Shana French (Reynoldsburg City School District, At-large, Ohio, candidate 2025)
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Shana French ran for election to the Reynoldsburg City School District, At-large in Ohio. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
French completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Shana French provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 12, 2025:
- Birth place: Steubenville, Ohio
- High school: Buckeye Local High School
- Bachelor's: Capital University, 2005
- Gender: Female
- Profession: Stay-at-Home Parent
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Moving Forward, Together
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Instagram
Elections
General election
General election for Reynoldsburg City School District, At-large (3 seats)
Teresa Alabi, Shana French, Tia Harrell-Ramey, Kendra R. McKay, and Devasish Poudyel ran in the general election for Reynoldsburg City School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Teresa Alabi (Nonpartisan) | ||
Shana French (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Tia Harrell-Ramey (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Kendra R. McKay (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Devasish Poudyel (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Election results
Endorsements
French received the following endorsements.
- Franklin County, Ohio, Democratic Party
- Central Ohio Labor Council
- Communication Workers of America Columbus Local 4502
- Central Ohio Young Black Democrats
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- Forward Ohio
- Franklin County, Ohio, Young Democrats
- Gahanna Democrats and Friends
- Licking County, Ohio, Democratic Club
- Matriots PAC
- Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Education Association
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shana French completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by French'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 am a stay at home mom and have been an active volunteer over the past few years. I was treasurer for my children’s PTO and I served on our district’s DEI Committee. I volunteer at other schools in our district and have attended school board meetings for the last 2 years. In addition, I am a LEAD Ohio graduate and I served as treasurer for our school’s levy committee when it was on the ballot in November of 2024. Currently, I am a caregiver, on two boards of directors for nonprofits in central Ohio, and participating in an internship.
- I want to personally be more transparent if elected to this position. Our community has been voicing their concerns on this for some time. They have questions about finances, policies, and accountability. I would like to find fresh new ways to address this. One idea I have is to have a weekly video update on what is happening in the schools, with guests to interview, and things that are going on with our board.
- I want to find new ways to be inclusive in our district. There are so many students from different backgrounds that would thrive if we can find new ways to help balance their load. For example, is there a way we could have "in the moment" audio translation for our students and/or parents when English is their second language?
- Our school levy did not pass in the fall of 2024. There were several reasons for this, but I have noticed that there has been a lot of negativity for our school district. One way to combat this would be for us to make it easier for our community to volunteer in our schools to see first hand the amazing things that happen there every day. I want to organize a huge volunteer drive, and have the board participate. Also, how could we work with the city to bring more of the positivity from our school district to our community? For example, could we have one of the dance groups from our schools perform at the Tomato Festival next year?
There is a lot of nuance to dealing with policies at the local school district level. For me, the areas I am most passionate about are finance and safety.
The role of the board of education is to hire and evaluate the superintendent and treasurer for the district, set policy for the district, and approve the budget for the district. Board members may also give advisement and recommendations for district operations, disciplinary actions, and contract negotiation. The board of education can also pass on community feedback to the district, and increase community engagement through things like attending student activities.
My very first job was at my mother's clothing store in Steubenville, Ohio. It started out with me cleaning the bathroom, hanging back up clothes after trying them on, and organizing clothing. By the time I went to college, I had learned about our inventory system, how to deal with unhappy customers, and how to operate the register.
Our students come from various walks of life, but they all deserve a quality education. By attending to the needs of a student with disabilities, or that lives in poverty, or that does not speak English, we are inclusive to all. At this time there are still protections to students with disabilities in the Ohio Administrative Code and the IDEA Act. However, for students that are learning English as a second language, the current administration has removed guidance that told schools to accomodate them. Even if our federal government will no longer require this from public schools, I firmly believe that our district should continue to dedicate resources to the students who are learning English.
I worked in a crisis center for 8 years before I had children. I learned a lot about how to maintain safety in large structures and during large events. I would like to sit down with the head of the district's security if elected, and find out strategies in place to protect our students.
The Reynoldsburg Education Association, the Licking County Democratic Club, the Central Ohio Young Black Democrats, Forward Ohio, the Central Ohio AFL-CIO, Communication Workers of America #4502, the Franklin County Democratic Party, The Matriots, the Franklin County Young Democrats, and I am a Gun Sense Candidate with Everytown for Gun Safety.
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See also
2025 Elections
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