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2023 School Board Coverage

By Debbie Wuthnow

2023 School Board Coverage

By Debbie Wuthnow


 2023 School Board Coverage

Our 2023 coverage included the following school board elections:

April 4    
Oklahoma

Three school districts

  • Bixby Public Schools Board of Education—Seat 3
  • Owasso Public Schools Board of Education—Ward 3
  • Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education—District 1

Missouri
Nine School Districts

  • Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education—four at-large seats
  • Fort Zumwalt School District R-II Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Francis Howell School District Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Lindbergh Schools Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Parkway Schools Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Rockwood School District Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Saint Louis Public Schools Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Webster Groves School District Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Wentzville School District Board of Education—three at-large seats

Wisconsin
Eleven school districts

  • Appleton Area School District—three at-large seats
  • Eau Claire Area School District—two at-large seats
  • Elmbrook School District—Area III seat and at-large seat
  • Green Bay Area Public School District—two at-large seats
  • Kenosha Unified School District—one at-large seat
  • Kettle Moraine School District—two at-large seats
  • Mequon-Thiensville School District—two at-large seats
  • Neenah Joint School District—three at-large seats
  • Oconomowoc Area School District—two at-large seats
  • Wausau School District—three at-large seats
  • Wauwatosa School District—Seats 4, 5, 6, and 7

May 6
Texas
Fifty-five school districts

  • Allen ISD Board of Trustees—two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • Arlington ISD Board of Trustees—two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • Carroll ISD Board of Trustees—three races (Places 1, 2, and 3)
  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees—two at-large races
  • Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Districts 2 and 3)
  • Comal ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Districts 3 and 4)
  • Coppell ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 4, 5, and 7)
  • Crowley ISD School Board – two races (Places 1 and 2)
  • Dallas ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 2, 6, and 8)
  • Dawson ISD Board of Education – two at-large races
  • Denton ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 3, 4, and 5)
  • Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees – two at-large races
  • Eanes ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 1, 2, and 3)
  • Ector County ISD Board of Trustees – four races (Positions 1, 3, 6, and 7)
  • El Paso ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 2, 6, and 7)
  • Elgin ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Districts 1 and 2)
  • Forney ISD Board of Trustees – two at-large races
  • Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 1, 4, and 5)
  • Fort Worth ISD Board of Education – four races (Districts 2, 3, 5, and 6)
  • Fredericksburg ISD Board of Trustees – three at-large races
  • Frisco ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 4 and 5)
  • Garland ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 4 and 5)
  • Georgetown ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 4 and 5)
  • Grand Prairie ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 2 and 4; At-Large Place 3)
  • Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 5, 6, and 7)
  • Harlandale ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 5, 6, and 7)
  • Hays Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 1 and 2; At-Large Seat)
  • Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees (Dallas County) – two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • Humble ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Positions 2, 6, and 7)
  • Joshua ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 1 and 2)
  • Katy ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 3, 4, and 5)
  • Keller ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 4 and 5)
  • Kerrville ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Districts 2 and 5)
  • Kileen ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 4 and 5)
  • Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • Lufkin ISD Board of Trustees - two at-large races
  • Magnolia ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Positions 4 and 5)
  • Mansfield ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • McKinney ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 4, 5, and 6)
  • Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 6 and 7)
  • Milano ISD Board of Trustees – two at-large races
  • Northside ISD Board of Education – four races (Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4)
  • Pasadena ISD School Board – three races (Positions 5, 6, and 7)
  • Pearland ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Positions 1 and 2)
  • Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 6 and 7; Special Election Place 5)
  • Plano ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Places 4, 5, and 7)
  • Prosper ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Places 2 and 5)
  • Richardson ISD Board of Trustees – two races (District 3 and At-Large District 6)
  • San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 2, 5, and 6)
  • San Marcos Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 1, 2, and 3)
  • Socorro ISD Board of Trustees – three races (District 1; 2 At-Large Races)
  • Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees – two races (Districts 1 and 2)
  • Victoria ISD School Board – two races (District 3 and 5)
  • Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees – three races (Districts 2, 4, and 6)

May 9
Arkansas

Three school districts

  • Conway Public Schools School Board – two races (Zone 5 and At-Large Seat)
  • Fayetteville Public Schools Board of Education – one race (At-Large Position 2)
  • Springdale Pubic Schools Board of Education – two races (Zone 2 and At-Large Position 2)

October 10

North Carolina
One school district

  • Asheboro City Schools Board of Education—three at-large seats

November 7
Kansas
14 districts, 33 races, 120 candidates

  • Blue Valley Schools USD 229 Board of Education—four seats
  • De Soto USD 232 Board of Education—four seats 
  • Geary County Schools USD 475 Board of Education—four at-large seats 
  • Kansas City Kansas Public Schools USD 500 Board of Education—four at-large positions 
  • Lansing USD 469 Board of Education—four at-large seats 
  • Lawrence Public Schools USD 497 Board of Education—four at-large seats and one special election at-large seat 
  • Leavenworth USD 453 Board of Education—four at-large seats 
  • Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools USD 383 Board of Education—four members at-large
  • Olathe Public Schools USD 233 Board of Education—three seats
  • Salina Public Schools USD 305 Board of Education—four seats
  • Shawnee Heights USD 450 Board of Education—four seats
  • Shawnee Mission School District USD 512 Board of Education—three seats
  • Topeka Public Schools USD 501 Board of Education—four seats
  • Wichita Public Schools USD 259 Board of Education—three seats (districts 3, 4, and at-large seat)

North Carolina
3 races, 9 seats, 23 candidates

  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education—three at-large seats
  • Roanoke Rapids City Schools—three at-large seats

South Carolina
1 race, 4 seats, 9 candidates

  • Spartanburg One—four at-large seats 

Texas
22 races, 24 seats, approximately 72 candidates

    • Aldine ISD School Board—positions 1, 2, 6, and 7
    • Bryan ISD Board of Trustees—district 2 and at-large place 6
    • Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees—positions 1, 2, 3, and 4
    • Granbury ISD Board of Trustees—places 1 and 2 
    • Houston ISD Board of Trustees—districts 1, 3, 4, and 7
    • Klein ISD Board of Trustees—two at-large positions
    • Princeton ISD School Board—two at-large positions
    • Spring ISD Board of Trustees—positions 4 and 5
    • Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees—places 6 and 7

Virginia
9 races, 9 seats, 19 candidates

    • Loudoun County Public Schools—Algonkian, Ashburn, Broad Run, Catoctin, Dulles, Leesburg, Little River, and Sterling Districts, and at-large seat

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