More than 80 current and former educators, administrators and school employees have signed a letter supporting Keith Trawick in his campaign for Madison County Schools superintendent, his campaign announced.
The group, organized as Educators for Trawick, includes teachers, principals, instructional coaches, nurses, counselors, special education professionals, bus drivers, nutrition workers and other current and retired school employees.
Trawick, a Republican, is facing Democratic nominee E. Quinn Headen in the Nov. 3 general election for Madison County Schools superintendent. Current Superintendent Ken Kubik is not seeking reelection.
“I am incredibly honored to have the support of so many educators and school employees who have spent their careers serving the students and families of Madison County,” Trawick said. “These are the people who know our classrooms, know our schools, and understand what our teachers and students need to succeed.”
Among those supporting Trawick are retired Madison County Schools principals and administrators Sherri Plant, Cheryl Davis, Mitzi Dennis, Randy Hill, Pam Huggins and Jeff Malone, along with Missy Lusk, principal of Madison Academy.
The larger list includes current and former teachers, counselors, nurses, instructional coaches, support staff and other education professionals from schools across Madison County and the surrounding area.
Several of the supporters have ties to Legacy Elementary and Monrovia Middle, two schools where Trawick previously served in leadership roles. Trawick was an assistant principal and principal at Legacy Elementary and later principal of Monrovia Middle. He also served as Madison County Schools’ supervisor of student services and currently serves as chief of staff for the district.
The district says Trawick has nearly 20 years of experience in public education. He began his teaching career with Athens City Schools in 2006 before joining Madison County Schools as a fifth-grade teacher at Legacy Elementary in 2008.
Trawick has made academic achievement, classroom discipline and school safety, teacher recruitment and retention, communication with families and stewardship of school funding priorities of his campaign.
“Education is a team effort,” Trawick said. “Our teachers and school employees are the people who make our schools work every single day. As Superintendent, I want them to know they have a partner who will listen, lead, and work alongside them to build on what is working and address the challenges facing our schools.”
Trawick is a lifelong Madison County resident and graduate of Sparkman High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Samford University.
The campaign said Educators for Trawick remains open to additional current and former teachers, educators and school staff who want to add their names to the coalition.
Trawick and Headen will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.
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