School Board Candidate Forums

Minneapolis voters have the chance to hear from the six finalists for the three school board seats at candidate forums and one-on-one voter-candidate conversations to be held in the next three weeks. Note that the October 18th candidate forum will have a magnet school focus.

Today, 10/12: 6-9 p.m., Burroughs School, 1501 W. 50th St.

Wednesday, 10/13: 8-9 p.m., Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater 1500 Lake Street (Spanish translation).

Thursday, 10/14: 7 p.m., Minnehaha United Methodist Church 3701 E. 50th Street.

Monday, 10/18: (Somali and Spanish translation) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Matthews Park Multipurpose Room, 2404 28th Ave S, 370-4950, (2 blocks south of Franklin Ave).

*This event is sponsored by the K-8 Magnet Parent Leaders Group (Seward, Marcy, Emerson, Barton & Ramsey) and Anne Sullivan School. (Will be broadcast on Minneapolis cable channel 16 at 8 p.m. on Oct. 30 and 10 p.m. on Nov. 1).

Wednesday, 10/20: (student forum) 6-9 p.m., Webster Open School, 425 5th Street NE.

Saturday, 10/23: (Somali translation) 2-4 p.m. Coyle Community Center, 420 15th Avenue South.

Monday, 10/25: 6-7:15 p.m., Midtown YWCA, 2121 Lake Street.

Monday, 10/25: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., Washburn High School 201 W. 49th Street

Wednesday, 10/27: 7-9 p.m., Whittier Community School for the Arts, 2620 Grand Avenue South

Thursday, 10/28: (student forum) 3:10-4 p.m., Henry High School, 4320 Newton Avenue North