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Board of Education Member · Allegany 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 raceSteven Jay Moon is a native of Allegany County running for Board of Education Member in Allegany County, Maryland. He was raised in the county and comes from a family of educators, which shaped his understanding that a strong school system serves as the backbone of a thriving rural economy. After excelling through high school and college at Frostburg State University, he earned a Master's Degree in Computer Science and worked as a teacher at Frostburg State University before becoming a software engineer. Moon emphasizes that hard work and community are foundations of success, and he is running to ensure teachers are supported, facilities are modernized, and every student has access to meaningful career pathways locally.
Sources: Campaign website
Born and Raised in Allegany County
Our children deserve a world-class education that respects our local values.
I am running for the Board of Education to ensure our teachers are supported, our facilities are modernized, and every student has a pathway to a meaningful career right here at home.
Join our campaign to bring common-sense, progressive growth to our school district.
Source: moonformaryland.com
Teacher Support
Investing in educators through professional development, mental health resources, and competitive support to ensure they can focus on teaching
“Support for Teachers & Staff Investing in our educators through professional development, mental health resources, and competitive support to ensure they can focus on what they do best: teaching.”
Community Hub Expansion
Expanding the school's role as a community hub providing essential services, family support, and enrichment programs after school hours
“Community Beyond the Classroom Expanding the school's role as a community hub, providing essential services, family support, and enrichment programs that serve our neighborhoods after the final bell rings.”
Student Skills Preparation
Equipping students with high-level cognitive and digital skills for the 21st-century global economy and rapidly changing job market
“Preparing the Next Generation Equipping students with the high-level cognitive and digital skills required to thrive in a 21st-century global economy and a rapidly changing job market.”
Technology Integration
Embracing innovative digital tools while preserving fundamental face-to-face human connections that drive deep learning
“Technology That Works Embracing innovative digital tools to enhance productivity while preserving the fundamental, face-to-face human connections that drive deep learning.”
Technical Training Expansion
Providing more students with opportunities for gaining valuable in-demand skills and trades through CCTE programs
“Expand Technical Training at CCTE Provide more students with opportunities for gaining valuable in-demand skills & trades that our community desperately needs.”
School Safety
Collaborating directly with families, law enforcement, and local leaders to develop and implement rigorous safety protocols protecting every child
“Community-Led School Safety Collaborating directly with families, law enforcement, and local leaders to develop and implement rigorous safety protocols that protect every child.”
“Our children deserve a world-class education that respects our local values. I am running for the Board of Education to ensure our teachers are supported, our facilities are modernized, and every student has a pathway to a meaningful career right here at home.”
Source“Community-Led School Safety Collaborating directly with families, law enforcement, and local leaders to develop and implement rigorous safety protocols that protect every child.”
Source“Growing up in a family of educators, I learned early on that a strong school system is the backbone of a thriving rural economy.”
Source“I am running for the Board of Education to ensure our teachers are supported, our facilities are modernized, and every student has a pathway to a meaningful career right here at home.”
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