At least two members of the St. Paul school board will pursue a second term this year.

Zuki Ellis, who recently was made board chair for a second consecutive year, said this week she will run again.

Steve Marchese announced last month that he is raising money for another term.

Jon Schumacher is undecided, and Mary Vanderwert said she probably will not run again.

All four were elected for the first time in 2015 with help from the teachers union’s political arm, which sought to oust the incumbents. Within months, the new board bought out superintendent Valeria Silva, who had had her contract extended the year before.

Omar Syed, a 39-year-old pharmacy technician and owner of Chilly Time Coffee, said he hopes to secure one of the four seats up for election in November. A native of Somalia with a child at Como Park Elementary, he wants to help Somali parents better connect with the schools.

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The board’s seven members are paid $10,800 per year and serve four-year terms.

Vanderwert said during Tuesday’s meeting she’d like the board to consider increasing their compensation.

“It’s time to make this position a little more attractive to the community,” she said.