Nicki Vander Meulen’s Impact on the MMSD Board

✔ Champion for students with disabilities, inclusive education, and civil rights
✔ Led board-level scrutiny that reduced harmful disciplinary practices, including seclusion and restraint
✔ Forced transparency and accountability on major contracts and consent agenda items
✔ Centered student safety, dignity, and legal compliance using a legal and lived-experience lens
✔ Elevated and amplified parent and educator voices in board deliberations
✔ Protected taxpayer dollars and public trust through persistent fiscal oversight
✔ Modeled independent, principled leadership — even when votes were difficult

Strong Schools. Honest Leadership. Every Student.