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Central Valley School District elections (2017)

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Central Valley School District Elections
General election date
November 7, 2017
Enrollment (14-15)
13,111 students

Two of the five seats on the Central Valley School District school board in Washington were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. District 2 board member Tom Dingus filed for re-election and ran unopposed, winning an additional term. District 5 member Amy Mason did not file for another term, leaving the seat open to newcomers. One candidate filed for the seat: Mysti Reneau.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Central Valley school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. Each member can be compensated $50 per day for district matters with a maximum compensation of $4,800 per year.

In order to run for a school board in Washington, candidates must be U.S. citizens, legal residents of Washington, at least 18 years old by the election day, and registered voters of the district in which they run.[2]

Voter registration

To vote in Washington, one must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Washington, and at least 18 years old.[3] One may register to vote online, by mail, or in person at a county elections department. Registration must be completed 29 days prior to an election if done by mail or online and eight days prior to the election if done in person.[4]

Washington is a vote-by-mail only state. Ballots are mailed to voters at least 18 days before an election. Voters must postmark their ballots by election day or return them to a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on the election day in order for them to count.[5]

See also: Voting in Washington and Voter identification laws by state

Candidates and results

District 2

Results

Central Valley School District,
District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tom Dingus Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 12,361
Total Votes 12,361
Source: Spokane County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 22, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates

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  • Incumbent (Elected 2005)
  • Accountant

District 5

Results

Central Valley School District,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mysti Reneau  (unopposed) 100.00% 12,073
Total Votes 12,073
Source: Spokane County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 22, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.

Candidates

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  • Post-secondary education certified research administrator

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Washington elections, 2017

This Washington school board election in 2017 shared the ballot with elections for:[1]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Washington school board election in 2017:

Endorsements

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Campaign finance

Reports

All candidates in this race opted for mini reporting, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[6]

General information

See also: Campaign finance requirements in Washington and List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017
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Washington school board candidates must file a statement of organization within two weeks of filing for office. A statement of organization establishes a candidate's committee, treasurer, and bank the committee will use for its transactions.[7]

Candidates who raise and spend no more than $5,000 in aggregate and who do not receive more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, can participate in mini reporting. These candidates must keep a record of their contributors and expenditures but they are not required to report them unless they exceed the stated thresholds. In those cases, they must switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[8]

The table below details campaign finance deadlines for 2017 Washington school board candidates:

Past elections

What was at stake?

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Education budget adds $7.3 billion to public school funding

Washington added $7.3 billion over four years to public school funding with the budget signed by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on June 30, 2017. The funding was passed to comply with the 2012 McLeary v. State of Washington decision which ruled that the state was violating its state constitutional duty to fund K-12 education.[9]

Under the plan, property taxes were raised in areas with high property values, while taxes in other areas were decreased. These raises accounted for approximately $4 billion of the total $7.3 billion. According to state Sen. Kevin Ranker (D), the property tax increases would add approximately $400 a year to the average Washington household's taxes.[10]

Budget details

Washington teachers can receive two salaries: one from the state government and one from their school district. The new budget provisions included a minimum starting state salary for teachers of $40,000 (with adjustment for inflation and regional discrepancies), which was a 17 percent increase. The average minimum salary for instructional staff was $64,000 under the plan. School districts could also issue a salary over the previous maximum of $90,000 by up to 10 percent for educational staff associates or instructors who teach science, technology, engineering, and math, or in bilingual or special education programs. Below are a few other details of the new measure, according to Q13 Fox:

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  • There’s a mandatory 10 percent [salary] increase after 5 years of employment.
  • Starting in 2020-21, the minimum state allocations for salaries must be adjusted annually for inflation.
  • Starting with the 2023 session, and every six years after that, the Legislature must review compensation to make sure they are adequate based on the market and economic differences between school districts.[11][12]
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Reactions

“It’s absolutely helping the middle class and 73% of Washington,” state Sen. John Braun (R) said about the budget. He also said that it found a solution to comply with the McLeary ruling fairly. State Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D) disagreed. “It’s a stressful situation; it looks like property taxes are a major component of this and I think it’s safe to say it’s a Democratic budget with a Republican tax plan,” Carlyle said. He called the budget “the good, bad and the ugly.”[11]

McLeary v. State of Washington

The 2017 budget was passed in light of the McLeary ruling. When the decision was made in 2012, the Washington Supreme Court ordered the state to fully fund K-12 education by 2018. In September 2014, the Court held Washington in contempt for not making adequate progress. After the state still did not make adequate progress and produce a plan to comply with the Court's orders in 2015, the Supreme Court fined the state $100,000 a day until it complied.[9] Those fines totaled $80.3 million as of October 24, 2017.[13]

The State Supreme Court heard oral arguments on that day to determine whether or not the additional funding was enough for the state to be in full compliance with the court's ruling. An attorney for the state argued that the newest education budget was enough to pay for what the state's constitution calls for: a basic education for each child in Washington. The plaintiffs' lawyer argued that the Legislature was still far removed from reaching that goal. As of October 26, 2017, the court had not made a final decision.[14]

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About the district

See also: Central Valley School District, Washington
Central Valley School District is located in Spokane County, Washington.

Central Valley School District is located in Spokane County. The seat of county government is Spokane. Spokane County was home to an estimated 499,072 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[15] The district was the 25th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 13,111 students.[16]

Demographics

Spokane County underperformed compared to Washington as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had obtained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 32.9 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $50,079, while it was $61,062 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 15.5 percent, while that rate was 12.2 percent for all state residents.

Racial Demographics, 2015[17]
Race Spokane County (%) Washington (%)
White 89.5 80.3
Black or African American 2.0 4.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7 1.9
Asian 2.4 8.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.5 0.7
Two or More Races 3.9 4.6
Hispanic or Latino 5.4 12.4

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.

Recent news

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See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spokane County, "2017 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 25, 2017
  2. ↑ Washington State School Directors' Association, "Running for school board," accessed June 5, 2017
  3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Voter Eligibility," accessed June 10, 2014
  4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Voters," accessed June 10, 2014
  5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions on Voting by Mail," accessed June 5, 2017
  6. ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 10, 2017
  7. ↑ Washington Election Code, "Chapter 42.17A.205," accessed March 10, 2014
  8. ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Network for Excellence in Washington Schools, "‘The State has consistently failed to provide adequate funding’," accessed July 3, 2017
  10. ↑ Seattle Times, "New Washington state budget would provide $7.3B more to public schools over four years," June 29, 2017
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Q13 Fox, "Budget: Biggest education reform in state history will rely heavily on property taxes," June 29, 2017
  12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  13. ↑ Seattle Times, "Live updates from Washington State Supreme Court hearing on $7.3 billion education budget," October 24, 2017
  14. ↑ Union-Bulletin, "Wash. Supreme Court justices appear frustrated at McCleary hearing," accessed October 26, 2017
  15. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts: Spokane County," accessed June 8, 2017
  16. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Census
Central Valley School District elections in 2017
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Election date:November 7, 2017
Candidates:District 2: Incumbent, Tom Dingus
District 5: Mysti Reneau
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