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Candidates call for better district communication, more public engagement and support for extracurricular access
5942481 · October 15, 2025
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Summary
Candidates recommended more accessible board communications and town-hall style forums, and described volunteer, donation and other approaches to reduce barriers to extracurricular participation.
During the candidate forum at Urbandale High School, candidates emphasized improving communication between the school board, district administration, parents and students and described ways to make extracurriculars more accessible.
Mark Solomon said the bar for getting items on the board agenda is "way too high" and proposed more open dialogue and…
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