Park Hill School Board Election: Top 3 Candidates

0:00It's March 31st. Kansas News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Four candidates are battling for three seats on the Park Hill School District Board of Education this spring. Voters get to pick their top three. We got two incumbents, Alexia Norris, who got appointed last September, and Janice Bolin, who's been on the board for 17 years, and two fresh. Faces, Deanna Munoz, and Brandon Kleinmeier. Norris, a local attorney with deep roots in Plac County, pushed hard for last year's bond measures to boost teacher pay and fix up schools. Her family is all about education. Mom was a teacher, dad, a board member, and her two kids are in district elementary. Bolin, with a finance background and three Park Hill grads, helped pass those same bonds. Open new schools, redraw district lines, and cut down on. Cellphones, in class. These folks all have skin in the game. Kids or family in the schools, long-time Northman residents.

1:00Munoz, who runs arts and education programs for Latino families, has four kids who went through Park Hill, including one still there. Kleinmeier, a tax pro, has his daughters enrolled and his wife working for the district. Priorities overlap on teacher retention, school safety, and making everyone feel welcome, but differences pop. Norris wants transparent bond spending and parent voices. Munoz pushes equity, closing gaps, and community ties. Bolin eyes strong budgets and belonging. Kleinmeier focuses on fiscal smarts, fixing old buildings, easing overcrowding, and trimming extra programs. With the election heating up, it's on voters to rank their favorites and shape the district's future. I on who rises to the top three.