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Lyord Watson, Jr.

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Lyord Watson, Jr.
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Prior offices
Birmingham City Schools District 2

Education

Bachelor's

Samford University

Other

Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Clergy


Lyord Watson, Jr. is the former District 2 representative on the Birmingham City Schools school board in Alabama. Watson won a first term in the by-district general election on August 27, 2013.

Biography

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Watson is a native of Brewton, Alabama. His mother spent more than 30 years as an educator in the Alabama public school system.[1] He earned a Bachelor's degree in business management from Samford University before continuing on to receive his master's of divinity from the Beeson Divinity School of Samford University.[2] After graduating, Watson became a philanthropist and a founding member of the Birmingham Change Fund.[1] At the time of his tenure, Watson served as the associate pastor at Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church.[1]

Elections

2013

See also: Birmingham City School District Elections (2013)

Lyord Watson, Jr. defeated incumbent Virginia S. Volker for the District 2 seat on the Birmingham City School Board on August 27, 2013.

Birmingham City Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLyord Watson, Jr. 62% 1,510
     Nonpartisan Virginia S. Volker Incumbent 38% 927
Total Votes 2,437
Source: Birmingham Office of the City Clerk, "City Election - August 27, 2013," accessed August 28, 2013 These results are unofficial and not certified. They will be updated once certified results are available.

Funding

During his campaign, no campaign donations or expenditures for Lyord Watson, Jr. were reported to the Alabama Secretary of State.[3]

Endorsements

Lyord Watson, Jr. received an official endorsement for his campaign from the Birmingham Association of Realtors.[4]

Campaign themes

Watson's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[5]

“

Culture

  • Desire for the Birmingham City School System to be the best school system in the region, and faith that it can be achieved / we can achieve it together.
  • Expect more of our students and challenge them to be their best.
  • Immerse Immerse student structure and culture of excellence where they will succeed.

Curriculum

  • Rigorous curriculum to prepare students for life after high school no matter what they do.
  • Collaborative effort to determine how the local school system can most effectively teach the curriculum determined by the State Board of Education.
  • Holistic delivery methods that meet the needs of our students, challenge student'ss creativity and involve student's responsibilityonent that will engender student's responsibility for their own communities.

Communication

  • Explore multiple methods of communication to ensure parents receive the necessary information to support their child
  • Make it easier and more efficient for community stakeholders to interact with and provide support to the school system and their local schools
  • Make sure that parent and community stakeholder voices are heard

[6]

”

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lyord + Watson + Birmingham + City + School"

Lyord Watson News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lyord Watson - Birmingham Board of Education, "Meet Watson," accessed August 15, 2013
  2. ↑ Student Focused, "About Us," accessed August 15, 2013
  3. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Search FCPA Reports," accessed August 28, 2013
  4. ↑ Jon Reed, AL.com, "Birmingham Association of Realtors announces endorsements in mayor, council, school board races," August 16, 2013
  5. ↑ Lyord Watson, "Vision," accessed July 22, 2013
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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2013 Birmingham City Schools Elections
Candidates:
District 1 Candidates: • Incumbent, Tyrone H. Belcher, Sr. • Sherman Collins, Jr. • Douglas Ragland • Jerry Tate

District 2 Candidates: • Incumbent, Virginia S. Volker • Lyord Watson, Jr.

District 3 Candidates: • Incumbent, Brian Giattina

District 4 Candidates: • Daagye Hendricks • Rodney Huntley • Gwen Sykes

District 5 Candidates: • Randall L. Woodfin • Martha Casey McDowell

District 6 Candidates: • Lavon Beard • Gwendolyn Thomas Bell • Cheri A. Gardner • Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. • Joy A. Smith

District 7 Candidates: • Wardine T. Alexander • Lawrence Jackson • Darius Moore

District 8 Candidates: • Incumbent, April Myers Williams • Antwon B. Womack • Patricia Bozeman-Henderson

District 9 Candidates: • Incumbent, Emanuel B. Ford • Sandra K. Brown
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