Meet the School Board
Jackie Magnuson, Chairperson
Jackie Magnuson is a resident of Rosemount and was first elected in 1989. Her current term expires on January 1, 2024. Magnuson is appointed as board representative to the following: Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), Continuing Education/Vocational Relicensure, Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Community Collaboration Council (CCC), Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC), Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU), Q Comp Educational Improvement Planning (EIP) Team and Schools for Equity in Education (SEE). She has served on the board of directors for the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) and National School Boards Association (NSBA).
Contact
Email: Jackie.Magnuson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87905
Cory Johnson, Vice Chairperson
Cory Johnson is a resident of Eagan and was elected for his first term in 2020. His term expires January 1, 2024. Johnson is appointed as board representative to the following: Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC), Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Community Collaboration Council (CCC), the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council (GTAC), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Policy Review Committee and Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD).
Contact
Email: Cory.Johnson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87907
Art Coulson, Treasurer
Art Coulson is a resident of Apple Valley who was first appointed to fill a vacancy beginning on February 25, 2008. He was first elected in 2009. His current term expires on January 5, 2026. Coulson is appointed as board representative to the Budget Advisory Council (BAC) and the Native American Parents Advisory Committee (NAPAC).
Contact
Email: Art.Coulson@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87901
Sachin Isaacs, Clerk
Sachin Isaacs is a resident of Burnsville and was first elected in 2016. His current term expires on January 1, 2024. Isaacs is appointed as a board representative to the following: Community Collaboration Council (CCC), the Equity Advisory Council (EAC), Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC) and the Policy Review Committee.
Contact
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87903
Joel Albright, Director
Joel Albright is a resident of Apple Valley and was first elected in 2003. His current term expires on January 1, 2024. Albright is appointed as board representative to the following: Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD), Schools for Equity in Education (SEE), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) and the Policy Review Committee.
Contact
Email: Joel.Albright@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87904
Sakawdin Mohamed, Director
Sakawdin Mohamed is a resident of Eagan and was elected for his first term in 2022. His current term expires on January 5, 2026. Mohamed is appointed as board representative to the following: Budget Advisory Council (BAC), Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC) and Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC).
Contact
Email: Sakawdin.Mohamed@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87906
Bianca Virnig, Director
Bianca Virnig is a resident of Eagan and was elected for her first term in 2022. Her current term expires on January 5, 2026. Virnig is appointed as board representative to the following: Budget Advisory Council (BAC), Community Education Advisory Council (CEAC), Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) and the Wellness Committee.
Contact
Email: Bianca.Virnig@district196.org
Voicemail: 651-683-6969, ext. 87902