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Mark Riley, Atlanta Board of Education
Mark Riley ran for the at-large seat 8 on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in a general election on November 5, 2013. Riley served two terms on the board from 2002 to 2009.
Biography
Riley has a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. He was an attorney who worked at Atlanta law firm King & Spalding before entering the real estate business. After positions with Trammell Crow Residential and Cousins Properties, in 2000 he established his own real estate company, Urban Realty Partners, which focuses on building infill, walkable and environmentally sustainable projects in Atlanta’s revitalizing in-town communities. Riley has also served as Director of The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation since 1998. Riley is a member of the Downtown Rotary Club, the Board of Central Atlanta Progress, and the Board of Advisors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. He is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta and the Regional Leadership Institute sponsored by the Atlanta Regional Commission. Riley served on the Advisory Board for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. He has also served as a member of the board of the Georgia Charter Schools Association and Kipp Metro Atlanta’s Advocacy Committee. He is a former board member of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Atlanta District Council of Urban Land Institute, the Trust for Public Land and the National Vanderbilt Alumni Association. He also previously served as President of the Atlanta Vanderbilt Club and the Lanier Scholarship Program at Vanderbilt. Riley is married to Becky Roy Riley and has two children.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2013)
Tidwell ran for the at-large seat 8 against Dave Walker, Reuben McDaniel, Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Tom Tidwell on November 5, 2013. Opponents Reuben McDaniel and Cynthia Briscoe Brown faced each other in a runoff election on December 3, 2013.
Results
| Atlanta Public Schools, At-large seat 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Reuben McDaniel Incumbent |
36.8% | 16,256 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Briscoe Brown |
25.8% | 11,410 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Riley | 18.1% | 7,998 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Tidwell | 15.1% | 6,689 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dave Walker | 4% | 1,757 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.2% | 90 | |
| Total Votes | 44,200 | |||
| Source: Fulton County Board of Election, "Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Funding
Riley reported $144,036.99 in contributions and $122,544.90 in expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, which left his campaign with $21,492.09 on hand.[2]
Endorsements
Riley received an endorsement from the Buckhead Coalition.[3]
Campaign themes
Riley identified the following campaign themes for 2013:[4]
Restabilize
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The Atlanta Board of Education has been under unprecedented stress and scrutiny. At least four members will be new where veteran board members are retiring and there may be as many as seven new members total on the nine member board. We need stable, seasoned, experienced leadership to help guide the board through this transition and re-stabilize our leadership and the Board. |
Recruit
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We must recruit a top flight superintendent. We need to create a governance environment that will lead to recruiting and retaining an innovative, dynamic and disciplined superintendent for the Atlanta Public Schools - a national quality leader who can provide the schools our community needs. |
Reallocate
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We must ensure that we are putting resources in the classroom and not spending unnecessarily on administrative overhead. Under the current leadership, the Atlanta Public Schools has one of the most expensive administrative overheads in the country. We need to decrease our administrative expenditures and move those resources into the classroom, where they can directly help educate our children. In addition, we need to reallocate authority from the central office to principals and teachers who best know what our children need. |
Revolutionize
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We must revolutionize all of our neighborhood schools. Educational innovation is sweeping the country, from charter schools to new ideas in traditional schools, including online learning. The Atlanta Public Schools must be a leader in this new movement. We must embrace the best new practices from across the country and not be afraid to try new, homegrown ideas here in Atlanta. |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mark + Riley + Atlanta + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Friend of Marky Riley, "About Mark," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Riley, Mark Barry," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Financial Deconstruction, "Buckhead Coalition issues its Atlanta Board of Education race endorsements," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Friends of Mark Riley, "On the Issues," accessed October 30, 2013
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