Luba Koval

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Luba Koval

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Last election

April 4, 2023

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Luba Koval ran for election to the Liberty Schools Board of Education At-large in Missouri. Koval lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Koval completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2023

See also: Liberty Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2023)

General election

General election for Liberty Schools Board of Education At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Liberty Schools Board of Education At-large on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Reed (Nonpartisan)	18.5	3,650
✔	Submit photo	AJ Byrd (Nonpartisan)	18.5	3,646
✔		Jenn Bauer (Nonpartisan)	17.7	3,492
	Submit photo	Kira Montuori (Nonpartisan)	15.2	3,000
		Luba Koval (Nonpartisan)	10.7	2,109
		Brian Ahart (Nonpartisan)	8.5	1,673
	Submit photo	Amanda Beers (Nonpartisan)	8.0	1,582
	Submit photo	Karl Cox (Nonpartisan)	3.1	606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,758
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2023

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Luba Koval completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Koval's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a single mother of 3 amazing kids- my eldest graduated in 2020 and my other two children are in elementary school. I am an immigrant born in the former Soviet Union and I am not a native English speaker. As an immigrant, non-Native English speaker, and single mom I also can provide a voice for others in our District that are like me. While my background and story may not be one of a typical school board member, that is exactly why it’s so important that I am running- so that others like me can be represented at the table.

My professional experience as a realtor with my own business, lends itself to me understanding how to run the business of a school district. I understand budgeting, marketing, and am up-to-date on the happenings of our community. I have assisted many families in finding a home in my community because they are as proud of the LPS 53 District as I am!

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?

• A return to academic excellence: As a mom, I sought out the LPS 53 school district, because of the quality of the schools. However, currently 44% of LPS students are proficient in Math and 44% are proficient in science according to MAP testing. There is no ignoring the negative impact the pandemic had on education. We return to academic excellence by supporting and investing in a school’s most powerful resource- it’s teachers.
• Promoting Safety in the Schools: Currently, we have 11 security officers and no School Resource Officers (SRO’s), as our final SRO has been recently promoted and is being replaced with a security officer. I strongly believe there should be 1 SRO in each of our 3 high schools and 4 middle schools.
• Parental Rights: Put simply, parent partnership is key to a child’s success. Student success is dependent on a support system, of teachers and parents working together.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

A child’s learning is not limited to the classroom but instead their entire environment. To capitalize on a child’s formative years, there should be a strong partnership between a child’s parents/caregivers and their teacher. This ensures the two are speaking the “same language”. Opportunities for parents to check-in with teachers outside of two conferences a year are so important. An uninformed parent becomes a concerned and isolated parent that cannot effectively support their child at home. I believe for the vast majority of time, this is not due to a teacher not wanting to communicate with parents, but simply the system they're working in doesn’t allow for effective parent follow-up. Our teachers' workload needs to be structured in a way that provides them with an effective communication system for families. II would strive to find what can we take off of teacher’s plates so that there is an opportunity for parents and teachers to partner. This will benefit all involved. For this reason I support the Parent's Bill of Rights.

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