School Board Candidate Forums

This is a huge election season for the Iowa City Community School District School Board. Five of the seven school board seats are up for voter consideration - four 4-year seats and one 2-year seat to fill a resignation vacancy. Ten candidates are seeking four 4-year seats, and three candidates are seeking one 2-year seat. The candidates elected this cycle will have significant impact on issues such as class sizes, managing the budget, facility renovations and closures, school start times, and redistricting.

Below are various general and special topic forums where you have an opportunity to get more information and interact with the candidates:

• The Iowa City School District’s District Parent Organization will sponsor a candidate “meet and greet” on 10:00am-noon, Saturday, August 22, Educational Services Center, 1725 N. Dodge St., Iowa City. Candidates have been invited to meet with members of the public to answer questions and share campaign literature.
• The North Liberty Building Community group, a nonpartisan grass-roots organization, is hosting a candidate forum 10:00am-noon Saturday, August 29, North Liberty Community Center (lower level), Gerdin Conference Room 2, 520 W. Cherry St., North Liberty.
• The Iowa City Education Association is hosting a candidate forum 7:00-8:30pm, Monday, August 31, Coralville Public Library, Schwab Auditorium.
• The Focus on ICCSD Special Education is hosting a candidate forum to discuss their thoughts on special education 6:00-8:30 pm, Thursday, September 3, Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A. 

For a full list of candidates, click here.

If you have information of other candidate forums not listed here, please contact Rebekah Tilley.