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Camden-Frontier Schools, Michigan, elections

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Camden-Frontier Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 452 (2022-2023)
Schools: 1 (2022-2023)
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Camden-Frontier Schools is a school district in Michigan (Hillsdale and Branch counties). During the 2023 school year, 452 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Camden-Frontier School, At-large

General election

Special general election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large

Incumbent Emily Morrison defeated Sarah Wilcox in the special general election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large on May 7, 2024.

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202
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Sarah Wilcox (Nonpartisan)
 
43.6
 
156

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Total votes: 358
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Camden-Frontier School, At-large

General election

Special general election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large

Incumbent Jesse Crow defeated Ricky Hartman in the special general election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large on May 7, 2024.

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Jesse Crow (Nonpartisan)
 
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Ricky Hartman (Nonpartisan)
 
46.9
 
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Total votes: 358
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Camden-Frontier School, At-large

General election

General election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large (2 seats)

Chris Hibbard, Lynn Landers, and Nathan D. VanAken ran in the general election for Camden-Frontier School, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Nathan D. VanAken (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Michigan are held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Recent or upcoming election dates for all local school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all local school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: July 21, 2026
  • General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Michigan are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Michigan are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Michigan Election Law on school board candidate nominating petitions states, "(2)The nominating petition must be substantially in the form prescribed in section 544c, except that the petition must be nonpartisan." It also states, "At any regular election, the names of the several nonpartisan offices to be voted for shall be placed on a separate portion of the ballot containing no party designation in the following order: [...], and in a year in which an election for the office is held, local school district board member, metropolitan district officer, and district library board member."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303 and Section 168.699

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.307

Term length and staggering

All school districts other community school districts in Michigan have board member terms of either four or six years depending on the board by-laws. As of 2022, 60% of school districts in Michigan had six-year board member terms, and 40% -- including community school districts -- had four-year board member terms.

Community school districts in Michigan have four-year board member terms. Initial terms for the first board members of newly organized community school districts are two, four, or six years to stagger elections.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.11a and Michigan Statute Section 380.384

For community school districts in Michigan, as close to half of school board members as possible for each district are elected every two years, which means either three or four seats are up for election at each even-year election. At the first board member election after community school districts are first organized, all seven board member seats are elected. Two members are elected to two-year terms, three members are elected to four-year terms, and two members are elected to six-year terms, with higher vote totals dictating longer initial terms. After initial terms, all board members have four-year terms, which results in staggered elections: four seats up in one election and three seats up in the next election.

Michigan statute requires that at least one board member must be elected every two years at each regular even-year election. Specific seat staggering details for school districts other than community school districts are determined at the local level by the district board's bylaws. Most districts with four-year board member terms elect as close to half of board members as possible every two years. Most districts with six-year board member terms elect as close to one-third of board members as possible every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Michigan Statute Section 168.301

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Michigan are elected at large by all voters in the district.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303, Section 168.307, and Section 380.384 (3)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file affidavits and nomination petitions or candidate filing fees by 4 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday before the November election. This means that the school board candidate filing deadline is in late July every even-numbered year.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 168.303


Newly elected school board members in Michigan officially take office on January 1 of the year following the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Michigan Statute Section 380.384 and Section 168.302

 

Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
Michigan No 25% of voters in the jurisdiction in the last gubernatorial election 60 days between collection of first signature and collection of last signature; recall petitions are eligible to collect signatures for 180 days For two-year terms, recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for six months, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term

For four-year terms, recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for one year, and they cannot start in the last year of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Jesse Crow and Emily Morrison recall, Camden-Frontier Schools, Michigan (2023-2024)

Recall elections against Jesse Crow and Emily Morrison, members of the Camden-Frontier Schools Board of Education in Michigan, were held on May 7, 2024.[1] Crow defeated Ricky Hartman to stay in office, and Morrison defeated Sarah Wilcox to stay in office.[2][3]

This was the second recall petition filed against Crow and Morrison in 2023. The first petition was rejected due to header formatting that invalidated a majority of the signatures.[4]

The recall effort started after the board voted 4-3 to retire the school district's Redskins mascot. Crow and Morrison voted in favor of retiring the mascot.[4] As of the time the recall started, Morrison was serving as the president of the seven-member board.[5]


About the district

School board

Camden-Frontier Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nykol Byrd
Jesse Crow
Chris Hibbard
Melissa Lautermilch
Emily Morrison
Gary Morrison
Nathan VanAken

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Overlapping state house districts

Camden-Frontier Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Michigan House of Representatives District 35Jennifer WortzRepublican Party 100% 9%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,661,000 $3,356 22%
Local: $1,638,000 $3,309 22%
State: $4,078,000 $8,238 55%
Total: $7,377,000 $14,903
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,583,000 $13,298
Total Current Expenditures: $5,875,000 $11,868
Instructional Expenditures: $3,639,000 $7,351 55%
Student and Staff Support: $306,000 $618 5%
Administration: $611,000 $1,234 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,319,000 $2,664 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $699,000 $1,412
Construction: $18,000 $36
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $2
Interest on Debt: $7,000 $14

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[7]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 PS >=50 PS 20-24
2018-2019 25 PS PS PS 25-29
2017-2018 25 PS PS 25-29
2016-2017 37 PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 30 PS PS 30-34
2014-2015 26 PS 25-29
2013-2014 26 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2012-2013 28 PS <50 PS 25-29
2011-2012 23 PS PS PS 24
2010-2011 71 PS PS 71

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 PS <50 PS 40-44
2018-2019 46 PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 32 PS PS 30-34
2016-2017 56 PS PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 59 PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 56 PS 55-59
2013-2014 61 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 62 PS >=50 PS 60-64
2011-2012 59 PS PS PS 59
2010-2011 77 PS PS 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=90 >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 70-79 PS 70-79
2011-2012 70-79 70-79
2010-2011 70-79 PS 70-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 452 -8.8
2021-2022 492 -0.6
2020-2021 495 -3.6
2019-2020 513 1.8
2018-2019 504 -0.4
2017-2018 506 -1.6
2016-2017 514 1.2
2015-2016 508 -0.6
2014-2015 511 -5.3
2013-2014 538 -4.5
2012-2013 562 -5.5
2011-2012 593 4.7
2010-2011 565 -1.9
2009-2010 576 -1.6
2008-2009 585 -2.9
2007-2008 602 -0.2
2006-2007 603 -6.5
2005-2006 642 0.5
2004-2005 639 0.2
2003-2004 638 -5.8
2002-2003 675 2.2
2001-2002 660 -4.4
2000-2001 689 3.0
1999-2000 668 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Camden-Frontier Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.6
Black 0.7 18.1
Hispanic 3.3 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.6 5.1
White 94.5 63.6

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.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Camden-Frontier Schools had 32.93 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.73.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 12.99
Secondary: 12.94
Total: 32.93

Camden-Frontier Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 4.39
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.19
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.81
Student Support Services: 12.49
Other Support Services: 20.59

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[10]

Camden-Frontier Schools operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Camdenfrontier K12 School452KG-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Marney M. Kast, Hillsdale County Clerk," December 12, 2023
    2. ↑ Hillsdale Daily News, "Embattled Camden-Frontier school trustees have challengers in recall bid," January 6, 2024
    3. ↑ Fox 17, "FOX 17 Election Results," May 8, 2024
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named began
    5. ↑ Camden-Frontier Schools, "The Board of Education & Public Notices," accessed August 8, 2023
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    7. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    10. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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