Westonka School Board Candidate Forum – 2025
Westonka School Board Candidate Forum
Thursday, September 18: 7 pm to 9 pm
Gillespie Center, 2590 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 55364
Watch the recording here. Use the navigation below to skip to the questions that are important to you.
0:16 Introduction
4:30 Candidate Opening Statements
9:26 What do you consider are the most important duties of a school board member?
12:07 Ways to collaborate successfully with people who have different views from yours
14:41 If elected, what will be your top priorities and why?
18:02 School Safety
21:08 Using data to provide students with academic, behavioral, and mental health support
24:04 Building an inclusive culture at Westonka schools
27:34 Balancing the opportunities and challenges of AI, artificial intelligence
30:39 Supporting teachers in implementing the requirements of the Read Act
33:50 Assessing needs and desiging curriculum for vocational education
37:04 Addressing mental health issues caused by social media
40:07 Strategies if district budgets are cut in the face of declining revenue
43:06 Adding non voting student representatives to the Westonka school board
46:00 Engaging teachers, families, and students in the decision making process
48:59 What issue would you like to address that we have not asked you about?
57:26 Closing from LWVLMPA
More information on candidates
A list of Westonka School Board candidates can be found on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Additional candidate information and school board election information can be found on the Westonka Public Schools website.
Note about remote participation
The LWVLMPA invites all candidates running for office to participate in our candidate forums. The LWVLMPA Rules and Policies, provided to all candidates in their invitations on August 14, 2025, do not allow for remote participation following our long-time practice. Please refer to the LWVLMPA Forum Participation Policy Statement for full details.
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