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Board of Education Member · District 3 · Montgomery County · 2026 Primary
Members of the Board of Education oversee the local public school system by setting educational policies, approving the annual operating budget, and hiring the superintendent. They make key decisions on matters such as student curriculum, school boundaries, and the maintenance of school facilities. This office is important because its members determine how tax dollars are spent to support student learning and the overall quality of schools in the community.
View all candidates in this raceAndrew Frykman is a 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School graduate running for Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 seat. He has called Montgomery County home for nearly his entire life, attending MCPS from kindergarten through 11th grade at Wood Acres Elementary, Thomas W. Pyle Middle, and graduating early from Walt Whitman High School. Frykman filed to run on February 13, 2026, listing a U.S. Postal Service box in Bethesda as his address. He is running to ensure MCPS refocuses on strong academics, safe classrooms, and real accountability for student success. His platform centers on four pillars: restoring academic excellence, creating safe capable and orderly classrooms, transparency with parent partnership, and fiscal responsibility. He participated in a primary election forum hosted by United Against Racism in Education on March 13, 2026.
Sources: Campaign website
I'm running because the long-term success of MCPS is too important to me, to this county, and this country, to be managed with apathy.
The Board's responsibility is for our children's futures. With an almost $4 billion budget, it must be willing to ask and seek answers to difficult questions and keep the focus on learning.
I care deeply about academic excellence and preparing our students, especially in such a unique county. Though I also believe it's hard to be truly excellent when the basics aren't universally right: safe, capable, and orderly classrooms, teachers empowered to teach, and frequent communication with parents that reflects true performance.
Source: frykman4boe.us
Academic Excellence
Frykman advocates for honest performance reporting where grades reflect mastery rather than completion, reducing remediation needs after graduation, rebalancing technology use in early grades, and prioritizing proven instruction over fashion.
“Honest performance Grades should reflect mastery, not just completion. Prepared for what's next Reduce the need for remediation after graduation.”
Classroom Safety
He emphasizes that learning requires order and teachers should be backed up with consistent expectations enforced fairly across schools while treating safety as a learning prerequisite.
“Learning requires order. Teachers should be backed up, and expectations should be consistent.”
Transparency
Frykman wants clearer reporting on student progress and readiness, bringing families in before decisions are locked, and publishing plain-language budget summaries the public can follow.
“Beyond grades Clearer reporting on progress and readiness. Engage earlier Bring families in before decisions are locked.”
Fiscal Responsibility
He calls for stronger controls on authorization, auditing, and internal controls with contract scrutiny to evaluate major contracts for value and mission alignment.
“Stronger controls Improve authorization, auditing, and internal controls. Contract scrutiny Evaluate major contracts for value and mission alignment.”
External news sources report Frykman as one of four District 3 candidates who participated in a primary election forum hosted by United Against Racism in Education on March 13, 2026. Bethesda Magazine noted he is a 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School graduate discussing school safety and parent engagement at the forum. MyMC Media confirmed he filed to run for District 3 alongside Sharon Creed, Brett DiResta, Sally McCarthy, and Cassandra Sung.
“I care deeply about academic excellence and preparing our students, especially in such a unique county.”
Source“Safety with accountability Treat safety as a learning prerequisite.”
Source“With an almost $4 billion budget, it must be willing to ask and seek answers to difficult questions and keep the focus on learning.”
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