Joshua Clements

Joshua Clements

Education

High school

Wausau East High School

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Graduate

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Personal

Profession

City planning

Biography

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Clements received his bachelor's degree in conservative biology and his master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His professional experience includes working as the director of city planning for the city of Altoona, a community development specialist for Iowa State University, and a community, natural resource, and economic development educator for the University of Wisconsin - Extension.

Elections

2018

See also: Eau Claire Area School District elections (2018)

Four of the seven seats on the Eau Claire Area School District Board of Education in Wisconsin were up for at-large general election on April 3, 2018. Two of the at-large seats were up for three-year terms, one seat was up for a two-year term, and one seat was up for a one-year term. Two of the seats are up for special election after Carolyn Barstad and Jennifer Fager both resigned in 2017. Incumbent Kathryn P. Duax did not file for re-election, leaving one open seat. The winners of the four seats were incumbents Lori Bica, Joe Luginbill, Eric Torres, and non-incumbent Laurie Klinkhammer. The other candidates were Joshua Clements, Tim Nordin, and John Plewa.

Results

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Campaign themes

2018

Campaign website

Clements' Facebook page included the following:

“

My name is Joshua Clements, candidate for Eau Claire Area School District Board. I have two kids in public school: Lakeshore Elementary and Memorial High School. Community livability is my passion and my vocation. I am particularly enthusiastic about kids, education, and civic engagement. Public schools are intimately linked with communities as centers of learning, employ residents, connect people, and provide life-long skills for successful life. Schools are the ultimate place-based institution focused on long-term civic vitality, and perhaps are the most important institution to the life long condition of the community and its people. Due to this central role of public schools, I am driven to serving the District in supporting this integral mission. I intend to leverage my community planning and civic engagement expertise to identify new synergies to further the Districts’ educational mission. I am committed to prioritizing public education as the single most important public enterprise deserving of resources, time, and all other due consideration. Education is a right, a foundational need for a just and functional society. Schools must embrace, and be embraced, for taking an active role in their neighborhoods and the larger community. I recognize resources are not infinite, must be used effectively, but that public schools must be the easiest to justify.

”

Leader-Telegram survey

Clements participated in the following survey conducted by the Leader-Telegram. The questions provided by the Leader-Telegram are bolded, and Clements' responses follow below:

“	The school district currently has Montessori and McKinley charter schools and is considering a new one at the Little Red School site. What role do you see for charter schools in the district going forward? The purpose of a charter school is to enable flexibility in delivering education due to limitations or rigid state curricular policy, and/​or to create immersive programs such as Montessori or language immersion. Public charters should be carefully considered in perspective of delivering evidence-based curricular strategies. Public funds must stay in public education, and public charters provide one available tool to deliver an excellent system for a diversity of learning styles with options that retain students and families. The district recently altered boundary lines between North and Memorial high schools in order to address an enrollment disparity. Do you think other measures need to be taken to address inequity between the schools? If so, what would you propose? The first step is to better understand the nature of these disparities and then evaluate evidence-based options for effectively pursuing equity. These may include reallocation of staff, programs, or other resources, and working with staff, parents and partners to implement. These dynamics should be communicated so the entire community is aware and part of the solution. How is the district dealing with trends and changes that affect how education is delivered, as well as societal issues such as mental health and children living in poverty? District officials and staff are vigilant and proactive in collecting and evaluating best practice and evidence to ensure the structure and methods of our educational system is as equitable and effective as resources and state law permit. Many of the most prominent and vexing challenges kids face in education is that they arrive at school with the accumulated stress of life, and schools are expected to resolve and still deliver excellent education. As a community development professional, I will reinforce efforts to build a whole-person strategy through increasing collaboration and synergy with community partners.	”
—Joshua Clements, 2018

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See also

• Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin
• Eau Claire Area School District elections (2018)

External links

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