Adams 12 Five Star Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Adams 12 Five Star Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links
See also
Colorado Adams 12 Five Star Schools Adams County, Colorado ballot measures Local ballot measures, Colorado

Four seats on the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

District 1 incumbent Norm L. Jennings was the only board member seeking re-election. Robert M. Willsey and Mark D. Clark did not file for re-election to seats in Districts 2 and 5, respectively. A total of 11 candidates filed for election, including three candidates for the District 4 special election to complete the unexpired two-year term vacated by Rico Figueroa.

Figueroa served on the board from December 2013 to March 2015 after 2013 winner Amy Speers was found ineligible to serve because she lived outside of District 4. On March 2, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court concurred with a decision by Broomfield District Court Judge Chris Melonakis declaring the seat vacant. Brian Batz was appointed to fill the vacancy in District 4 on April 29, 2015, and was running to serve the remaining two years of Speers' term.

Jennings was successful in securing the District 1 seat. In District 2, Lockley won the seat. Batz was successful in being re-elected to the District 4 seat and Mitchell won the seat in District 5.

About the district

See also: Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Colorado

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is located in Adams County, Colo.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is located in Adams County in north-central Colorado. The county seat of Adams County is Brighton. Adams County was home to an estimated 469,193 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau. Adams 12 Five Star Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Colorado, having served 42,990 students during the 2011-2012 school year.

Demographics

In 2013, Adams County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Colorado in terms of higher education achievement. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.9 percent of county residents age 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 37.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $56,270, compared to $58,433 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 14.2 percent, while the state as a whole had a poverty rate of 13.2 percent.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Adams County (%)	Colorado (%)
White	87.2	88.0
Black or African American	3.5	4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	2.2	1.6
Asian	4.0	3.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	2.9	2.8
Hispanic or Latino	38.6	21.0

Presidential Voting Pattern, Adams County
Year	Democratic vote	Republican vote	Other vote
2012	100,649	70,972	4,609
2008	93,445	63,976	4.430
2004	69,122	65,912	2,598

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

The Adams 12 School Board consists of five members, all of whom are elected at large by a different geographic district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Four seats were on the November 2015 ballot, which included a special election for the District 4 seat.

Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 28, 2015, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was August 31, 2015.

District 1

Norm L. Jennings		Seth "Isaiah" Thomas
	Incumbent Division Manager for SEMA Precast		Southwest Airlines employee Working towards a degree in aviation management

District 2

Jamey Lockley		Daniel Garcia
			Business analyst

District 4

Brian Batz		Jessy Briton Hamilton		Amira Amal Assad-Lucas
	Incumbent Member since 2015 Business and computer related professional		Fellow, Oxford University Council member with Adams County Cultural Council Delegate with the Colorado Education Association		Licensed counselor/therapist Member of Five Star Leadership Academy

District 5

Jeff Jasica		Laura P. Mitchell
	Owner, Jasica Consulting Works in the healthcare software industry Volunteer with the Legacy Band Boosters Audit Committee		Program manager and systems engineer for the Department of Defense for 25+ years Involved with Great Education Colorado
Teresa Thomson Walsh		Stephanie James
	Attorney Served on the Westgate Community Charter School Board		Faculty, Regis University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Education background

Election results

District 1

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 1, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Norm L. Jennings Incumbent	50.3%	15,464
Seth "Isaiah" Thomas	49.7%	15,250
Total Votes		30,714
Source: Adams County Clerk & Recorder, "Official County Results," and City and County of Broomfield, "Official Certified Results", accessed December 17, 2015

District 2

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 2, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jamey Lockley	66.1%	19,637
Daniel Garcia	33.9%	10,077
Total Votes		29,714
Source: Adams County Clerk & Recorder, "Official County Results," and City and County of Broomfield, "Official Certified Results", accessed December 17, 2015

District 4

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 4, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Batz	44.7%	12,856
Jessy Briton Hamilton	41.9%	12,053
Amira Amal Assad-Lucas	13.4%	3,856
Total Votes		28,765
Source: Adams County Clerk & Recorder, "Official County Results," and City and County of Broomfield, "Official Certified Results", accessed December 17, 2015

District 5

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 5, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Laura P. Mitchell	35.4%	10,528
Stephanie James	24.9%	7,415
Jeff Jasica	22.2%	6,599
Teresa Thomson Walsh	17.4%	5,187
Total Votes		29,729
Source: Adams County Clerk & Recorder, "Official County Results," and City and County of Broomfield, "Official Certified Results", accessed December 17, 2015

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kathy Plomer 38% 11,361      Nonpartisan Debbie Christensen 37.9% 11,333      Nonpartisan David Elliott 14% 4,183      Nonpartisan Joshua Bastian 10% 2,993 Total Votes 29,870 Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report," November 19, 2013 Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Amy Speers 63.6% 19,180      Nonpartisan Rico Figueroa Incumbent 36.4% 10,971 Total Votes 30,151 Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report," November 19, 2013 2011 Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Norm Jennings 62.7% 11,436      Nonpartisan Antonio B. Esquibel 37.3% 6,813 Total Votes 18,249 Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2011 Adams County Coordinated Election," accessed October 2, 2013 Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan R. Max Willsey 62.2% 12,253      Nonpartisan Richard R. Ezo 37.8% 7,448 Total Votes 19,701 Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2011 Adams County Coordinated Election," accessed October 2, 2013 Adams 12 Five Star Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Mark D. Clark 100% 17,417 Total Votes 17,417 Source: Adams County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2011 Adams County Coordinated Election," accessed October 2, 2013

What was at stake?

2015

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey

Two of the four candidates in this election participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates as of September 28, 2015. The following sections display the responses of Jessy Briton Hamilton and Stephanie James.

Top priorities

When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, Jessy Briton Hamilton stated:

“	We have to address equity in our schools. We will never achieve the other goals we have set before us (closing the opportunity gap, moving our emerging bilingual students forward, or getting beyond mere proficiency to mastery of standards) if we do not begin to have serious conversations about equity. Every parent, community leader, and district employee should be invited to dialogue. There are professional facilitators at Colorado universities who are specially trained to lead these conversations. It would be a wise investment for the board to look into deepening our district’s commitment to equity. We face significant budget challenges. Our facilities in the southern part of the district are older, many have pressing maintenance needs, and some should be renovated or replaced altogether. Teachers in Adams 12 do not always have the resources educators in more affluent school districts take for granted. This is unacceptable. We have to think outside the box, and we cannot be afraid to ask for help. The financial challenges facing our district are much bigger than anything five school board directors can tackle on their own. With that reality in mind, I have tirelessly built relationships with city council members, county commissioners, and state legislators over the course of the last year. Each of them has expressed to me a willingness to collaborate with Adams 12 to find ways to get the resources we need. Some council members mentioned specific programs (sports and extracurricular activities) that we might provide for students at a shared cost. Help exists. We need to begin asking. Our neighborhoods are only as strong as our schools. People in some relatively high places understand that, and they’re willing to be a part of the solution. Likewise, we need to involve our nonprofit and business communities. We are all in it together.	”
—Jessy Briton Hamilton, 2015

When asked what her top priorities would be if elected, Stephanie James stated:

“	I think the answer to this question really depends on who we ask. In conversations with the Superintendent, certainly the budget and literacy improvement weigh in heavily. When I speak with parents in the more northern part of the district, an important issue is classroom crowding and cuts to middle school sports. Last week, I visited with parents from the very southern part of the district, and they had concerns about all day kindergarten programs and after school care. I think the bottom line is we could reduce class sizes, build more schools, reinstate MS sports, bring full day kindergarten to all schools– if we had unlimited funds to do so. Unfortunately, we do not have these funds. I think we are naive if we believe that the state will be able to increase education funding to such a level so we could provide these services. Until more funding become available, I think we have to elect leaders that can think more creatively. As I suggested previously, could we partner with local universities to bring in education students willing to set up after school learning groups for literacy (and math, social studies-whatever the need is for that school), especially on the early release Wednesdays. These students can gain valuable experience and our children could receive some help for free. I would also encourage continued partnerships with groups such as the United Way and Americorps. I would also suggest that we try to partner with local cities to make some of our facilities more available for community use. For example, perhaps we can open up more of our schools for recreation basketball and dedicate the funds generated to try and bring back some of the middle school sports. I was told by one PTO representative that her school wanted to use a very visible fence line to put up a banner for a local restaurant to help them generate revenue, but that the process to get permission for this was just too complicated. There has to be a way we could simplify such processes for these schools. We definitely need to do a better job of communicating the reasons for any new bond proposal, and really work to understand why the last bond did not pass. Although I think passing a bond would be one of the best ways to build new schools and improve the infrastructure of others, I would encourage the district to evaluate other options as well, such as applying for a BEST grant (Building Excellent Schools Today) through the state. This program uses revenue from a variety of sources to fund a competitive grant system for capital construction and improvement.	”
—Stephanie James, 2015

Ranking the issues

The candidates were asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays the candidates' rankings:

Issue importance ranking
Issue	Hamilton	James
Expanding arts education	2	5
Expanding career-technical education	1	6
Balancing or maintaining the district's budget	6	1
Improving college readiness	5	4
Closing the achievement gap	4	2
Improving education for special needs students	3	3
Expanding school choice options	7	7

Positions on the issues

The candidates were asked to answer 10 multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to the candidates' responses can be found below.

• Jessy Briton Hamilton survey responses
• Stephanie James survey responses

Candidate survey on charter schools

The Colorado League of Charter Schools issued a candidate survey in which candidates participated. The following were their answers:

Q1 - Do you support a parent’s right to choose the public school they feel is the best fit for their child? Why or why not?

Amira Assad-Lucas: I do support a parent choosing a school that they feel is the best fit for their child. I encourage all parents to become educated about the schools for their children.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: YES! I believe that education is very important for a child, and the parent is primarily responsible to look out for their best interests. A parent should be in touch with who teachers their kids and what they are being taught. A part of that should be where a child goes to school. I, MYSELF, have a 1st grader attending a charter school.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: I do support a parent's right to choose the public school that best meets their child's needs. This is due to several reasons; charter schools open up a wider range of curriculum options for children. For example, if a child does not seem do learn well using the Everyday Math curriculum, they may opt to go a charter school that utilizes something such as Singapore math. Additionally, some charters may have a special focus that is especially appealing to some students, such as arts or sciences.

Jeff Jasica: Yes. School choice is important to many parents, and I respect that right to choose a public school that parents feel will best serve their student' needs.

Norman Jennings: My wife and I enrolled our kids in district choice/magnet schools because they were the best fit for our family. Charter schools serve a similar function and the competition from charter schools makes our district magnet and neighborhood schools better as well.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: Yes, I support a parent's right to choose the public school they feel is the best fit for their child because a parent knows their child's skills and abilities best. A parent is the first person that nurtures their child and knows personality, character and their child's learning style.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: I strongly support a parent's right to choose. Parents know their students best and are therefore in the best position to assess a good fit for their children.

Q2 - Which of the following describes your familiarity with charter schools? (Select all that apply).

Amira Assad-Lucas: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.”

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.”

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.”

Jeff Jasica: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.”

Norman Jennings: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.” I have visited several of our district charter schools in the four years I've been on the board and gotten to know many of their leaders and board members.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.”

Teresa Thomson Walsh: I can name one or more charter schools in Colorado. I know someone who works at a charter school in Colorado. I know a student who attends a charter school in Colorado. I have heard the term “charter school.” All four of our children have attended or are currently attending a charter school. I served on the Board for the Westgate Community Charter School.

Q3 - Which of the following best describes your level of support or opposition toward charter schools in Colorado?

Amira Assad-Lucas: Neither support nor oppose.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: Strongly support.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: Somewhat support.

Jeff Jasica: Strongly support. Charter schools serve a valid need in our District, and I support those schools that our Board has thoughtfully reviewed, approved of and chartered. These students are Adams12 students too.

Norman Jennings: Strongly support.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: Somewhat support. There are charter schools that serve students with different needs such as Stargate Charter School which serves Gifted and Talented students.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: Strongly support. I believe we can best meet the needs of segments of our students with a variety of school choices, including strong charter schools. I also believe given that charter schools must recruit and work to retain their students, there is a level of responsiveness to the parents lacking in traditional neighborhood schools. Finally, it is possible to create innovative charter schools because of the flexibility in governance and hiring that is beneficial to the district. Successes in a smaller charter school can be replicated in other district schools.

Q4 - In your view, what role should charter schools play in providing parents and students choice in their public school options?

Amira Assad-Lucas: I believe in the role they currently are playing. As stated above, I believe a parent and student should have the right to choose the best educational path for their family or him/herself.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: Information about a school, their curriculum, and style of teaching should be made public in an easy to understand manner. Parents should do their due diligence to make sure they are choosing the right place for their children.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: I think charter schools are a good option for students who desire a different curriculum or focus, especially as many schools are forced to cut special programming, so long as all students are held to the same high standards.

Jeff Jasica: Charter schools are best positioned to address needs not currently being effectively met by existing schools. Their presence can spur additional innovation within the District.

Norman Jennings: Charters provide unique and/or challenging academic programming to families. The charter schools in Adams 12 provide Core Knowledge, language immersion, Gifted and Talented, and twice exceptional programming. Some have a unique niche and others compete directly with neighborhood schools and district magnet programs. As a result our district has responded with unique and niche offerings including STEM, Gifted and Talented, fine arts, and academically rigorous programs at each of our comprehensive high schools.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: The role that the charter school should play in parent's and student's choice is what fits the best interests and needs of the child.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: I most strongly support grass roots not for profit charter schools. I believe charter schools can create innovative learning environments. I also believe that a strong and healthy district has a combination of traditional, magnet, and charter schools.

Q5 - In your view, do charter schools help improve educational opportunities for all public school students or do they negatively impact the educational opportunities for students in traditional public schools?

Amira Assad-Lucas: This depends on the student and family, since all students' needs are different.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: Help. And there are studies that prove that.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: This is an interesting question. I understand that the per pupil funding follows the student, so there may be an argument that by creating more charter schools the district loses money. However, due to the overcrowding problem in the northern part of the Adams 12 district, I am inclined to think that charters improve educational opportunities merely by their ability to take on students that would otherwise attend the "public" school and further increase class sizes. Adams 12 also has some very successful charter schools such as Stargate. I think their success demonstrates that charter schools, if designed and conducted well, can improve our district.

Jeff Jasica: Effectively chartered schools can improve the educational opportunities for students by offering special programs. Per above, they can also help the District identify and address under-served populations.

Norman Jennings: In our district, the competition from charter schools has led to the district improving its program options. All students win when schools have to improve and compete for the hearts of parents and kids.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: There needs to be evidence to support whether a charter school is improving the educational opportunities for all public school students or negatively impacting opportunities. I don't have the evidence yet either way to declare whether charter schools improve or negatively impact student opportunities for students in traditional public schools.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: Adams 12 is an excellent example of a charter school improves educational opportunities. After the success of Stargate Charter School in providing gifted education, the district created a gifted program at Hulstrum. Successful charter schools offer educational opportunities for those students and influence the district to improve.

Q6 - Do you support the creation of more charter schools?

Amira Assad-Lucas: Maybe – if there is a strategic growth plan in place.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: Yes.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: Maybe – if there is a strategic growth plan in place.

Jeff Jasica: Maybe – if there is a strategic growth plan in place. I support the creation of charter schools and retention of the existing charter schools in our District provided they are serving their students well and achieve results per the state education standards, they address a need not being effectively met by the District schools, they are parent-led, and they are financially sound non-profits.

Norman Jennings: Maybe – if there is a strategic growth plan in place I'm assuming the question means the charter school has to have a strategic growth plan in place so that they can have a successful launch and gain stability within the first few years of existence.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: Maybe – if there is a strategic growth plan in place. We have enough charter schools in our district to meet the needs of our students. They have the ability to meet the needs of our district students that are not being met in the traditional public schools. I am concerned that there seems to be an increasing number of charter school applications from out-of-state that take away much needed tax revenue from our existing in-state charters and traditional public schools. If they are not transparent or do not meet the guidelines set forth by the state Charter School Institute and the Colorado Department of Education then I do not support adding those types of charter schools.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: Yes.

Q7 - What do you believe is the proper role for a school district and a district board of education to play in relation to the charter schools in their district?

Amira Assad-Lucas: I believe the proper role is dependent upon the contract or agreement set forth between the charter school, school district, and board of education.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: The board needs to keep the chartered schools accountable. Not all charter schools are equal. And without supervision, a school can get off track quickly.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: Another interesting question that is particularly relevant in Adams 12. Last year, several parents were very upset with their charter school for several reasons. They came to the Adams 12 board to voice their concerns, as they felt that their children were being treated unfairly when they tried to work with their charter principal and board. I felt that because some of their concerns dealt with student safety, the district should have investigated the school more carefully upon renewal because these children are still in the Adams 12 community, however the board did not seem to be willing to investigate their concerns. Additionally, with the success of some charter schools I think it would be worthwhile for a district board to ask why more parents are leaving public schools for charters? What lessons can we learn from these schools? I would like to see more dialogue between charter and district boards to share ideas that may be helpful for all schools.

Jeff Jasica: The District and Board should play an active role in the review and approval of charters ensuring they have effective parent-led leadership, produce results per the state standards, and are financially sound in serving their populations.

Norman Jennings: The district boards' job is to authorize, monitor the performance of charter schools, monitor adherence to the contract between district and charter, and evaluate the charter for reauthorization. The district's job is to monitor performance and contract adherence, offer support and assistance when needed and to avoid undue influence or involvement in the charter's affairs. Occasionally the district has to tell charter parents that it is not the district's job to rush in and try to fix a perceived problem.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: As a school board director I will always seek the input from as many stakeholders as possible, and this includes charter school parents, students and operators, so I can make informed decisions. The school boards role is to monitor charter school performance and to allow the charters time to fulfill their contractual agreement with the district.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: A Board must carefully review an application for a charter school, and if the school has support and a strong business plan, the district should not only approve a charter application or renewal, but actively support the public charter school.

Q8 - Do you believe districts have a responsibility to equitably include their charter schools in the distribution of local funds related to facilities (bonds) and operational expenses (mill levy overrides)? Why or why not?

Amira Assad-Lucas: I feel this depends on the school district and the agreement between the charter school, school district and board of education.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: Yes, but everything needs to be done in balance. There's a reason that these are not traditional public schools.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: At this point in Adams 12, I could not support this. Our classes, particularly in the northern region, are incredibly crowded and we desperately need bond money to build two new K-8 schools in this area. Therefore, I do not think our taxpayers would want the bond money to also be divided among charter schools.

Jeff Jasica: Yes. These students are our students and should share in funding increases that the local voters approve of.

Norman Jennings: Adams 12 included money for our charter schools in our last bond and mill levy ballot measure. Unfortunately we were not successful. If re-elected to the board I will ensure that practice is continued in future ballot measures.

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: I am still learning about the current laws that govern charter school facilities and operational funding.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: Clearly a district should be equitable in distribution of local funds. The students attending those schools are from households that pay taxes, vote for the bond, and support the district. Students in a district charter school are no less worthy of district support.

Q9 - Please feel free to provide any additional comments or viewpoints regarding school choice and charter schools in the state of Colorado that you were not able to cover in your responses above.

Amira Assad-Lucas: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Brian Batz: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Daniel Garcia: My kid goes to a charter school; she loves it. I have always been in support of such schools. I think traditional, public schools can learn a lot from the styles and formats used in successful charter schools.

Jessy Hamilton: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Stephanie James: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Jeff Jasica: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Norman Jennings: I have many friends with kids in charter schools and I frequently ask them how their kids are doing. They almost always say they are very happy with their choice and their student is doing very well. What's not to like about that?

Jamey Lockley: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Laura Mitchell: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Seth "Isaiah" Thomas: I believe we have an opportunity to work with the existing charter schools to provide our children with the very best education opportunities.

Teresa Thomson Walsh: Candidate elected not to respond to this question.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Adams 12 Five Star Schools election in 2015:

Deadline	Event
August 5, 2015	First day to file for placement on the general election ballot
August 28, 2015	Last day to file for placement on the general election ballot
August 31, 2015	Last day for write-in candidates to file an affidavit
October 26, 2015	Voter registration deadline
November 3, 2015	General Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Colorado elections, 2015

On the same day as the school board elections, voters in the City of Northglenn elected one city council member for each of the city's four wards. They also voted on a city ballot issue.

Additionally, Colorado residents voted on the Colorado Marijuana TABOR Refund Measure.

Recent news

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See also

Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Colorado	School Boards
Adams 12 Five Star Schools elections (2013) List of school districts in Colorado	Colorado school board elections, 2015 Public education in Colorado Local ballot measures, Colorado	School board elections, 2015 School board elections, 2014 School board election data analysis, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Adams 12 Five Star Schools
• Adams County Elections Department
• Colorado Secretary of State
• August 26 candidate filing statement
• August 28 candidate filing statement