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Bernie Ziebart

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Bernie Ziebart
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Prior offices
Kettle Moraine School District School Board At-large

Personal
Profession
Engineering manager

Bernie Ziebart is a former at-large representative on the Kettle Moraine Board of Education in Wisconsin. Ziebart was appointed to the board on May 5, 2015, to replace Dennis Krueger.[1] He lost his re-election bid in the general election on April 5, 2016.[2]

Biography

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Ziebart earned a bachelor's degree in engineering. He is an engineering manager.[3]

Elections

2016

See also: Kettle Moraine School District elections (2016)

Two of the seven seats on the Kettle Moraine School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Former board member Dennis Krueger challenged incumbents David Zeier and Bernie Ziebart. Krueger and Zeier defeated Ziebart for the two available seats.[2]

Results

Kettle Moraine School District,
At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Krueger 42.35% 4,783
Green check mark transparent.png David Zeier Incumbent 29.08% 3,285
Bernie Ziebart Incumbent 27.92% 3,153
Write-in votes 0.66% 74
Total Votes (100) 11,295
Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016

2013

Kettle Moraine Board of Education, At-Large General Election,
3-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Krueger Incumbent 41.4% 2,258
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Zeier Incumbent 29.6% 1,613
     Nonpartisan Bernie Ziebart 29% 1,579
Total Votes 5,450
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin April 2 election results," April 2, 2013

Campaign themes

2016

Ziebart answered the following questions from Lake Country Now:

What strengths do you bring to the school board?

I have children in the school and I am able to read everything they bring home. I am pleased with a majority of the material being presented, although not all of it. I am passionate about the curriculum; my focus is on objectivity in which all world views are fairly presented.

What would you like to see changed to draw staff and/or students to the district?

The district is already doing a fantastic job drawing staff and students to the district. There are far more students opting into the district than opting out. The district is creative and is constantly striving to improve.

What do you see as the next steps for the district after referendum construction is complete?

School finances are a main issue. The referendum construction improved the efficiency of windows, doors, lighting and mechanical systems. This should help to bring down costs, but the issues of revenue limits (lower than other school districts in the area) and funding formula (broken system of state aid allocation) still remain.

What is the biggest challenge facing the district?

Declining enrollment.

How do you propose to address that challenge?

There are few answers for this issue. The district must respond to the reduction in enrollment (and consequently the reduction in revenue) by restructuring and combining/reducing services.

[4]

—Bernie Ziebart (2016), [3]

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