a designated day/time for community feedback outside of school board meetings (i.e. First Saturday is meet-a-board-member day), attending school events such as PTO, LSDMC, Community council events. I'd like to learn the needs of the community and explore other creative options as well.

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