Claire Zautke
Claire Zautke was the District 7 incumbent on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in Wisconsin. She was first elected to the board in April 2013. Her term expired in April 2017, as she did not file to run for re-election.
Biography
Zautke earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Carthage College. She works in the office of the county executive. Zautke previously worked as a field director, volunteer coordinator, and project consultant for community and faith-based organizations in Milwaukee.[1]
Board membership
2015-2016
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 88.74 percent of its votes between the annual organizational meeting on April 28, 2015, and the regular board meeting on November 17, 2016. The voting data indicated that Mark Sain, Larry Miller, Carol Voss, Terrence Falk, and Claire Zautke were the majority faction on the board, and Annie Woodward and Wendell Harris Sr. were the minority faction on the board. Michael Bonds and Tatiana Joseph did not vote consistently enough with either group to be included in the majority or minority faction.[2]
2014-2015
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted unanimously on 75.89 percent of its votes between January 1, 2014, and April 23, 2015. The voting data indicated that Michael Bonds, Meagan Holman, Mark Sain, Jeff Spence, and Claire Zautke were the governing majority on the board, and Larry Miller, Terrence Falk, and Tatiana Joseph were the minority faction on the board. Annie Woodward did not vote with either group consistently enough to be considered part of the majority or minority faction.[2]
Elections
2013
| Milwaukee Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Claire Zautke |
60% | 3,464 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Voeltner Incumbent | 40% | 2,305 | |
| Total Votes | 5,769 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Election Watch, "Claire Zautke," accessed September 22, 2014 | ||||
About the district
- See also: Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee school district is located in Milwaukee, the seat of Milwaukee County, in southeastern Wisconsin. The county was home to 957,735 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 77,316 students.[4]
Demographics
Higher education achievement
Milwaukee County outperformed Wisconsin as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.8 percent of state residents.[3]
Median household income
From 2011 to 2015, the median household income for Milwaukee County was $43,873. During that same period, the median household income for Wisconsin was $53,357. For the United States, it was $53,889.[3]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Milwaukee County was 22 percent between 2011 and 2015. During that same period, the poverty rate for the entire state was 12.1 percent, and for the entire country it was 13.5 percent.[3]
Racial demographics
| Racial Demographics, 2015[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Milwaukee County (%) | Wisconsin (%) | |
| White | 65.1 | 87.6 | |
| Black or African American | 27.1 | 6.6 | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.1 | |
| Asian | 4.2 | 2.8 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Two or more races | 2.7 | 1.8 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.5 | 6.6 | |
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.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Public Schools, "Claire Zautke," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milwaukee Public Schools, "Proceedings (Minutes) of the Board," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 United States Census Bureau, "Milwaukee County, Wisconsin," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 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
