The Board has established the following goals for the 2024-2025 school year:

1. Future Ready Instruction -  To uphold the strategic direction that students be future ready, where instruction is aligned and student needs are met, the school board will:
   1. Approve a District legislative platform
   2. Host legislators on tours of BPS schools and programs, and discuss timely educational issues prior to the end of the 2026 Legislative Session
   3. Actively participate in professional organization advocacy efforts
   4. Participating in individual Legislative Advocacy (emails, calls, etc.) before the end of the legislative session
   5. Approve calendar modifications, relevant policies, and budgets to provide staff the maximal opportunity to improve student performance and close gaps
   6. Support innovation and growth in CTE and career pathways
2. Inclusive Environment - To provide an inclusive environment, which  meets the needs of all students the school board will:
   1. Review student behavioral data and update applicable Policies
   2. Review attendance data and support district efforts to improve student attendance
3. Quality Workforce: To support the recruitment, hiring, development and retention of a high quality, diverse workforce, which ensures each learner is surrounded with personalized support the school board will:
   1. Support and promote educator pathway work in the district
   2. Require at least one annual Grow Your Own report by administration to the School Board before the end of the 2025-2026 school year
   3. Review annual Q comp report at a school board meeting
4. Family Partnerships - In an effort to partner with families and the community to build trust, commitment, resources, unity and expanded learning opportunities the school board will:
   1. Create and promote new communication tools to educate and connect with the greater Bloomington community
   2. Iterate and expand on last year’s first annual State of the Schools event
5. Equitable Resources: In order to Maximize the use of equitable resources through careful planning and financial stewardship the school board will:
   1. Participate in the district budget adjustment process, and support the recommendations in preparation to approve the 2026-27 budget
   2. Advocate for funding and policy changes at the state and national level to improve and reinstate (compensatory) ISD 271 revenues and secure funding for unfunded state mandates

The term for a School Board member is four years. School Board members are elected in the odd years. There is no primary election for School Board members, so the next school board election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 for seats with terms expiring at the end of 2025.

Early and Absentee Voting

Early and absentee voting is open now through the day before the election. In-person early voting takes place at Bloomington Civic Plaza. See early voting hours, how to request an absentee ballot, and where your your Election Day polling place is on the City of Bloomington's voting information web page.

Candidate Filings

Filing for School Board Director candidates was open from July 29 to Aug. 12, 2025. Four seats are on the ballot. A school board term is four years and directors and school board election is non-partisan.

Candidates must be:

• Age 21 or older
• Current resident of Bloomington for a minimum of 30 days
• Eligible to vote in Minnesota
• Have not filed for any other current office in the upcoming election
• Provide current and valid identification and proof of residence
• Not convicted of an offense for which registration is required

Qualifications for Voting and Assuming Office

Pursuant to the Federal and Minnesota constitutions, persons must be 18 years of age or older to vote; 21 years of age or older to assume public office. To qualify to vote or assume office a person must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Minnesota for 20 days preceding the election and a resident of the school district. In addition, to assume public office, a person must be a resident of the district for 30 days. Preregistration is not required.

Contact

Jennifer Hazel
Deputy Clerk for School Board Elections
952-681-6421
jhazel@isd271.org

School Board Member Term Expiration Dates

Nelly Korman                   Term expires 12/31/27
Mia Olson                           Term expires 12/31/27
Heather Starks                 Term expires 12/31/27
Tom Bennett                     Term expires 12/31/29
Matt Dymoke                    Term expires 12/31/29
Ted Moore                       Term expires 12/31/29
Dawn Steigauf                  Term expires 12/31/29

Campaign Finance Reports

• 2025 Campaign Finance Reports
• 2023 Campaign Finance Reports
• 2021 Campaign Finance Reports
• 2019 Campaign Finance Reports

The student school board representatives for 2025-26 are Jefferson junior Elsa Ackerman (pictured on left) and Kennedy senior Samia Mohamud (pictured on right).

Student representatives attend meetings that are held on the fourth Monday of each month September through May. They give reports about school activities and participate in discussion of board agenda items. They are non-voting members of the School Board. Student representatives have been a part of the School Board since 2016.

Dec. 8, 2025, 7 p.m.

The Truth In Taxation hearing for Bloomington Public Schools (BPS) will be held as part of the School Board Meeting on Monday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. If you wish to make a public comment or pose a question regarding your school district taxes during that portion of the meeting, you may do so by signing in upon your arrival at the Board Meeting. The School Board Chair will call upon persons wishing to address the School Board and ask speakers to state their name and address before they begin with comments and/or questions.

The School Board Meeting and Truth in Taxation hearing location -- Educational Services Center, 1350 West 106th Street, in the Arlene Bush Board Room.