Huntsville City Schools · District 3Payten Redfearn
Huntsville City Schools Board of Education
Elected to represent District 3 and the families of South Huntsville. This is where I keep you posted on what the board's working on, what it means for our schools, and how to get in touch directly.
4-yr
Term of Service
22K
Students Districtwide
10
Precincts Represented
8
Schools in District 3
Latest UpdatesStraight talk from the board
Recaps, school news and budget notes, written in plain language after every meeting.
Accountability builds TrustHold me
accountable
During the campaign, I told District 3 families what I would work on if elected. Check out the link below to follow the progress.
Some of this will move slowly. Some proposals won't pass. Some of my assumptions will turn out to be wrong. When that happens, it stays on the page. I won't rewrite what I told voters to make the outcome look better.
District 3 SchoolsThe eight schools I represent
From pre-K through graduation, these are the schools serving families across south Huntsville.
Grissom High School
Grades 9–12
Weatherly Heights Elementary School
Grades PK–5
Chaffee Elementary School
Grades PK–5
Grades PK–5
Mountain Gap Elementary School
Grades 6–8
Mountain Gap Middle School
Challenger Elementary School
Grades PK–5
Farley Elementary School
Grades PK–5
Grades 6–8
Challenger Middle School
About PaytenA neighbor first, a board member second
I have three daughters in District 3 schools, so I'm not guessing how this district is doing. I'm living it, same drop-off lines and first-day nerves as every other family here.
Twenty-two years in the Army taught me to listen to the people closest to a problem and turn that into a real decision. That's the standard I hold myself to on this board.
Huntsville City Schools · District 3Payten Redfearn
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No spam and no fundraising asks. Just a short note after each board meeting explaining what was decided, and what it means for District 3.
At the September 29 Huntsville City Schools Board meeting, the one real discussion was the WellStone agreement, which puts 17 full-time therapists across about 37 elementary and middle schools, including most of District 3, for $833,000 a year. Staff said they can shift therapist time when a school sees a spike in need, and a Board member asked about adding flexible surge funding on top of the contract.
I'm not on the Board yet, so I'm watching, asking questions and doing the homework. My full recap covers the bids, the 2027-28 calendar, the July financials and what I'm taking away.