Lisa Atkinson
MN · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Board Director
Lisa Atkinson has served on the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board since 2023 and has more than 25 years of business experience. Her priorities are raising student achievement and sending more money to classrooms instead of administration.
Where Lisa Atkinson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted to put two school tax questions on the November 2026 ballot: a new operating levy and a building and technology levy. It passed 7-0.
July 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Seconded and voted for a resolution telling staff to recommend cuts to programs and jobs because of budget problems. It passed 6-1.
February 9, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against the district's 2024-25 final budget. It passed 6-1.
December 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against putting a 10-year school operating levy on the November 2024 ballot. It asked voters to raise the per-student levy from $623.97 to $1,803. It passed 6-1.
August 12, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 oppose
Cast the only votes against agreements with the cities of Prior Lake and Savage to keep police officers in district schools. Both passed 6-1.
September 11, 2023Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: plsas.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to put two school tax questions on the November 2026 ballot: a new operating levy and a building and technology levy. It passed 7-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Seconded the motion to end the district's 2020 equity and inclusion resolution, which pledged an anti-racist school community. It passed 5-2.
June 9, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: plsas.org
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted to approve the contract for new Superintendent Jim Wagner. It passed 5-2.
June 15, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted against accepting the superintendent's resignation under his contract as written. Her motion to add a cooperation agreement failed 3-4. The resignation passed 4-3.
May 4, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted against cutting 16 school jobs, including several teaching positions. It passed 4-3.
April 13, 2026
Source: plsas.org
Voted against the district's three-year plan to raise student achievement and school integration. It passed 4-3.
March 9, 2026
Source: plsas.org
Voted against a plan to close WestWood Elementary as a neighborhood school and sell the district office building. She backed a narrower version that failed. The plan passed 4-3.
July 14, 2025
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against letting year-round staff take unpaid furlough days to help cut the budget. It passed 6-1.
April 14, 2025
Source: plsas.org
Made the motion to hold an extra board study session on high school math course paths. It passed 6-1.
March 10, 2025
Source: plsas.org
Was elected treasurer of the school board for 2025 by a 4-3 vote.
January 13, 2025
Source: plsas.org
Voted against a new policy on how school library and media materials are chosen. It passed 5-2.
November 18, 2024
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against a new middle school math curriculum. It passed 6-1.
May 13, 2024
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against renewing the district's membership in the Minnesota State High School League. It passed 6-1.
July 10, 2023
Source: plsas.org
Won a seat on the Prior Lake-Savage school board in the November 8, 2022 election. She got 10,509 votes, the most of any candidate.
November 8, 2022
Source: plsas.org
Past race Lisa Atkinson ran in:
- Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools School Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Minnesota · incumbent