Stephanie Long Enoch, Samira Khan, and Kyle Ward Elected to Alamance-Burlington Board of Education

Alamance-Burlington Board of Education Election Results: Enoch, Ward, and Khan Secure Open Seats

Voters across Burlington, Graham, Mebane, Elon, and Haw River have chosen their new local education leaders. Stephanie Long Enoch, Kyle Ward, and Samira Khan won election to the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education, securing open seats that dictate policy for approximately 22,000 public school students. Elon News Network reported the final tallies, showing Enoch leading the field with 18.28% of the vote.

Samira Khan and Kyle Ward filled the remaining two open seats, capturing 16.08% and 15.14% of the vote respectively.

Classroom Experience Shapes the New Board Majority

All three newly elected board members share a background in working in the school system. For Kyle Ward, that background spans three decades. Ward retired in June after 30 years of teaching, coaching, and serving as an athletic director in Alamance County, spending his final stretch at Graham High School.

“One of my main questions for the voters is, when they come out, how important do they feel that a public educator should be on the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education?” Ward said.

Ward spent election day greeting voters at the polls. Before the final counts rolled in, he acknowledged the uncertainty of local races. His platform centers on directing additional funds to schools with the greatest need, reforming how the board handles recurring issues, and raising county-level teacher supplements to attract educators to ABSS.

Enoch brings a different vantage point to the dais. A Green Level Town Council member, she previously worked as a substitute teacher in the district. According to her statement in the Pendulum, her priorities focus on underserved students, particularly those from low-income, single-parent households. She aims to expand student support services, including tutoring, mentorship, and matching incoming high schoolers with guidance counselors. Whitney Olive, a former Alamance-Burlington teacher, voiced strong support for her candidacy.

“Stephanie truly loves Alamance County and cares deeply about our students, parents, teachers and public schools,” Whitney Olive, a former Alamance-Burlington teacher, said. “She listens, she shows up and she genuinely wants every child in our community to have the opportunity to succeed.”

On fiscal policy, Enoch stated that public tax dollars should remain within the public school system rather than funding private education or wars.

Stephanie Long Enoch, Samira Khan, and Kyle Ward Elected to Alamance-Burlington Board of Education

Representation and Future Leadership in Alamance County

Samira Khan secured her seat as a Democrat, marking a historic milestone as the first Pakistani Muslim woman elected to the board. An immigrant for whom English is not her first language, Khan pointed to her own experiences raising three children in the community.

“I’m a minority, and I’ve raised three kids in this community, and I completely understand how hard it can be when you don’t feel represented,” Khan said. “We all need to be represented in our community, in our school, in leadership positions.”

Khan brings higher education experience from her work as an advisor at Guilford Technical Community College and a degree in educational leadership. Her platform emphasizes inclusion and representation for underrepresented backgrounds, competitive teacher compensation matching rates to other counties, and keeping government funding inside public school systems.

She also proposed establishing a student school board to represent high school students’ voices. All three incoming members will serve four-year terms.