Lyle Abeln
Lyle Abeln was an at-large member of the Bloomington Public Schools. He was first elected to the chamber in 1985 and served until 1989. He was later appointed to the chamber to fill an unexpired term in 2013 and lost his re-election bid in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Abeln resides in Bloomington, Minnesota. Abeln earned a B.S. in Math and History and an M.A. in Educational Administration from St. Cloud State University and has performed the necessary graduate work for a principal's license from Saint Mary’s University. During his career as an educator, Abeln taught in the Minneapolis public school system for more than 20 years, served as an associate principal for more than 15 years at Minneapolis Roosevelt and Minnetonka High Schools and has acted as both the associate program director and as the program director for the EDS/K-12 principal’s licensure program and the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership program at Saint Mary’s University for ten years. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and the Bloomington school board from 1985 to 1989.[1]
Elections
2013
Lyle Abeln and fellow incumbents Tim Culver and Arlene Bush lost their seats to challengers Ricardo Oliva, Dawn Steigauf, Jim Sorum and Tom Bennett in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Bloomington Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Ricardo Oliva |
16.8% | 6,602 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Sorum |
15.1% | 5,947 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Bennett |
15% | 5,902 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Steigauf |
14.6% | 5,763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Culver Incumbent | 13.3% | 5,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arlene Bush Incumbent | 12.5% | 4,941 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lyle Abeln Incumbent | 12.4% | 4,895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 120 | |
| Total Votes | 39,390 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 271 - Bloomington," accessed December 18, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Abeln reported $1,930.00 in contributions and $1,930.10 in expenditures to the school district office, which left her campaign with $0.10 in debt.[2]
Endorsements
Abeln did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
Abeln's campaign website listed the following campaign themes for 2013:[1]
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1. Promote different strategies to close the achievement gaps identified in the district between racial groups and between buildings. 2. Work to diversify staff to align with the changing demographics of Bloomington. 3. Draft a clear plan to reach our goal of “All Kids Ready for K” (Early Childhood Education). 4. Support the comprehensive facilities plan that addresses security issues in our buildings. 5. Pursue opportunities to improve communications between board members and the administration. |
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
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lyle Abeln for Bloomington School Board, "About Me," accessed October 21, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Lyle" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Information received in an email to Ballotpedia from Jennifer Hazel on March 25, 2014
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