Elections

The school board of School District 197 has seven members who are elected at large to four-year terms. Elections for school board members are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in odd-numbered years. The next school board election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.  Four of the seven board member seats will be up for re-election. The filing period for these seats will be August 1-15, 2023.   More information will be posted here as it becomes available.

MSBA "Running for School Board" Webinar

The Minnesota School Boards Association is providing a webinar that covers basics such as how to file for the board, reasons to serve on the board — and reasons not to serve on the board, job duties of school boards, and how boards function as a team. CLICK HERE to watch the webinar via YouTube.