Amy Goerwitz (Northfield Public Schools, At-large, Minnesota, candidate 2024)

Amy Goerwitz

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Northfield Public Schools, At-large

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Chicago, 1983

Personal

Profession

Education administrator

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Amy Goerwitz ran for election for an at-large seat of the Northfield Public Schools in Minnesota. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Goerwitz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Amy Goerwitz provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 16, 2024:

• High school: Dundee Community High School in Dundee, IL
• Bachelor's: The University of Chicago, 1983
• Gender: Female
• Profession: Education Administrator
• Prior offices held:
  • School Board Member (2017-Prsnt)
• Incumbent officeholder: Yes

Elections

General election

General election for Northfield Public Schools, At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Northfield Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Corey Butler (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tristan Cox (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Maggie Epstein (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Amy Goerwitz (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Claudia Gonzalez-George (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Iris Lee (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Andreas Thurnheer (Nonpartisan)

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A member of the school board for eight years, I have lived in Northfield for 23. I previously served a term on the Human Rights Commission and chaired the Northfield Library Board during its 2016 renovation. My career has been in alumni relations, including working for Carleton College. I am a member of the Northfield Rotary Club. Over the years I was a frequent parent volunteer at local schools and am the proud mother of two NHS graduates. As a school board member (and before), I have served on many district committees and in many capacities. I value serving my community.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I’m running because I enjoy being on the school board and seeing my efforts make a difference. I see three significant topics to address in the next few years. First is updating the high school. The board put a lot of work into addressing the question of what to do with a 1960s-era school -- with mechanical systems at the end of their lives, 40 outside entrances, no storm shelter for tornado protection, accessibility issues, original walls that have no insulation at all in them, HVAC equipment situated outside and ductwork on the roof, inadequate and aging classroooms, and more. I am excited about the improvements we can achieve through our Reimagine NHS Referendum and would like to see updates to the high school through.
• The second important area is cutting budgets due to declining enrollments. While budget cuts are never fun, we have recently gone through two rounds of them, and the district is in a good financial position for at least a couple more years. We need to regularly reassess our budget to ensure that the district remain financially solvent.
• My third issue is instituting a later start time for our high school and middle school students; ideally sometime between 8:30-8:50 a.m. The research is all there, and it is clear that a later start time helps teenagers whose body clocks are designed for a different sleep schedule than adults, resulting in improved grades, reduced risk of car accidents, better mental and physical health, less tardiness and absenteeism, and enhanced emotional well-being. We also have local data and anecdotal information from the pandemic that the later starting time that e-learning allowed was very appreciated by most students and parents. Over the last 30 years many other Minnesota school districts made this change. We should, too.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe in the Northfield School District's vision to "prepare every student for lifelong success by developing critical thinkers who are curious and ready to engage in our society." All district policies and decisions should reflect this vision and/or our related benchmarks and strategic commitments.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first non-babysitting job was as the salad bar girl at an Italian restaurant when I was 16. Every day I would cut vegetables and make fresh croutons for the salad bar. I was also in charge of miscellaneous duties as assigned.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

The Northfield Education Association (the non-partisan teachers' union) has endorsed my campaign.

How do you feel like your school district handled the coronavirus pandemic? What, if anything, would you do differently in the future?

As a member of the school board during the pandemic I stand firmly beind the decisions we made to protect our students and the greater community.

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