Hi Neighbors!

I am running for an At-Large position on the Minneapolis Public Schools School Board, Spec. Dist. 1.

Parents, I want you to know I voted "no" to the Comprehensive District Design. Again, it was not equity, but some awkward form of equality, which has left not only the Northside, but most every school in some sort of distress. I will miss our families that moved.

I am a graduate of the Summatech magnet, who was the 2^nd. student to double magnet and also partake in the Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) for 2 years. My passion for this work began alongside a large coalition of alumni that saved North High from the brink of closure in 2010 and I looked up and saw what our children were receiving. Since then, KerryJo has worked tirelessly in her professional and personal life to advocate for the re-opening of Franklin Middle School, implementing I.B. at Olson Middle, helped open 3 Full Service Community Schools, made connections she lost at the beginning of Covid-19 that she would love to pick up again during this "Covid time." She is a proud Minneapolis graduate who remembers what a great public education should look like and what it feels like to have a real community.

As a proud bonus mom of two children that attend Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), I have some experience. One child attends Franklin Middle School and the other attends North High School. I understand wanting options. I know and shout from my lungs that the district belongs to its parents and students and has no problem reminding anyone. She will work hard to lift your voice in creating solutions that address local disparities. I am a longtime convener of parents, students, grassroots community groups, unions, and MPS faculty and administrators - I believe I possesses the experience and know-how to navigate systems and inspire them to work harder for Minneapolis kids in these times.

KerryJo attends Wayman AME with her family. She finds joy in delivering food to those in need and has focused on 6+ households since the beginning of the pandemic.

I spend her “free” time with my family and trying to keep a foot in the door of many issues affecting the Northside like the Upper Harbor Terminal, the lightrail, affordable housing, and environmental justice. I also sits on my neighborhood association and Juneteenth boards and directs the Fremont Avenue Parade on Juneteenth.

I am an MPS parent and visionary who believes the district belongs to its parents and students. I have worked hard to lift the voices of parents and community in creating solutions that address local disparities and make schools you are proud to call your own. From helping to save a school, open a school, start new programs, and fighting for teachers of color, KerryJo has been making positive change for the district for over 10 years and is not done yet! Please take a minute and donate to my campaign!

Thank you,

KerryJo Felder

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KerryJo Felder - Minneapolis School Board: At-Large

By KerryJo Felder

KerryJo Felder - Minneapolis School Board: At-Large

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