Mounds View Public Schools elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Mounds View Public Schools school board in Minnesota were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Newcomers Shauna Bock and Diane Glasheen joined incumbent Marre Jo Sager as winners over Jennifer Daniels, Sheila Lee, and Brendan O'Meara.[1]
Bock and Glasheen participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates. Click here to read their responses.
Incumbents Greg Madsen and Jon Tynjala did not file to run for re-election in 2017, which guaranteed two newcomers were elected to the board. The last time a newcomer was elected to the board was in 2011. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Mounds View school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis so that three or four members are up for election every November of odd-numbered years.[2]
School board candidates had to be at least 21 years old upon taking office, residents of the school district for a minimum of 30 days before the election, and eligible to vote in Minnesota. They could not run for any other office on the ballot at the same time as the school board election, and they could not have been convicted of an offense for which they were required to register as a predatory offender.[3] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file between August 1, 2017, and August 15, 2017.[4] The deadline for candidates to withdraw was August 17, 2017.[5]
Citizens of the school district could register to vote on election day, but the deadline to register prior to election day was October 17, 2017. Vote-by-mail or in-person early voting was open from September 22, 2017, to November 6, 2017.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in Minnesota.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Mounds View Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marre Jo Sager Incumbent |
23.23% | 6,026 |
| Diane Glasheen |
20.15% | 5,227 |
| Shauna Bock |
18.23% | 4,727 |
| Brendan O'Meara | 16.68% | 4,327 |
| Jennifer Daniels | 14.45% | 3,749 |
| Sheila Lee | 7.25% | 1,880 |
| Total Votes | 25,936 | |
| Source: Mounds View Public Schools, "Voters select School Board members," accessed December 8, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Marre Jo Sager 
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Sheila Lee | Brendan O'Meara | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2017
The Mounds View school board election did not share the ballot with any other elections.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Minnesota school board elections in 2017:[4][5][6][8]
Endorsements
The Mounds View Education Association endorsed incumbent Marre Jo Sager and challengers Shauna Bock and Diane Glasheen.[9] The SEIU Minnesota State Council also endorsed Glasheen as well as challenger Jennifer Daniels.[10]
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $1,750.00 and spent a total of $1,319.42 in the election, according to the Ramsey County Elections & Voting Office.[11]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Marre Jo Sager | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shauna Bock | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Jennifer Daniels | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Diane Glasheen | $1,750.00 | $1,319.42 | $430.58 |
| Sheila Lee | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Brendan O'Meara | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Reporting requirements
Minnesota school board candidates had to file an initial campaign finance report within 14 days of spending or receiving more than $750. They also had to file a pre-general report, a post-general report, and a year-end report. Those three reports were due on October 28, 2017, December 7, 2017, and January 31, 2018.[8]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Mounds View Public Schools, click here.
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
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Candidate survey
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Survey responses
Two candidates in this race participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display the responses to the survey questions from challengers Shauna Bock and Diane Glasheen.
Hope to achieve
When asked what she hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Bock stated:
| “ | I hope to work with a group of like minded people to do what is best for kids in the Mounds View School District.[12] | ” |
| —Shauna Bock (September 21, 2017)[13] | ||
When asked what she hoped to achieve if elected to the school board, Glasheen stated:
| “ | I care deeply about our students, schools and community and will continue to advocate on their behalf. I have been very involved with the schools since my daughter started Kindergarten eight years ago. I am committed to protecting and advancing the tradition of excellence in our schools. I will have a positive impact on the school board as I truly believe in the district's Equity Promise. I am excited to see what great things Mounds View Public Schools will do next![12] | ” |
| —Diane Glasheen (October 27, 2017)[14] | ||
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 their rankings:
| Issue importance ranking | ||||
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| Expanding arts education | ||||
| Improving relations with teachers | ||||
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | ||||
| Improving post-secondary readiness | ||||
| Closing the achievement gap | ||||
| Improving education for special needs students | ||||
| Expanding school choice options | ||||
Positions on the issues
The candidates were asked to answer nine multiple choice and short answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. A link to their responses can be found below.
Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Mounds View school board election was guaranteed to elect two newcomers to the board due to open seats. The last time a newcomer was elected to the board was in 2011. Three incumbents won re-election that year, and the newcomer won an open seat. In 2013 and 2015, incumbents swept the ballot.
| School board election trends | ||||||
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 33.33% | 100.00% | 66.67% | |
| 2015 | 1.25 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2013 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2011 | 2.25 | 0.00% | 75.00% | 100.00% | 25.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.70 | 18.18% | 69.70% | 95.65% | 33.33% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
About the district
- See also: Mounds View Public Schools, Minnesota
The Mounds View school district is located in east-central Minnesota in Ramsey County. The county seat is St. Paul. The county was home to an estimated 540,649 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[15] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,987 students.[16]
Demographics
Ramsey County outperformed Minnesota as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in Ramsey County was $56,104, compared to $61,492 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 15.1 percent, while it was 10.2 percent statewide.[15]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[15] | ||
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| Race | Ramsey County (%) | Minnesota (%) |
| White | 68.8 | 85.0 |
| Black or African American | 12.0 | 6.2 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Asian | 14.8 | 4.9 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.4 | 5.2 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
| Mounds View Public Schools | Minnesota | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings: 2017 Municipal and School District Elections," accessed August 16, 2017
- ↑ Mounds View Public Schools, "About the School Board," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Qualifications," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Periods," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Withdrawal," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Do I Need to Bring ID?" accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Mounds View Education Association post October 23, 2017," accessed October 26, 2017
- ↑ SEIU Minnesota State Council, "Support SEIU-Endorsed Candidates in 2017 Elections!" October 21, 2017
- ↑ Ramsey County Elections & Voting Office, "2017 Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 11, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Shauna Bock responses," September 21, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia's school board candidate survey, "Diane Glasheen responses," October 27, 2017
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Ramsey County, Minnesota; Minnesota," accessed August 16 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| Mounds View Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Ramsey County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Marre Jo Sager • Shauna Bock • Jennifer Daniels • Diane Glasheen • Sheila Lee • Brendan O'Meara |
| Important information: | What's at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
