Shayla Adams-Stafford

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Shayla Adams-Stafford

Nonpartisan

Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Shayla Adams-Stafford is a member of the Prince George's County Board of Education in Maryland, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 7, 2020. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.

Adams-Stafford ran for re-election to the Prince George's County Board of Education to represent District 4 in Maryland. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Shayla Adams-Stafford won election in the general election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shayla Adams-Stafford (Nonpartisan)	98.8	29,485
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	357

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,842
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shayla Adams-Stafford advanced from the primary for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams-Stafford in this election.

2020

See also: Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Shayla Adams-Stafford defeated incumbent Bryan Swann in the general election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shayla Adams-Stafford (Nonpartisan)	66.4	23,514
		Bryan Swann (Nonpartisan)	33.3	11,784
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	125

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,423
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Shayla Adams-Stafford and incumbent Bryan Swann defeated Mohammed Ali, Trina Brown, and Alethia Simmons in the primary for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shayla Adams-Stafford (Nonpartisan)	42.6	7,688
✔		Bryan Swann (Nonpartisan)	26.6	4,802
		Mohammed Ali (Nonpartisan)	14.6	2,638
	Submit photo	Trina Brown (Nonpartisan)	10.4	1,874
		Alethia Simmons (Nonpartisan)	5.8	1,044

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,046
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Shayla Adams-Stafford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Adams-Stafford's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Shayla Stafford is a life-long educator most recently serving as an instructional coach in Washington D.C.. She has served as a history and government teacher and instructional coach for the past ten years. Shayla is a National Board Certified Teacher and has been recognized by the White House for her achievements in Project Based Learning. Shayla is the CEO and founder of RemixEducation, an education training organization that has provided more than 150 students in Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. with positive youth development programming. Shayla graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and received a master's degree in teaching from Duke University. Her SaaS company Adaptivex, aims to put the power of adaptive testing in the hands of K-12 teachers. She has won the ATT Hackathon, DC Venture Pitch Competition and most recently was a finalist in the international Penn Milken Business plan competition. Her company was featured on Nasdaq recently.

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?

• Reduce overcrowding in our schools
• Repair older schools and construct new schools
• Recruit and Retain the Best Teachers for our students

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Parent Engagement and Support are extremely important to me. To begin we need to prioritize every school in our county having a PTSA. Many schools do not have one and it is difficult for parents and guardians to get updated information from the school. Additionally, we need to support local PTSA's in making meetings more accessible for parents. This may include grants for providing childcare and food at meetings. More importantly, I think we need to work to support schools in executing home visits. Home visits can help create trust between schools and families and set forth collective hopes for students academically. This is proven in neighboring districts to increase parental involvement. I would leverage my connection with the Flamboyan Foundation to support this work.

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