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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 raceBrett DiResta is a professor with 15 years of teaching experience at four universities, including George Washington University, who also serves as a baseball coach in Montgomery County for over a decade. He works as a political consultant through The Maccabee Group after serving as a congressional staffer and has been a parent to three children attending MCPS schools for 15 years. DiResta is running for the Board of Education Member position in District 3, seeking to replace Julie Yang who is moving to the County Council instead. He emphasizes the need for accountable leadership, lower class sizes, responsible AI policy implementation, and addressing hate within the school system. His campaign focuses on getting basic needs right for students, families, and educators while ensuring schools are up to code and safe.
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Lowering Class Sizes
DiResta argues that current student-to-teacher ratios are harmful to students, families, and educators, promising to lead MCPS in finding innovative ways to resource new educators.
“"The current student-to-teacher ratios we are seeing in our classrooms are a disservice to our students, families, and educators alike. As a Board Member, he will lead MCPS in finding innovative ways to resource, recruit, train and deploy new educators."”
AI Policy
He advocates for preparing kids for the future with AI while preventing over-reliance on tools like ChatGPT for homework.
“"Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn't coming, it is already here. We need our schools to recognize this and prepare our kids for the future... Brett will push for a modern curriculum which will help familiarize students with AI without them becoming overly reliant on it."”
Fighting Hate
DiResta pledges to advocate for new policies to mitigate hate incidents and foster community among diverse backgrounds.
“"We must stem the rise of hate in our country, including in our public schools... No child in Montgomery County should be subjected to any kind of hate, be it antisemitism, racism, Islamophobia or homophobia."”
Leadership Accountability
He calls for a return to competent leadership focused on basic needs, citing previous failures in capital expenditures and staff vetting.
“"We need a return to accountable, competent leadership on the School Board focused on the basic needs of our students and school communities. Previous leadership... failed regarding capital expenditures, in properly vetting school employees, and in properly paying staff, all while class sizes increased."”
According to Bethesda Magazine, Di Resta has raised over $9,000 in campaign contributions as of January 2026, leading fundraising among school board candidates. He is competing against Sally McCarthy for the District 3 seat being vacated by Julie Yang, who is running for County Council instead. The article notes he listed a U.S. Postal Service box in Cabin John on his candidacy filing and that his biggest donor was Bethesda resident Jonathan Zimmerman.
“"Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn't coming, it is already here. We need our schools to recognize this and prepare our kids for the future."”
Source“"We must stem the rise of hate in our country, including in our public schools... No child in Montgomery County should be subjected to any kind of hate."”
Source“"Previous leadership... failed regarding capital expenditures, in properly vetting school employees, and in properly paying staff."”
Source“"We need a return to accountable, competent leadership on the School Board focused on the basic needs of our students and school communities."”
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