Nancy Meister

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Nancy Meister

Prior offices

Atlanta Public Schools school board District 4

Successor: Jennifer McDonald

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Education

Bachelor's

Bentley College

Personal

Profession

Real estate agent

Nancy Meister was a member of the Atlanta Public Schools school board in Georgia, representing District 4. Meister assumed office in 2009. Meister left office on December 31, 2021.

Meister ran for re-election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent District 4 in Georgia. Meister won in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Meister earned a B.S. in marketing management from Bentley College. She has worked as a residential real estate agent with Beacham and Company. She has been associated with the Atlanta Parents of Public Schools, the Northern Corridor Task Force, and was the PTA president at North Atlanta High School and at Sutton Middle School. She was also a founding member of North Atlanta High School Foundation.

Elections

2017

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)

All nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education in Georgia were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Six seats were elected by district and three seats were elected at large. Six incumbents filed for re-election. A runoff election was held on December 5, 2017, after no candidate in Districts 2, 3, 5, and 7 won a majority of votes in the general election.

District 2 incumbent Byron Amos won against newcomer Keisha Carey in the runoff election after they defeated challenger Tony Burks in the general election. As of December 5, 2017, the runoff election was too close to call. The open District 3 seat drew five newcomers, Adzua Agyapon, Lewis Cartee, Michelle Olympiadis, Antoine Raynard Trammell, and Rashida Winfrey. Olympiadis-Constant defeated Agyapon in the runoff election. Newcomer Erika Yvette Mitchell defeated Raynard Johnson in the runoff election after defeating candidates D'Jaris James, Jatisha Marsh, Bobby Montgomery, and Jackye Rhodes for the District 5 seat. In District 7, newcomer Kandis Wood Jackson won against Patricia Crayton after they defeated candidates Nathaniel Borrell Dyer, John Wright, and Micah Rowland in the general election.

In the general election, incumbent Leslie Grant defeated challenger Ade Oguntoye to retain her District 1 seat. Incumbent Nancy Meister was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat and won unopposed. In District 6, incumbent Eshé Collins defeated newcomers Valrie Walker Sanders, Patreece Hutcherson, and Donta McMichael to retain her seat. District 8 incumbent Cynthia Briscoe Brown won against challengers Ben Stone and Charlie Stadtlander. Incumbent Jason Esteves was the only candidate to file for the District 9 seat and won unopposed.

Results

Atlanta Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy Meister Incumbent (unopposed)	99.16%	11,945
Write-in votes	0.84%	101
Total Votes		12,046
Source: Fulton County, Georgia, "Official Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017 and DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report: Official and Complete," accessed November 17, 2017

Funding

Meister reported $1,694.00 in contributions and $0.00 in expenditures to the City of Atlanta Office of Municipal Clerk, which left her campaign with $1,694.00 as of December 31, 2017.

Endorsements

Meister was endorsed by the Buckhead Coalition.

2013

See also: Atlanta Public Schools elections (2013)

Nancy Meister ran for the District 4 seat against Taryn Bowman on November 5, 2013.

Results

Atlanta Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Nancy Meister Incumbent	65.2%	5,748
	Nonpartisan	Taryn Bowman	34.7%	3,063
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	0.1%	11
Total Votes				8,822
Source: Fulton County Board of Election, "Election Results," accessed October 30, 2017

Funding

Meister reported $19,884.00 in contributions and $18,891.00 in expenditures to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission , which left her campaign with $992.80 on hand.

Endorsements

Meister received endorsements from Governmental Affairs Committee, the Atlanta Board of Realtors, the Realtors Political Action Committee, the BuckheadView, former principal Mark Mygrant, and various district residents.

2009

Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, District 4, 2009
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Nancy Meister	51.8%	6,357
	Nonpartisan	Mark Riley Incumbent	48.2%	5,906
Total Votes				12,263
Source: Atlanta Election Results

Campaign themes

2013

Meister identified the following campaign themes for 2013:

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Budgets I voted against increasing the number of furlough days for teachers I voted against increased class sizes I voted against further depleting the reserve fund I voted against a larger central administrative office My voting record speaks for itself. I will continue to advocate for a balanced budget that pushes for smaller administrative overhead and one that empowers our local principals to make the financial decisions that make the most sense for their schools. Furlough days and larger classes are not the answer! Decentralization I advocated for more local control of budgets. I advocated for pushing more resources to local schools. I continue to advocate for our local principals to have more control. Our district is wonderfully diverse! Our children deserve a system that provides autonomy to its leadership. School-based management and budgeting takes decision-making and spending away from the central office, allowing resources to be directed and appropriately applied by the one who knows the needs of the schools best: the principal. I have consistently advocated for this. Superintendent search I look forward to being a part of the process of selecting a new Superintendent that will lead our district into the future. I believe this person should: Have excellent communications skills with the Board and public Respect the ideas, recommendations, and views of the Board and public Ethical in all aspects of their lives Compassionate for the needs of all our children Be willing and able to work with and empower local principals The next Board must hire a leader who has a proven track record of empowering schools and communities; a deep understanding that Atlanta Public Schools is not a "one size fits all" system; and a passion to reform teaching and learning in each school. Through the budgeting process, the next Board must re-evaluate our compensation packages for principals, teachers and school-based staff. This will ensure our employees performing the most challenging tasks are more than adequately compensated. The next Board must implement policies that allow for technological advances that provide growth in our students’ education. Early childhood education enhance pre-kindergarten opportunties for all children in APS ensure proper measurements are in place in our curriculum to make sure children are reading and writing at the appropriate level ensure that APS utilizes all federal and state funding, as well as grants to enrich early education programs Early childhood education is an investment APS cannot afford to ignore. Numerous studies have shown that children who have quality early education are more likely to complete their education and graduate on time. I will work to ensure APS engages in all opportunites to fullfil this important need.

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See also

• Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia
• Atlanta Public Schools elections (2017)
• Atlanta Public Schools elections (2013)

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