Dayton Public Schools elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Dayton Public Schools Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015.
John McManus defeated incumbent Nancy Nerny for a seat on the board. Incumbents Robert Walker and Sheila Taylor won re-election to their seats.[1][2][3]
Candidates Jerome Brunswick, Ann Marie Gallin and John Lumpkin Jr. filed to run in the election, but withdrew from the race before the withdrawal deadline.[4]
One of the four candidates in this election participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 school board candidate survey. Check out the "Ballotpedia survey responses" section to see John McManus' answers.
About the district
- See also: Dayton Public Schools, Ohio
Dayton Public Schools is located in western Ohio in Montgomery County. The county seat is Dayton. According the United States Census Bureau, the county was home to 533,116 residents in 2014.[5] Dayton Public Schools was the 12th-largest school district in Ohio, serving 14,357 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[6]
Demographics
Montgomery County underperformed compared to the rest of Ohio in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.6 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 25.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $43,401, compared to $48,308 for the state. The poverty rate for the county was 17.7 percent, compared to 15.8 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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 Dayton Public Schools Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All members represent the district at-large. Three seats were up for election on November 3, 2015, and the remaining four seats were up for election on November 7, 2017.
School board candidates had to file for this election with the Montgomery County Board of Elections by August 5, 2015. To vote in the election, residents had to register by October 5, 2015.[8]
Elections
2015
Candidates
General election candidates
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Election results
| Dayton Public Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sheila Taylor Incumbent |
25.8% | 13,001 |
| Robert Walker Incumbent |
25.8% | 12,975 |
| John McManus |
24.3% | 12,247 |
| Nancy Nerny Incumbent | 24.0% | 12,090 |
| Total Votes | 50,313 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, "Election Summary Report", accessed November 27, 2015 | ||
Endorsement
There were no official endorsements for this election.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $40,292.35 and spent a total of $18,065.53 as of October 27, 2015, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections.[9]
| Candidates | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Robert Walker | $5,595.00 | $4,393.99 | $1,201.01 |
| Nancy Nerny | $2,800.00 | $2,800.00 | $0 |
| Sheila Taylor | $5,936.35 | $5,629.75 | $306.60 |
| John McManus | $32,136.00 | $32,113.59 | $22.41 |
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What was at stake?
2015
There was only one challenger running against three incumbents for the three seats that were up for election in 2015. Before the election, the average number of years of experience on the board was six. The incumbents running for the three seats in 2015 had an average of 6.7 years of experience on the board. Newcomer John McManus coming on the board caused the average number of years of experience on the board to drop to 4.9.
Ballotpedia survey responses
One of the four candidates in this election participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates as of October 15, 2015. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from John McManus.
Top priorities
When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, McManus stated:
| “ | The majority of the challenges listed by state government in their report warning of impending takeover are directly correlated to the administrative shortcomings of the District. I have spent years in state and federal government service specializing in government operations and public sector administrative policies and procedures. The Board must work to clean up the administrative failures in order to best avoid a takeover. My top priority would be putting my experience to use to help the other members of the Board implement sound administrative foundations for the District. [10] | ” |
| —John McManus (2015)[11] | ||
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 from most to least important:
| Issue | McManus' ranking | |||
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| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Expanding career-technical education | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
| Improving college readiness | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer 10 multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. Links to the candidates' responses can be found below.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Dayton Public Schools Board of Education election in 2015:[8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 5, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 24, 2015 | Write-in candidate deadline |
| August 28, 2015 | Last day to protest write-in candidate |
| September 19, 2015 | Absentee ballots sent out |
| October 5, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
| November 24, 2015 | Last day for officials to complete canvas |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with elections for a judge and a clerk for the Montgomery County Municipal Court. There was also a race for a Dayton Commission member.[4]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Dayton Public Schools Ohio. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Montgomery County, Ohio, "2015 Montgomery County Candidate Report," accessed August 6, 2015
- ↑ Dayton Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, "Election Summary Report", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Montgomery County, Ohio, "Sample Ballot Official General Election November 3, 2015," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Montgomery County, Ohio," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "District Directory Information," accessed July 17, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County Board of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2015 Ohio Elections Calendar," accessed July 7, 2015
- ↑ Montgomery County, Ohio, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "John McManus' responses," October 14, 2015
| 2015 Dayton Public Schools Elections | |
| Montgomery County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Nancy Nerny • Incumbent, Sheila Taylor • Incumbent, Robert Walker • Jerome Brunswick • Ann Marie Gallin • John Lumpkin Jr. • John McManus |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
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