Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg (South Washington County Schools, At-large, Minnesota, candidate 2025)
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Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg is running for election for an at-large seat of the South Washington County Schools. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Eckberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on September 6, 2025:
- High school: Stillwater Area High School
- Bachelor's: Gustavus Adolphus College
- Graduate: University of Minnesota
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Education Management
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Empowering Students and Teachers.
- Campaign website
- Campaign endorsements
- Campaign Facebook
Elections
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for South Washington County Schools, At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for South Washington County Schools, At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Chad Borseth (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Travis Dahle (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Bryn Forstner (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Louise Hinz (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Juan Huerta (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Lori Pecchia Michalski (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Katie Schwartz (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Sharon H. Van Leer (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Endorsements
Eckberg received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Eckberg's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Moms Demand Action
- United Teachers of South Washington County Local 1125
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Eckberg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I’m a director of curriculum for the University of Minnesota Medical School, where I help bring the most effective educational practices to life with medical school faculty, staff, and students.
I live in Woodbury with my husband and our amazing ten year old son as well as our rescue cat. We moved into the community because we were excited for our son to experience his education in these excellent school communities. Since my son started school, we’ve navigated and learned a lot about services for students with special needs.- My passion for public education, students, and educators runs deep.
- I have some great skills to contribute to the SoWashCo school board including:
Curriculum design & innovative pedagogy expertise Collaboration & relationship building with diverse stakeholders Leadership development & coaching skills Change & conflict management Analytical / scientific background - evidence-based decision making
Distill complex information into straightforward points for all audiences - All students should have access to high quality public school education. The school board should focus on developing policies that continue to further the mission of providing high quality public school education for all students - while working closely with their teachers, families, and district administration. I believe the school board should partner collaboratively with district administration to ensure adequate staffing - teachers, support staff, bus drivers, janitorial staff, mental health workers, and more - so all students are well supported.
The academic achievement gap in South Washington County demands our focus and persistence.
My goal would be to keep our eye on this issue and continue the long-term critical work of reducing the academic and opportunity gap for at-risk and BIPOC students; this includes reducing / eliminating bullying and racial discrimination issues as well.
We can even look to our students for ideas and setting an amazing example: ERHS Students Work to Close the Gap
Fiscal Accountability
Focus on sustainable, transparent and innovative use of public dollars.
The school board should partner collaboratively with district administration to ensure adequate staffing - teachers, support staff, bus drivers, janitorial staff, mental health workers, and more - so all students are well supported.
Gun Sense Candidate - Moms Demand Action
The district needs to continue to invest in diverse hiring practices. It is critical that students see themselves reflected in and can truly connect with their teachers and school staff. I would advocate for unconscious bias training in hiring committees, diverse hiring committees, community partnerships, objective screening practices, and tracking the metrics to ensure the district is meeting targets around this initiative.
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See also
2025 Elections
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