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School Board Member, Zionsville Community Schools · At large
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Christina Wessel-PowellZionsville Community Schools

Christina Wessel-Powell

Candidate for School Board Member, Zionsville Community Schools, At large

No party listedIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Professor, Purdue University
Lives in
Zionsville

A Purdue University professor and education researcher focused on literacy and school equity, elected to the Zionsville school board's at-large seat in 2022 and seeking a second term. She taught kindergarten through second grade and was a literacy coach before teaching teachers.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Education

  • Opposes bringing party politics into school board elections

    She filed without a party label in the first Indiana election in which school board candidates may list one.

    Zionsville school board incumbents Berg, Valentine, Wessel-Powell seek for reelection

    News coverage · Current in Zionsville (Current Publishing) · Jun 22, 2026 · youarecurrent.com

    “I think it's important to keep politics out of schools”
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  • Proposes replacing ILEARN and IREAD-3 tests with NWEA data

    From her 2022 campaign questionnaire.

    2022 General Election (candidate questionnaires)

    Candidate questionnaire · Current in Zionsville (Current Publishing) · Sep 26, 2022 · youarecurrent.com

    “eliminate the IREAD-3 and ILEARN standardized tests, which are only useful as money makers for large testing companies, and instead focus on NWEA test data”
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