Operation Education: Watch one-on-one conversations with Goshen School Board Candidates
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WSBT 22's Operation Education reporter interviewed all seven candidates running for the Goshen Community Schools Board of School Trustees in Indiana. Four seats are on this year's ballot, and every race has more than one candidate. The interviews covered each candidate's priorities, the district's financial future, and why voters should trust them with decisions about student education. The article works as an introduction to those videos and does not describe what the candidates said.
The district is the second-largest in Elkhart County by enrollment. It serves about 6,000 students from pre-K through 12th grade, employs roughly 1,100 staff, and operates 10 school sites. In District 1, Sallie Landis Davis (D) faces Brian Benjamin Krider (R). In District 3, Ryan Glick (R) faces Cynthia Murphy (D). Glick now holds a District 1 seat but recently moved to District 3. José Elizalde, who holds the District 3 seat, is not seeking re-election. Two at-large seats are open, and all district voters choose among three candidates: Loanne Harms, Sandra Rodriguez-McMasters (D) and Rickardo (Rick) Yoder (R).
Mario Garber, who holds an at-large seat, filed for re-election but told the station he decided not to run. The station also asked every candidate to answer the same questionnaire, and their unedited responses are published alongside the original story.
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The article notes that school board decisions affect students and teachers, and also the wider community, including property values, local investment and the future workforce. Voters without children in school still have a stake in who fills these four seats.
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