Lori J. Wilkie
IN · Portage Township Schools Board of Trustees, District 2
Lori J. Wilkie is secretary of the Portage Township Schools board and a lifelong Portage resident and mother of four. She has long worked in local parks, including as superintendent of the Portage Parks and Recreation Department.
Where Lori J. Wilkie stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (4 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Made the motion to set the district's 2026 spending levels and tax rates (Resolution R17-2025). The board passed it unanimously.
October 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded the purchase of a new six-year elementary reading curriculum (MyView by SAVVAS) for $643,045.50. The board passed it unanimously.
March 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to start a $6,350,000 bond sale for heating and cooling repairs, sports fields, equipment, and technology. School leaders said the tax rate would not change. The board passed it unanimously.
April 22, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to raise school board pay to $150 per regular meeting and $75 per special meeting. The $2,000 yearly pay stayed the same. The board passed it unanimously.
April 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Seconded the purchase of a new six-year elementary reading curriculum (MyView by SAVVAS) for $643,045.50. The board passed it unanimously.
March 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to commit the district to the state goal of 95% of third graders passing the IREAD-3 reading test by 2027. The board passed it unanimously.
February 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to approve the 2023-2024 teachers' contract with the teachers' union. The board passed it unanimously.
November 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to let Portage Township Schools sue social media companies for harm to the district and its students. The board passed it unanimously.
August 28, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to start a $6,350,000 bond sale for heating and cooling repairs, sports fields, equipment, and technology. School leaders said the tax rate would not change. The board passed it unanimously.
April 22, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Seconded a board resolution opposing Indiana House Bill 1136, a state bill on reorganizing school districts. Board members said it could let the state turn public schools into charter schools. The resolution passed unanimously.
January 13, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was elected secretary of the Portage Township School Board by a unanimous vote of the board.
January 13, 2025
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Made the motion to approve a new contract for Superintendent Amanda Alaniz after she was rated highly effective. The board passed it unanimously.
December 16, 2024
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Was named head of the Portage city parks department by Mayor Sue Lynch in January 2020. She ran a staff of nine full-time and up to 25 part-time workers.
August 20, 2020
Source: greatnews.life
Led the Portage Township Board as its chair from January 2017 through December 2018, a state audit shows. She chaired it again starting in September 2019.
January 1, 2017
Source: in.gov
Won re-election to the Portage Township Board, the township's elected budget board. She finished among the top three of four candidates for three seats.
November 4, 2014
Source: nwitimes.com
Past race Lori J. Wilkie ran in:
- Portage Township Schools School Board District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Portage Township Schools, Indiana · incumbent