The St. Paul Public Schools Board of Education voted to move their elections to even years, lining them up with city elections, during its Tuesday committee of the board meeting.
St. Paul residents voted in November to elect their mayor and city council members in even-numbered calendar years which will align them with presidential and statewide races. The city has voted on local offices in odd-numbered years.
The school board’s 6-1 vote means there will not be a school board election in 2025 and current board members’ terms will be extended by one year. The next school board race will take place in November 2026. Terms begin the first Monday in January after the election and members can run for successive terms.
School board members serve four-year overlapping terms and represent the entire city. Elections are held every two years and positions are non-partisan. Terms for current board members Halla Henderson, who is board chair, Jim Vue and Uriah Ward were originally set to go through 2025. Original terms for board members Chauntyll Allen, Yusef Carrillo, Carlo Franco and Erica Valliant were set to go through 2027.
