Longtime Gilmer County Band Director and Educator Joe Pflueger has announced
his candidacy for the Gilmer County Schools Board of Education Post 2 seat.
Pflueger states, “My experience as a 29 year educator has fueled my long-
standing passion for providing high-quality education for all our children in Gilmer
County. I truly believe we have tremendous teachers and staff members working
with our children. Education takes place in each of our classrooms throughout
our district, and the board’s efforts must focus on enhancing and enriching what
goes on there.” As a 27 year Gilmer County educator, Pflueger has witnessed the
powerful teaching that goes on in our schools first-hand having two sons that
attended Kindergarten through 12 th grade in Gilmer County Schools.

Mr. Joe Pflueger is in his ninth year as head band director at Gilmer High School
and will be retiring at the end of this school year. Pflueger also served as assistant
director of the GHS Band, GHS Pep Band Director, and as the director of the
middle school band program in Gilmer County. For two years prior to his arrival
in Ellijay, Mr. Pflueger was band director at Hogansville Middle School and
Hogansville High School. A 1985 graduate of Central-Carroll High School in
Carrollton, Georgia, Mr. Pflueger graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Music Education from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, after
attending Indiana State University for two years. Pflueger received a Master of
Education Degree in Educational Leadership from Kennesaw State University in
2009. Pflueger and his wife Jeris, have two sons Colby and Colin.

“If elected, I would be honored to work with the Superintendent and other school
board members to provide the best experience for teachers, all staff members,
and most importantly students in our system” Pflueger stated. “Our focus must
remain on the students in Gilmer County and how to provide them with the best
education possible while maintaining fiscal responsibility for our taxpayers who
work extremely hard to support their families in our beautiful mountains of
Gilmer County” added Pflueger. Pflueger went on to explain his reason for
running for school board is a simple one: “Because I want to help make decisions
that affect Our Children, Our Community, Our Future.” I ask for your vote on
Tuesday, May 19 th .