Jessica Olstad
MN · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Board Vice Chair
Jessica Olstad is vice chair of the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board and manages media relations for the City of Minneapolis. She backs the district's levy requests and wants the state to pay more toward public schools.
Where Jessica Olstad stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (4 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 5 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
Voted to cut 16 school jobs, including several teaching positions, to reduce spending. It passed 4-3.
April 13, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Cast the only vote against telling staff to recommend cuts to programs and jobs. It passed 6-1.
February 9, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Voted for a plan to close WestWood Elementary as a neighborhood school and sell the district office building. It passed 4-3.
July 14, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Seconded the motion to adopt the district's 2024-25 final budget. It passed 6-1.
December 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Seconded the resolution to put 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, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Made the motion to approve the 2023-25 contract with the district's teachers union. It passed 6-0.
February 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: plsas.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Seconded and voted for agreements with the cities of Prior Lake and Savage to keep police officers in district schools. Both passed 6-1.
September 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: plsas.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 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
Seconded and voted for the district's three-year plan to raise student achievement and school integration. It passed 4-3.
March 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: plsas.org
Seconded the resolution to put 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 Public Education Quality
Source: plsas.org
Made the motion to approve the 2023-25 contract with the district's teachers union. It passed 6-0.
February 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: plsas.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against ending the district's 2020 equity and inclusion resolution, which pledged an anti-racist school community. The board ended it 5-2.
June 9, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: plsas.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Was listed among the local teachers union's endorsed or recommended candidates in the 2026 Prior Lake-Savage school board race, on Education Minnesota's voter guide.
September 22, 2026
Source: edmnvotes.org
Voted to approve the contract for new Superintendent Jim Wagner. It passed 5-2.
June 15, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to accept the superintendent's resignation under his contract as written. It passed 4-3.
May 4, 2026
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Was elected vice chair and clerk of the school board for 2026 by a 4-3 vote.
January 12, 2026
Source: plsas.org
Made the motion to approve a new policy on how school library and media materials are chosen. It passed 5-2.
November 18, 2024
Source: plsas.org
Seconded and voted for a new middle school math curriculum. It passed 6-1.
May 13, 2024
Source: plsas.org
Won a seat on the Prior Lake-Savage school board in the November 8, 2022 election with 8,952 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: plsas.org
Past race Jessica Olstad ran in:
- Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools School Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Minnesota · incumbent