Frederick County Public Schools elections (2015)
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Four seats on the Frederick County Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015.
The seats of at-large incumbent Stuart Wolk, Back Creek District incumbent Jody Wall, Gainesboro District incumbent Michael Lake and Opequon District incumbent Benjamin Waterman were up for election.[1] Lake ran unopposed and won re-election to his Gainesboro District seat. Shawnee District board member John Lamanna was the only candidate who filed for the at-large seat, which he therefore won unopposed. Newcomers Kali Klubertanz and Seth Thatcher also ran unopposed and won the Back Creek District and Opequon District seats, respectively.
One of the four candidates in this election participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 school board candidate survey. Check out the "What was at stake?" section to see survey answers.
About the district
Frederick County Public Schools is located in northern Virginia in Frederick County. The county seat of Frederick County is Winchester. Frederick County was home to 82,377 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2012-2013 school year, Frederick County Public Schools was the 21st-largest school district in Virginia and served 13,163 students.[3]
Demographics
Frederick County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Frederick County was $68,424, compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate was 7.1 percent, compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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 Frederick County School Board is a seven-member board elected to staggered four-year terms. Six seats on the board are elected by district and one seat is elected at-large.
The at-large seat and seats in Back Creek, Gainseboro and Opequon Districts were on the ballot in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The next scheduled election for seats in Shawnee, Redbud and Stonewall Districts was November 2017. The filing deadline for candidates interested in running for the board was June 9, 2015.[5][6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
John Lamanna 
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Gainesboro District
| Michael Lake
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Opequon District
| Seth Thatcher
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Election results
| Frederick County School Board, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Lamanna Incumbent |
98.8% | 11,356 |
| Write-in votes | 1.24% | 143 |
| Total Votes | 11,499 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Frederick County School Board, Back Creek District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kali Klubertanz |
99.1% | 2,148 |
| Write-in votes | 0.88% | 19 |
| Total Votes | 2,167 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Frederick County School Board, Gainesboro District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Lake Incumbent |
97.4% | 1,919 |
| Write-in votes | 2.64% | 52 |
| Total Votes | 1,971 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
| Frederick County School Board, Opequon District, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Seth Thatcher |
99.3% | 1,724 |
| Write-in votes | 0.75% | 13 |
| Total Votes | 1,737 | |
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November General", accessed November 4, 2015 | ||
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.[7]
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What was at stake?
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
One candidate out of four total candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following section displays the responses to the survey questions from Opequon District candidate Seth Thatcher.
Top priorities
When asked what his top priorities would be if elected, Thatcher stated:
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Continue the tradition of great schools in our county, keep taxes low for county taxpayers, and strive for greater school safety. [8] |
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| —Seth Thatcher, (2015), [9] | ||
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:
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| Issue | Thatcher | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||
| Expanding career-technical education | ||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||
| Expanding arts education | ||
| Improving college readiness | ||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||
| Expanding school choice options | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidates were asked to answer 10 multiple and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to the candidates' responses can be found below.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Frederick County Public Schools election in 2015:[6]
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| June 9, 2015 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 13, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| October 27, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail |
| October 31, 2015 | Last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person |
| November 3, 2015 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Virginia elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with races for clerk of court, county revenue commissioner, commonwealth's attorney, county board of supervisors, county sheriff, county treasurer and soil and water conservation district.[10]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Frederick County Public Schools Virginia. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "School Board," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Frederick County, Virginia," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Election Results," accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "FCPS Policy Manual," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Virginia Department of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "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, "Seth Thatcher's responses," October 19, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," September 9, 2015
| 2015 Frederick County Public Schools Elections | |
| Frederick County, Virginia | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, John Lamanna Back Creek District: • Kali Klubertanz |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
