This article was originally posted 11/05/2025 on SUBV Facebook page. Congratulations to Dr. David Benson, Dr. Sonya Evans, and Gina Knapp. Mail ballots that were postmarked by Election Day and received by Fri. Nov. 7 will be counted as they come in daily. Provisional ballots will be added to the totals once they are confirmed. So while all votes are not counted yet, each of the pro-public education candidates SUBV endorsed are now ahead by thousands of votes. We greatly appre

Blue Valley parents have endorsed candidates for School Board who will keep our district doing what it does best: educating children. We’ve endorsed candidates who will put STUDENTS first - NOT extreme ideologies. Benson, Evans, and Knapp are the only candidates in this race with children or grandchildren currently attending BV Schools. They are personally invested in the success of our district. The candidates we’ve endorsed will protect taxpayer dollars with careful stewar

Blue Valley kids need your vote for School Board members who’ll make decisions based on what’s best for STUDENTS. Vote for 𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽 to keep BV Schools strong, and moving forward. Vote 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 (Fri., Oct 31) 9AM - 7PM, or 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (Sat., Nov. 1) 9AM - 3PM, at BV Hilltop and other convenient locations across Johnson County. 𝗠𝗼𝗻., 𝗡𝗼𝘃. 𝟯 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟴𝗔𝗠 - 𝗻𝗼𝗼�

From the article; link to read the article is below. “Knapp points to the district’s leadership and strong parental involvement as key drivers of its consistent performance as the best in Kansas. “We are great model of what happens when a community and school district are partners,” she wrote in response to our questions...𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙆𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙞�

In her 4 years in office, Gina Knapp has advocated for support and funding of our kids’ Blue Valley Schools by traveling multiple times to Topeka - and even to Washington, D.C. - to talk with elected officials about how their votes impact funding here at home. Her opponent, Steve Roberts, supports vouchers to divert funding from public schools to private ones. Knapp has a comprehensive understanding of school district finances after 4 years on the BV Board and is CFO of a maj

BV School Board member Jim McMullen is active in the local Moms For Liberty chapter, often speaking at their meetings. They have enthusiastically backed McMullen for re-election this year. We’ve covered MFL before, but it’s time for an update. History: Moms For Liberty is an astroturf (fake grassroots) organization founded in Jan. 2021 by three former Florida school board members and financially backed by undisclosed donors. One of MFL’s founders resigned in late 2021 amid a

During his time in office, McMullen cast the only NO vote a number of times. One recent vote has been the topic of much conversation, even media coverage. In that case, due to personnel confidentiality issues, no one but the Board members know the full reasoning behind their votes. However McMullen has voted NO while 6 others voted YES quite a few times - not always the same 6 others, since his term has overlapped that of outgoing and incoming members. McMullen and Gina Knapp

During Jim McMullen’s 4 years on the Board of Education, he has voted NO 3 times on a contract with Children’s Mercy Hospital to provide masters-level Social Workers in BV Schools. Each vote was 6 - 1, with McMullen the lone NO vote. Several years ago, Blue Valley faced several youth suicides and suicide attempts yearly. District leaders and community members came together to try and do something about these tragedies. One solution was to enhance mental health resources by pr

Advance voting starts Sat., Oct. 25 at BV Hilltop and other locations and continues through Mon., Nov. 3. Election Day is Tues., Nov. 4. Like we’ve done since 2015, SUBV volunteers evaluated candidates for the BV School Board. We’ve tracked every vote of incumbents during their time in office. We reviewed candidates’ histories, public statements, and known affiliations with other groups. We’ve provided detailed reasoning for our endorsements, published on social media and on

Gina Knapp’s opponent, Steve Roberts, served two terms on the Kansas State Board of Education, and in this elected position h͟e͟ ͟s͟h͟o͟c͟k͟e͟d͟ ͟e͟v͟e͟r͟y͟o͟n͟e͟ ͟i͟n͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟r͟o͟o͟m͟ ͟w͟h͟e͟n͟ ͟h͟e͟ ͟u͟s͟e͟d͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟N͟-͟w͟o͟r͟d͟ ͟d͟u͟r͟i͟n͟g͟ ͟a͟ ͟B͟o͟a͟r͟d͟ ͟d͟i͟s͟c͟u͟s͟s͟i͟o͟n͟...after the former Topeka NAACP president had addressed the Board on the topic of African-American history. After doing so, Roberts doubled down, refused to admit wrongdoing or apologize, claim

Steve Roberts 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. He explained his actions by saying he aimed to “push the frontiers of political correctness.” As reported in the CJ online: “I’m willing to be considered politically incorrect,” he said. “I don’t think that’s a bad thing.” https://www.cjonline.com/st

BV School Board member Jim McMullen has repeatedly voted against basic technology that students need for success in K-12 and beyond - college, career, and the global economy. For example, McMullen voted against tech contracts to supply middle and high school students with chromebooks and laptops. These district-issued devices are essential for classwork, homework, some textbook access, AP and PSAT/SAT/ACT prep and testing, and more. 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶

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Jim McMullen was endorsed in 2021 by New York-based 1776 Project PAC in their attempt to "take over school boards" in several states. https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/f-k-you-we-re-taking-over-school-boards-whether-you-like-it-or-not https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/1776-project-pac-sends-mailers-with-racist-innuendo-false-claims https://www.standupbluevalley.org/post/new-york-pac-with-racist-agenda-makes-endorsements-in-bv-school-board-race https://www.standupbl

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗩 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽 in the Nov. 4, 2025 election. Gina Knapp was elected to the BOE in 2021, and...

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗩 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘃. 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Dr. Sonya Evans was...

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗩 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 in the Nov. 4, 2025 election. Dr. David Benson was Superintendent of...