Ferguson-Florissant School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Ferguson-Florissant School District school board were up for general election on April 8, 2014.
About the district
Ferguson-Florissant School District is located in east-central Missouri in St. Louis County. The county seat of St. Louis County is Clayton. St. Louis County had a population of 1,001,444 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Ferguson-Florissant School District was the 16th-largest school district in Missouri and served 12,070 students.[2]
Demographics
In 2013, St. Louis County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 40.6 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 26.2 percent for Missouri. The median household income in St. Louis County was $58,910, higher than the state median of $47,380. The poverty rate in the county was 10.9 percent, compared to 15.5 percent for Missouri as a whole.[1]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Voter and candidate information
As of the 2014 election, the Ferguson-Florissant School District consisted of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on April 8, 2014.[4] Three at-large seats were on the ballot in 2014, two seats were on the ballot in 2015, and the remaining seats appeared on the ballot in 2016.[5]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 28, 2014.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Robert Chabot
- Incumbent
- Paul T. Morris
- Incumbent
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robert Chabot Incumbent |
18% | 2,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Paulette-Thurman |
17% | 2,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul T. Morris Incumbent |
15.6% | 2,516 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Savala | 15.1% | 2,425 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kimberly Benz | 13.9% | 2,231 | |
| Nonpartisan | F. Willis Johnson Jr. | 13.2% | 2,118 | |
| Nonpartisan | LaWanda Wallace | 3.7% | 590 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Thomas | 3.5% | 568 | |
| Total Votes | 16,079 | |||
| Source: St. Louis County Election Board, "Summary Report," April 18, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
Paul T. Morris, Robert Chabot, and James Savala were endorsed by the Missouri National Education Association.[7]
Campaign finance
No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission.[8]
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What was at stake?
Three seats on the school board were up for election on April 8, 2014. Incumbents Paul T. Morris and Robert Chabot faced six challengers.[4]
Issues in the election
Suspension of Superintendent
On November 6, 2013, the Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education voted 6-1 to place Superintendent Art McCoy on suspension with pay, citing "differences in focus and philosophy" as the stated reason. Board member Paul Schroeder was the only dissenting voter. Board of Education President Paul Morris stated that the board’s actions were not intended to suggest any wrongdoing by McCoy. On the following Friday, a press conference was held where over 60 supporters called for the Superintendent to be reinstated. At a board meeting later in November, 1,500 community members demonstrated their support for Superintendent McCoy. A closed hearing was scheduled for February 24, 2014, to determine whether there was cause to terminate McCoy’s contract. McCoy, who is Black, led a district where 78 percent of the student population was also Black.[9][10][11]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Kansas City Public Schools election in 2014:[6][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 17, 2013 | First Day for Candidate Filing |
| January 21, 2014 | Last Day for Candidate Filing |
| January 28, 2014 | Deadline for entities to certify elections to election authority |
| February 25, 2014 | First Day for Absentee Voting |
| April 2, 2014 | Last Day Absentee Ballot can be mailed |
| March 12, 2014 | Voter Registration deadline |
| April 8, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
The April 8, 2014, municipal general election featured races for local, municipal, and school positions. Additional election information is available on the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners website.[13]
See also
- Missouri
- Ferguson-Florissant School District, Missouri
- Missouri school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- St. Louis County, Missouri ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Missouri
- Election preview: More than 100 candidates running in California, Missouri and South Dakota school board elections
- Post-election:Incumbents fare well in Missouri, South Dakota and California school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Louis County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 St. Louis County Elections, "April 8, 2014 General Municipal Election," February 12, 2014
- ↑ Ferguson-Florissant School District, "Board Roster," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 St. Louis County Elections, "April 8, 2014 General Municipal Election," February 12, 2014
- ↑ MNEA.org, "Recommendations," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Missouri, "Campaign Finance," accessed Feruary 10, 2014
- ↑ Jessica Bock, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Suspension of Ferguson-Florissant superintendent questioned," November 9, 2013
- ↑ Rebecca Rivas, St. Louis American, "Suspended superintendent and community still waiting for explanation," November 27, 2013
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Ferguson-Florissant sets hearing date for suspended superintendent," January 24, 2014
- ↑ Jackson County Missouri Elections Board, "Elections Calendar," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ St. Louis County Elections, "April 8, 2014 General Municipal Election," February 12, 2014
| 2014 Ferguson-Florissant School District Elections | |
| St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 8, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Kimberly Benz • Incumbent, Robert Chabot • F. Willis Johnson Jr. • Incumbent, Paul T. Morris • Donna Paulette-Thurman • James Savala • LaWanda Wallace • Larry Thomas |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
