Governing Body
The governing body of the school district is the seven-member Board of Education. The Board of Education then appoints a Superintendent who is responsible for the general supervision of the school district.
Board of Education is elected during Saint Paul's general municipal elections. Board members are elected every two years in odd-numbered years and serve staggered four-year terms. The school board elections are technically nonpartisan, however most candidates seek and advertise party endorsements. The entire school board is endorsed by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, with the exception of Jean O'Connell, who ran as a an independent.
The current Superintendent is Dr. Valeria Silva. The current Board of Education members are:
- Jean O'Connell (Chair)
- Elona Street-Stewart (vice-chair)
- Mary Doran (Clerk)
- Keith Hardy (Treasurer)
- John Broderick (Director)
- Anne Carroll (Director)
- Louise Seeba (Director)
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