Minneapolis school board candidates: We've got them all!

JUNE 2 UPDATE: David DeGrio ended his campaign, endorsing Chanda Baker for the second at-large position on the school board. As filing closed June 1, the candidates include:

District 1 - Jenney Arneson and Mike Enddrizzi
District 3 - Hussein Samatar
District 5 - Alberto Monserrate and John H. Saulsbury
At-large (two seats): Doug Mann, R.E. (Dick) Velner, T. Williams (incumbent), Steven C. Lasley, Mohamud Noor, Richard Mammen, Chanda Smith Baker, Rebecca Gagnon, Shirlynn LaChapelle and James Everett.

MAY 23 UPDATE: Yesterday, the DFL convention endorsed Alberto Monserrate in District 5, Hussein Samatar in District 3, and Jenny Arneson in District 1. Two at-large seats are open, but the DFL endorsed only one at-large candidate, Dick Mammen. The primary vote will determine which other three candidates proceed to the general election in November.The filing period for candidates is May 18-June 1. If more than two candidates file in District 1, 3 or 5, those candidates also will be on the primary ballot.

We have Minneapolis school board candidate statements from three forums. First, there's the Minneapolis Public School Parents Forum, where candidates answered written questions over several weeks. The Achievement Gap Committee also posed written questions and published candidate responses. We have collected and republished those responses, and have video clips from a May 13 DFL candidate forum.

Minneapolis School Board, Opening Statement, District 1

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Why Do You Want This Job?

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Time for Change or Continuity?

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Should the school board focus on the northside?

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Teachers' Contracts

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Lightning Round!

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Parental Involvement

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Managing Tight Budgets

Minneapolis School Board, District 1: Closing Statements

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Opening Statements

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Why Do You Want This Job?

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Teachers' Contracts

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Parental Involvement

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Lightning Round!

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Focus on the Northside

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Change or Continuity?

Minneapolis School Board, At Large: Closing Statements

CORRECTION: "The primary vote will determine ..."