The newcomer candidates running in this election are Cameron Clark, Chris Lewis, Hre Mang, Samuel Snideman, and Astin Vick.Īs with other districts, the newly elected Perry board will oversee the district’s spending of its federal emergency relief money as the deadline to allocate the funds nears. Two of the candidates, Lee Shively and James Hernandez, are incumbents, while a third current board member, Hannah Dale, is not running for re-election. This November, there are seven candidates running for three at-large seats. In 2022, Perry voters approved a renewal of the district’s $154 million referendum that funds its teaching workforce, bus routes, and popular STEM programming. The district is also looking ahead to longer-term plans.

In August, the district announced it would apply for a community eligibility provision waiver in order to serve free meals to all students regardless of income. Like other districts, Perry is grappling with the effects of the federal decision to end free school meals for all children this year. Three of seven board seats are up for election at Perry Township Schools, a district of around 16,000 students located in south Marion County. This article was co-published by Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI as part of a collaboration ahead of the 2022 school board elections.

Students walk in the Perry Meridian High School homecoming parade on Friday Sept.

Meridian township election results