BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM

  • The League of Women Voters will be sponsoring a forum for candidates running for the Webster Groves School District Board of Education.  

    Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Hixson Middle School Auditorium, 630 S. Elm Ave., 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. 

    Community members can submit questions for the candidates here: https://forms.gle/8oGMxGmdQvVJRDT77 

    SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE BIOS (in ballot order)

    BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE FILING - APRIL 4, 2023 ELECTION

    The Webster Groves School District will accept declarations of candidacy from any person interested in running for a position on the School Board in the April 4, 2023 election.  Persons interested can file at the district office at 400 E. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves. 

    • Filing will begin Dec. 6, 2022, at 8 a.m. and will continue through regular business hours, Mon. – Fri. from 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (except for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day).
    • Filing will end on Dec. 27, 2022 when the office will be open from 3-5 p.m.
    • Filing will not occur on days that the district office is closed for inclement weather and Dec. 22–Jan. 2 during winter break. For those filing on the first day (Dec. 6), ballot order will be determined by a random drawing.  Those filing after that date will appear on the ballot in the order in which they filed.

    There are (3) positions available with three-year terms (April 2023-April 2026).

    A school board member must be:

    • A U.S. citizen.
    • A resident taxpayer of a district or voters of the district in urban districts.
    • A resident of Missouri for at least one year.
    • At least 24 years old.

    Candidates must also be current on state and local taxes; have not been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under Missouri or federal law; are not registered or required to register as a sex offender; and have filed required campaign documents for all previous campaigns, if any.

    A Board Candidate Orientation is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on November 28 in the Administration Office, 400 E. Lockwood Ave.

    Board candidate packets will be available to pick-up the week of November 28th.  If you would like to receive a board candidate packet prior to December 6th (the first day of filing), please contact the Secretary to the Board Shari Meyers at meyers.shari@wgmail.org.