Roger DeWitt
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Roger DeWitt is an at-large representative on the Greeley-Evans School District 6 school board in Colorado. DeWitt was initially appointed to the position in 2013 by the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education. DeWitt won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
DeWitt was appointed to the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former member Judy Kron. DeWitt has worked as a teacher at Greeley Central High School, Heath Middle School, John Evans I.B. Middle School, and Greeley West High School. He taught at Aims Community College before becoming an adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado.[1]
Elections
2017
Four of the seven seats on the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education in Colorado were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Roger DeWitt, John Haefeli, and Rhonda Solis and newcomer Michael Mathews ran unopposed and won the four at-large seats.[2][3][4]
Results
| Greeley-Evans School District 6, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Haefeli Incumbent |
26.42% | 11,801 |
| Rhonda Solis Incumbent |
25.59% | 11,430 |
| Roger DeWitt Incumbent |
25.28% | 11,292 |
| Michael Mathews |
22.72% | 10,151 |
| Total Votes | 44,674 | |
| Source: Weld County Elections Department, "Election Summary Report Final Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Funding
DeWitt reported no contributions but $95.60 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $95.60 in debt in the election.[5]
2013
DeWitt, John Haefeli, Steve Hall, and Rhonda Solis defeated Paleri Mann, Donna Downey, Ron Brecheisen, and Logan Mahan to win four at-large seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Greeley-Evans School District 6, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Haefeli |
16.7% | 11,998 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Hall |
15.2% | 10,885 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhonda Solis |
14.1% | 10,165 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roger Alan DeWitt Incumbent |
13.6% | 9,773 | |
| Nonpartisan | Donna Downey | 12.5% | 8,946 | |
| Nonpartisan | Logan Mahan | 10.7% | 7,718 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Brecheisen | 8.6% | 6,214 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paleri Mann Incumbent | 8.5% | 6,142 | |
| Total Votes | 71,841 | |||
| Source: Weld County, Colorado, "Election Summary Report, 2013 Weld County Coordinated Election," November 15, 2013 | ||||
Funding
DeWitt reported $3,440.00 in contributions and $3,440.00 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with no cash on hand in the election.[6]
Endorsements
DeWitt received an endorsement for his campaign from the Greeley Tribune.[7]
Campaign themes
2013
In an interview with the Greeley Tribune, DeWitt stated that his campaign revolved around, "making sure students and parents feel safe, maximizing resources, improving communications between the district and parents, and welcoming and expanding partnerships with the business community." He also stated the following with regard to standardized testing:[8]
| “ | We have agreed they are meaningful only because people in Denver with big boots are going to beat us up if the scores are bad, I’m not an enthusiast of state testing. But the community has to find other ways of judging the schools. We may not be our best advocates when we say we are a poor district. We may not be our best advocates when we say we are a district of English language learners. We have an obligation to take all our kids and have them make progress.[9] | ” |
| —Roger DeWitt (2013)[8] | ||
In a separate interview with the Greeley Tribune, DeWitt provided his views on the proper relationship between the school district and local charter schools:[10]
| “ | Charter-managed schools and district-managed schools serve the 20,000 children of our district. Essential to these schools are curricula that challenge learners and opportunities for all students to be brought forward to greater skills. The economic and leadership guidelines from the state separate charters from district-managed schools; the need for excellent communication between them is obvious. As a board member, I wish to continue to listen to parents of kids in both types of schools, to develop great schools in Evans and Greeley.[9] | ” |
| —Roger DeWitt (2013)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Greeley-Evans School District 6, Colorado
- Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections (2017)
- Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greeley Tribune, "UNC educator Roger DeWitt appointed new District 6 school board member," March 19, 2013
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Theresa M. Myers, Greeley-Evans School District 6 Director of Communications," September 5, 2017
- ↑ The Greeley Tribune, "School board election decided by default in Greeley-Evans School District 6," September 7, 2017
- ↑ Weld County Elections Department, "Election Summary Report Final Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Search," accessed December 15, 2017
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ Greeley Tribune, "Tribune Opinion: Four candidates offer right mix of experience, understanding for D6 school board," October 17, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Greeley Tribune, "DeWitt to run for District 6 board," August 1, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Greeley Tribune, "District 6 school board candidate spotlight: Roger DeWitt," September 28, 2013
| Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections in 2017 | |
| Weld County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Roger DeWitt • Incumbent, John Haefeli • Incumbent, Rhonda Solis • Michael Mathews |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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