Habersham County Board of Education Chairperson Doug Westmoreland is seeking reelection. Westmoreland announced earlier this month that he intends to qualify in March to run for a third term.
The former teacher, coach, and administrator was first elected to the District 1 school board seat in 2016. He took office the following year.
Westmoreland touts the progress Habersham schools have made during his tenure, including a record system graduation rate of 97.8% and “some of the best test scores in our region.”
There have also been several expansions and facility upgrades in the past eight years.
“As a board member, I have worked hard for property owners in the county. We have rolled back the school millage rate every single year I have served on the board,” he says.
Beyond those accomplishments, Westmoreland says the school board has a great working relationship. He’d like to keep that going, calling it “vital” to achieving the school system’s mission of ‘Success for All Students.’
Qualifying week for the May primary opens on March 5.
