School Board Voter Awareness Initiative
The students of today become the leaders of tomorrow—school board elections can shape the future of our country.
Across the nation, parents are in an uproar. They know we are at risk of losing our children—even those from
Christian homes who have been raised to value freedom—and they know we must act now.
Many of the problems that threaten our nation today can be traced to years of misplaced priorities in our public
schools. Our children are not learning how to become citizens who appreciate, defend, and cultivate the values and
principles upon which our nation was founded. Much of this responsibility and power rests with our school
boards—positions largely overlooked by the general public, but captured by Leftist organizations and special
interest groups who have exercised their influence over our children for far too long.
The good news is, with relatively few votes compared to higher office elections, the trajectory of our school
boards and the nation can start to change when principled candidates are elected.
This is why iVoterGuide launched our School Board Voter Awareness Initiative —a trial program to equip Christian
and conservative voters to engage in these high-impact elections.
We began in 2021 by educating voters about the school board. We wrote an eBook, Whose Side are They On? Finding Out What Your Local School Board Candidates Really Believe. Finding
information on local candidates can be difficult, and our goal is for this eBook to be a personal starter kit to
help voters discover what those running for their school board really believe about important issues.
Then we did a pilot run evaluating candidates in 49 school board races in Texas.
What we found was immensely encouraging . . . 9% to 50% of those who voted used iVoterGuide, and the cost is very
reasonable. We can research an entire school district for approximately $1250. That’s a major personal
impact considering the thousands upon thousands of young lives you will touch.
In 2022, we more than tripled our coverage,
evaluating 160 races in nine states. In the 104 races with only one candidate who
was rated on the conservative spectrum, the conservative candidate won 72 of those
races (that’s 69 percent!).
In 2023, the next generation is counting on us to be on the side of freedom and opportunity. They are depending on us
to ensure they are taught the values and principles that built America into the destination of millions fleeing
oppression and injustice at the hands of dictators, despots and tyrants.
That’s why it is critical you learn what plans your local school board candidates have for your children and
grandchildren. Once you learn, though, you must act. Being aware of the problem won’t matter if Christian
voters don’t know which school board candidates support their values and interests.
Where possible, our
team of researchers will do the work for you—combing through candidates’
social media, websites, public statements, voting records, political
associations, and more. Since we can't cover every district now, we are providing additional resources on
this page to help you be an informed voter and confront destructive ideologies in your own district.
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of how bad the problem is, then watch the videos below of courageous parents
taking a stand. Read and share our eBook to equip you to take action in your district. Give to this
initiative to help inform voters in as many districts as possible and expand iVoterGuide coverage.
We hope you will use and share these resources with others in your community and join us as we seek to make
the difference in countless school board elections, kids' lives, and America's
future.
Our 2023 coverage includes 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [3])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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 races (At-Large Races [2])
- 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; At-Large Races [2])
- 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
1race, 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
