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Democracy's Most Local Office: Why Schoolboards Should Matter to YOU

  • Clark County REMC Community Room 7810 Indiana 60 Sellersburg, IN, 47172 United States (map)

Democracy's Most Local Office: How to Run for School Board & Why

  • School boards decide what our kids learn

  • School boards control millions in public funds

  • They hire & evaluate superintendents

  • Policies that shape every classroom are set here

  • This is where political agendas show up first

If you want better schools, you need better school boards

Join us at a free community education forum for anyone who wants to understand how school boards shape our communities — and what it takes to serve on one.

5:30 pm — Doors open / registration / resource table

6 pm— Welcome from DSSIN & Why School Boards Matter

6:10 pm — Featured Presentation: Steve Horton, Indiana School Boards Association

School boards as democracy's most local office | Why run | What the job actually is | SB 287 party affiliation rules | Campaign basics

7 pm — Panel: Voices from the Field

Current/former board members + community voices | What surprised you? What do you wish you'd known?

7:30 pm — Filing Tutorial: Susan Popp

How to get on the ballot | CAN-34 walkthrough | Local county clerk process | June 18 deadline

7:45 pm — Q&A

8 pm — Next steps & resources

8:05 pm — Informal networking

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