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Albemarle School Board candidates discuss future of school division at League of Women Voters forum

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The five candidates for Albemarle County School Board on the 2017 general election ballot appeared at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Thursday. The event took place at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Central Branch in downtown Charlottesville.   Three county School Board seats are up for election this year. Graham Paige is running for a second term as the Samuel Miller District representative. Julian Waters, a 2017 graduate of Western Albemarle High School, is challenging Paige.   Katrina Callsen and Mary McIntyre, both newcomers to local politics, are running for the Rio District seat on the School Board. Rio District incumbent Pam Moynihan is not running for reelection.   School Board Chairwoman Kate Acuff is running unopposed for a second term as the Jack Jouett District representative.   Paige taught in Albemarle County schools for over 20 years and has served as a member of the school division’s Long Range Planning Advisory Commit