School board

School Board Member, Greenwood Community School Corporation

At large

Vote for: 2
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The school board sets policy, hires the superintendent and adopts the budget for Greenwood Community School Corporation.

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Laura Chisholm

No party listed

The gist

Supports balancing classroom technology with traditional methods
Supports competitive pay and support for teachers

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Supports balancing classroom technology with traditional methods
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I think a balance is needed between using technology to support the classroom and taking a more traditional approach.”
Supports competitive pay and support for teachers
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“It will be a challenge to make sure our teachers are getting paid competitively and feel supported”

Lori Feller

RepublicanIncumbent

CPA; Greenwood school board member

The gist

Supports early-grade literacy as the top priority
Supports multi-year forecasting and expense review each cycle

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Supports early-grade literacy as the top priority
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“My top priority is literacy, because strong reading skills in the early grades are the foundation for success”
Supports multi-year forecasting and expense review each cycle
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'd focus on careful review of expenses each budget cycle, multi-year financial forecasting”

Chad Shaffer

RepublicanIncumbent

Greenwood school board member

The gist

Supports a rainy-day fund over local tax increases
Supports more focus on academic measurement and goals

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Supports a rainy-day fund over local tax increases
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“a school corporation must maintain a healthy rainy-day fund and a conservative budget rather than relying on local tax increases”
Supports more focus on academic measurement and goals
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Greenwood Community School Board-At Large (candidates' answers)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Johnson County (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have encouraged the GCSC administration to increase focus on academic measurement and goal setting.”

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