Wesley Daniel- For Board of Education District 3 Lawrence County, Alabama

09/11/2026

Long post ALERT!
There will be a few of these long post alerts so I will break them up by topic.

‘Contract verbiage’

Now that the finalists are announced, let’s address a few things that have reported on that others have failed to speak the facts about.
Let’s START with the $23k that had to be paid to the former superintendent.
Do you know why?
Verbiage from the contract that yes it was voted on by the board at that time. Per my conversation with the School Board Attorney Mr. Pate. The then Chairman of the Board gave him the verbiage of the contract. The board voted on what they thought was a contract of $150k $150,000 / 12 = $12,500 monthly salary. However the contract had a verbiage change in it. The Superintendent is to be paid $805 more than the highest COMPENSATED employee. Compensated is the key word. Previous contracts stated highest paid salaried employee.
Why is that a big deal? Here’s why…. The assistant superintendent was scheduled to be the 2nd highest salaried employee behind the superintendent which is how his salary is and was adjusted to. Now here is where the highest compensated employee comes in to play. Their final check (all are paid monthly) would be their monthly salary, supplemental pay and any unused vacation time and sick bank hours are added to the final check. Add all of that up if that employees final check was over $12,500 that highest compensated employee clause kicked in! $805 more than the highest compensated employee.
Per the attorney in his research there is not another superintendent contract written like that in the state. However, he was instructed by the then chairperson (who is no longer on the board) to write it up that way.
I will add Current board members who voted on that contract are still not happy with how deceitful that was. Yes steps have been made to CORRECT the contract moving forward. For those wondering now.. well how much extra did the system pay out because of that??? In the neighborhood of $40K.
Next topic… Budget tracking… before and after the vacancy!

06/02/2026

Just posted the June 1, 2026 BOE meeting on Hometown News.

Now that the primary is over and done with let’s discuss our system. I’m 100% about transparency and will push for all meetings to be aired on the Lawrence County Schools page. We work for the voters, they should never have to wonder what the board is doing or what is going on!
To me that’s a simple fix that could be handled fairly quickly as long as it’s a priority!

I’ve been to several meetings over the past several months and the one thing I 100% intend to advocate for is work sessions. There is currently a lack of communication and separation between the current board and superintendent.
On Friday the agenda is emailed to the board members with the meeting being held on Monday. If a question is asked over the weekend about the agenda it’s answered on Monday. I will advocate for a minimum of 3 business days (Saturday and Sunday are not business days) for the members to have time to review, discuss with their district, and research if needed. I understand there will be some last minute adds and when that’s the case all information should be provided.
As I’ve watched how other districts are holding meetings and how there is a cohesiveness between the members and superintendent, I want to see US adopt better practices for our students, teachers, support staff, and administrators!

I will do my due diligence to help reduce the amount of students leaving our system! We have to take a hard look at US as a whole and why are students leaving?

Let’s be honest it’s not just students leaving. We have had major turnover with highly qualified and certified teachers… That’s a major red flag and speaks volumes as to how the teachers are being managed! No one should fear or be scared to speak up when they know something isn’t right.

Test scores… what’s the expectation? Let’s just be blunt….
Tests scores have went down…
Students leaving at a high rate…
Teachers leaving at an alarming rate…
Is that the goal? I don’t think so at all! Is what we are doing working? With the three things I just mentioned I say we take a deeper dive into how we plan to be better! We have to change the narrative!
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05/15/2026

I’m sharing this because it’s been brought to my attention that we have admin telling teachers not to take kids out for recess because of what it will look like to the parents. It looks like we are playing not teaching.
No child is designed to sit in a chair or a classroom for 7 hrs. Kids need that energy released!

04/28/2026

Extremely honored to accept the endorsement of the Morgan County Association of Realtors. Thank you to Morgan & Jessica for the invite and the confidence you both have expressed in me!

04/18/2026

04/18/2026

Teachers are the key ingredient to the success of our children! We must SUPPORT them and help them be successful. Our kid’s future depends on it! I will be present at each school for each teacher. It my responsibility to make sure each teacher has what they need to be successful. I want to help create a create a working environment that keeps our teachers here at home in communities they love and grew up in! 2025-2026 school year we had fantastic tenure teachers to leave where they love. Why? Why did they leave? As a whole we don’t know because it’s not important to do exit interviews. Exit interviews should be mandatory and it should have at least one board member in that meeting. Teachers leaving… students leaving we have to get to the root cause and make adjustments fast! May 19th is your voice to vote for accountability and transparency! I will not stop until both are achieved!

Teacher Hierarchy of Needs.

04/15/2026

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to be at the meet & greet at the Morgan Co association of realtors! Great conversations and networking with many, many different people! I am truly honored to be running unopposed!
This was the 1st year they have invited the candidates from Lawrence County to join!

04/15/2026

Simple.... Buy a carport, rv cover, garage, horse barn or any metal structure that I sell and mention "Structures That Support" and tell me...
1) High School
2) what organization (booster club, sport, club, band, cheer)
I will donate 2% of that sale to that organization of your choice!

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04/10/2026

Great News!!! This is an amazing opportunity for eligible students to earn college credit while still in high school. Be sure to check with your school counselor for details.