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Greg Mikolai
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Greg Mikolai was the District E representative on the Mesa County Valley School District 51 School Board in Colorado. He first won election to the board in 2009, and he served until December 2017 as he did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
A Minnesota native, Mikolai graduated from the College of St. Thomas with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. In 1993, he took a position with a TV station in Grand Junction. He and his wife have two sons.[1]
Elections
2013
Mikolai defeated challenger John Sluder to keep the District E seat on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Mesa County Valley School District 51, District E General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Greg Mikolai Incumbent |
51.9% | 18,931 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Sluder | 48.1% | 17,569 | |
| Total Votes | 36,500 | |||
| Source: Mesa County, Colorado, "2013 Coordinated Election," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Mikolai began the race with an existing account balance of $614.00 from his previous campaign. He reported $9,129.40 in contributions and $8,861.76 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $886.64 on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Mikolai was endorsed by "Strong Schools, Strong Communities."[3]
Campaign themes
Mikolai stated the following about his goals on his website:[4]
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Although the last four years have been difficult, I have always had hopes to implement changes in our educational system in the Grand Valley to better serve our students. My primary goal is to work with teachers and schools to create more personalized and individually paced paths to graduation in District 51. Sometimes referred to as Personal Learning Pathways, the concept is to have students progress at their own pace, only moving through curriculum when they have demonstrated understanding of the material, thereby removing the problems associated with social advancement rather than academic advancement. This system would also make timely intercessions more practical, as students would demonstrate need through shorter intervals of rigorous assessment. I have provided links to video animations demonstrating some of the properties of this system. Another goal is to increase use of technologies for teaching and demonstration of understanding content. Along with this is my hope that District 51 can become paperless, as much as possible, in the delivery of curriculum and administrative services. |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greg Mikolai for Mesa Valley School District 51 Board of Education, "Biography," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Letter to the Editor The Daily Sentinel, "LETTER: Re-elect Greg Mikolai to the school board," published October 16, 2013
- ↑ Greg Mikolai for Mesa Valley School District 51 Board of Education, "Future Goals," accessed November 1, 2013
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