Kimberly Battle

Kimberly Battle

Education

Bachelor's

University of Alabama, Huntsville

Graduate

Naval Postgraduate School, Colorado Technical University

Personal

Profession

Engineer

Contact

Personal website

Kimberly Battle was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Huntsville City Board of Education in Alabama. She was defeated by Walker McGinis in the general election on August 26, 2014.

Biography

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Battle earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Alabama-Huntsville, a master's degree in engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master's degree in management from Colorado Technical University. At the time of her candidacy, Battle was an engineer for the Aviation Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. Battle has been a volunteer, mentor and tutor in Huntsville City Schools since 2006. She is also a member of the Huntsville Planning Commission and the United Way Board of Directors. Battles is a graduate of the Leadership Connect of Huntsville/Madison County, a milestones member of the Women's Economic Development Council and a member of The Fellowship of Faith Church.

Elections

2014

See also: Huntsville City Schools elections (2014)

In the August 26, 2014 general election, Beth Wilder defeated Richard V. Buchanan for the District 2 seat and Walker McGinis defeated Kimberly Battle for the District 4 seat. Elisa Ferrell and Anson Knowles competed in a runoff election on October 7, 2014 for the District 3 seat. They defeated challengers Ellen Brusick, Kathie Rooker and Pat Sanders.

Results

Huntsville City Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Walker McGinis	57.3%	1,020
	Nonpartisan	Kimberly Battle	42.7%	761
Total Votes				1,781
Source: AL.com, "Ferrell, Knowles headed for runoff in District 3 board race; Wilder, McGinnis clinch victory in Districts 2, 4," August 9, 2014 These election results are unofficial. They will be updated once certified election results are available.

Funding

Battle did not file a campaign finance report with the Alabama Secretary of State.

Endorsements

Battle did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

Battle's campaign website listed the following as her campaign themes for 2014:

“	The Plan College and Career Ready Continue including advanced placement classes equitably at all schools, ensure new academies are rigorous with a fully-vetted curriculum, and ensure any technological advancements are in the delivery of education in Huntsville City Schools accessible by all students. Expand the dual enrollment options with our colleges and universities along with offering career tech programs that lead to professional certification. Maintain and build upon the current direction of the school system’s focus on student achievement, fiscal stability, resource efficiency, and increased accountability. Work with the superintendent to develop a plan to support educators, parents, community tutors, and after-school programs that increase the implementation success of the new math standards. While assessments are necessary to understand student progress, we need to work with the superintendent to determine and reduce redundant student assessments where possible. Facilitate Collective Involvement Facilitate the collective involvement of parents, teachers, communities and businesses throughout District 4 to provide solutions for each unique school. Synergize the resources of our community and business support networks to enhance the collaboration and overall organizational support for each school. Work with leaders on Redstone Arsenal to activate workforce participation through the Army Educational Outreach Program to support our schools. Work with the Huntsville City Council representative to support the re-purpose or sale of excess school property.v Work with parents and educators to cultivate parental involvement where possible, meanwhile emphasizing the key to student success is consistent and high expectations for all students regardless of socioeconomic conditions. Communications Internally, work with the board to emphasize accountability from the superintendent, to the principals, to the teachers for maintaining effective and professional communication. Support a survey of administrators, faculties, and staffs to understand the internal communication needs of educators and implement an approach to support efficient communications throughout the school year. Externally, work with the board to optimize communication methods to support an engaged, transparent, and results-oriented feedback process with stakeholders. Commit to improving communications within the district through quarterly community conversations. Advocate discussing and building consensus with the community for Huntsville City Schools long range plan. Develop and Appreciate Teacher Emphasize the need to enhance professional development while fostering an environment for educator success. With approximately 1/3rd of teachers in Huntsville City Schools being new hires, we need to transition to providing stability in the school system to grow and develop great teachers. Review the benefit/impact of making summer learning labs a requirement for teachers with less than 3 years of experience Special Education and Gifted Program Resources Ensure that resources and focus for implementing higher standards are also applied to our special education and gifted student programs. Revisit the special education plan in Huntsville City Schools to ensure we are providing the support to each student based on the individual development plan signed by the parent and school. Cuts were necessary to bring back the financial solvency of the system; however, now that the system is making progress in education, we need to make sure that progress includes special education and gifted programs.	”
—Kimberly Battle's campaign website (2014)

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See also

• Huntsville City Schools, Alabama
• Huntsville City Schools elections (2014)

External links

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