Fond du Lac School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Fond du Lac Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015. A primary election would have been held on February 17, 2015, if more than two candidates had filed per seat.
Two at-large board incumbents were up for re-election. Susan Jones and Eric Everson's terms ended in April 2015. The past three elections have seen incumbents retain their seats on the board. For the 2015 election, the incumbents faced only one challenger, Linda Uselmann.[1] Uselmann was triumphant in that election, with Jones coming in second.[2]
About the district
- See also: Fond du Lac School District, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac School District is located in Fond du Lac County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac County was home to approximately 101,798 residents in 2013, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[3] During the 2011-2012 school year, Fond du Lac School District was the 15th-largest school district by enrollment in Wisconsin and served 7,448 students.[4]
Demographics
Fond du Lac County residents underperformed compared to the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.1 percent of Fond du Lac County residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.4 percent for Wisconsin as a whole. The median household income for Fond du Lac County between 2008 and 2012 was $53,399. During that same time period, the median household income for the entire state was $52,627. From 2008 to 2012, the poverty rate in Fond du Lac County was 9.6 percent. It was 12.5 percent statewide for that same time period.[3]
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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 Fond du Lac Board of Education consists of seven members who are elected at-large on a staggered basis to three-year terms. If more than two candidates had filed for any board position, a primary election would have been held on February 17, 2015. Because only three candidates filed for two seats, all three advanced to the general election on April 7, 2015.
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[6] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[7]
Candidates had between December 1, 2014, and January 6, 2015, to collect between 100 and 200 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district that the candidate sought election to represent, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[8]
Residents could register to vote in the election at the polling place on the election day. Proof of residence was required when registering to vote.[9] In March 2015, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID law allowing it to take effect. However, Wisconsin officials stated they would not enforce the law until after the election on April 7, 2015. No photo identification was required to vote in this election.[10]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
- Eric Everson
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Vice president, Wisconsin Stainless Head Manufacturing
- Susan Jones
- Incumbent
- Doctor
- Linda Uselmann
- Graduate, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Fond du Lac School District parent
Election results
| Fond du Lac School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Linda Uselmann |
33.7% | 3,392 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Jones Incumbent |
33.6% | 3,377 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Everson Incumbent | 32.7% | 3,292 | |
| Total Votes | 10,061 | |||
| Source: Fond du Lac Reporter, "Tuesday's spring election results," accessed April 7, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Endorsements
Linda Uselmann was endorsed by Wisconsin Progress.[11]
Campaign finance
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $1,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
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What was at stake?
2015
Issues in the district
Student information requested from school choice group
School Choice Wisconsin, a school choice advocacy group, requested information on all students attending the Fond du Lac School District in February 2015, and under state law, the district was required to provide it.[12]
School Choice Wisconsin filed an open records request for student names, addresses, phone numbers, grade levels and schools from a total of 30 school districts in the state. The request came after Gov. Scott Walker (R) proposed lifting the enrollment cap on the statewide voucher program. Jim Bender, president of School Choice Wisconsin, said the gathered information would be used to educate parents on their school choice options. He likened the requests to other marketing efforts, such as billboards and mailings, and said the same information is provided in student directories and to college and military recruiters.[13][14][15][16]
Some state officials, however, saw the request as an infringement on student privacy. State Sen. Dave Hansen (D) and State Rep. Eric Genrich (D) expressed concern over the student data request.[13][15]
"As a parent and lawmaker, I'm outraged by this request for personal student information," said Genrich.[15]
Together, Hansen and Genrich have proposed a bill to protect students’ personal information. They planned to allow access to student information only “to advance a school’s educational mission but keep it out of the hands of those who might seek to harm children.”[13]
Fond du Lac Superintendent James Sebert emailed district parents on February 17, 2015, to inform them of the records request. Parents were also told that if they wish their children's information to be kept out of such requests in the future, they should talk to their children's principals.[12]
Key deadlines
The following were key deadlines for the Fond du Lac School District election in 2015:[8][17]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 1, 2014 | Candidate signature gathering period began |
| January 6, 2015 | Signature submission deadline at 5 p.m. |
| February 9, 2015 | Campaign finance report due |
| February 17, 2015 | Primary election day |
| March 30, 2015 | Campaign finance report due |
| April 7, 2015 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2015
One seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court was up for election on April 7, 2015. The general election for city and county offices was also on that date. Statewide, a constitutional amendment question regarding the selection of the state's supreme court chief justice was on the ballot.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Fond + du + Lac + School + District + Wisconsin"
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Eileen Shapiro, Fond du Lac School District Human Resources Secretary," January 7, 2015
- ↑ Fond du Lac Reporter, "Tuesday's spring election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑ Fond du Lac County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Voter Registration," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "Wisconsin Decides Not to Enforce Voter ID Law," March 23, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Progress, "Our Endorsements for Spring 2015," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 FDL Reporter, "School choice advocate requests Fond du Lac student data," February 20, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 ABC 2, "Green Bay lawmakers want law to protect student information," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "School choice group seeks personal data on students," February 13, 2015
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Green Bay Press Gazette, "Voucher group requests student info from public schools," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Fox 11, "School districts differ on giving up student information," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT DATES," accessed September 22, 2014
| 2015 Fond du Lac School District Elections | |
| Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | General election - April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Eric Everson • Incumbent, Susan Jones • Linda Uselmann |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
