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- About Dare Dare County Schools is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Learn more about our community and what makes our county a great place to live, work and learn!
- Our MissionDare County Schools is a progressive public school district with a focus on innovation and academic excellence. Learn more about our mission!
Our Schools
- Our Curriculum FocusFrom the moment our students arrive on campus, they engage in captivating curriculum and rigorous instruction. Learn more here!
- Spanish Immersion Dare County Schools is excited to offer parents of rising kindergarten and first-grade students the opportunity to enroll in a fully immersed Spanish classroom. Learn more here!
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- Enroll your Child Today!Come join the Dare family and experience the warmth of our community, the energy of our schools and the excitement of our location!
- Looking for Someone? Our intuitive Faculty and Staff Directory make it easy to search our departments and find exactly who you are looking for.
Board of Education
- Message from Chairman BasnightBoard of Education Chairman Bea Basnight expresses the board's support for the engaging and innovative initiatives that make Dare County Schools a leader in public education in North Carolina.
- Meet the Board The Board of Education in Dare County Schools is comprised of seven board members. Our Board of Education is highly engaged and supportive of the work of teachers, students and parents.
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Dare County Schools
P.O. Box 1508, Nags Head, NC 27959

Phone: 252-480-8888

Fax: 252-480-8885
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Board Members

Message from Chairman Basnight

Chairman Bea Basnight shares a message of support and encouragement on behalf of the Board of Education.

Read Chairman Basnight's Message.

Bea Basnight, Chair

Represents District 1 - Mainland and Roanoke Island
Term: 7/01/16 - 11/30/20

177 Scuppernong Rd. Manteo, NC 27954
473.3856 (H) 473.2292 FAX
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Mary Ellon Ballance, Vice Chair

Represents District 4 - Hatteras Island
Term: 7/01/16 - 11/30/20

PO Box 756 Hatteras, NC 27943
252.305.2685 (C)
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Frank Hester

Represents District 1 - Mainland and Roanoke Island
Term: 12/11/18 - 11/30/22

PO Box 457 Manteo, NC 27954
252-489-0847 (C)
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Margaret Lawler

Represents District 3 - Kitty Hawk/Southern Shores/Duck
Term: 12/11/18 - 11/30/22

81 Gravey Pond Lane, Southern Shores NC 27949
261.5482 (H)
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Joe Tauber

Represents District 2 - Nags Head/Colington/Kill Devil Hills
Term: 12/11/18- 11/30/22

PO Box 2003
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
410.491.9735 (H) 252.255.0631 FAX
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David Twiddy

Represents District 5 - At-Large
Term 7/01/16 – 11/30/20

100 Weir Point Drive Manteo, NC 27954
252.473-3827 (H) 252.473.7533 (C) 473-2778 FAX
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Harvey Hess

Represents District 2

Term: 2/05/20 - 11/30/20
300 W. Durham Street
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Cell: 252-256-0546
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