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Williams graduated from Grand Junction High School and went on to become a business attorney. He and his wife have two children who graduated from District 51 schools.<ref>[http://johnwilliamsforschoolboard.com/about-2/ ''John Williams District 51 School Board,'' "Who Am I?" accessed November 1, 2013] | Williams graduated from Grand Junction High School and went on to become a business attorney. He and his wife have two children who graduated from District 51 schools.<ref>[http://johnwilliamsforschoolboard.com/about-2/ ''John Williams District 51 School Board,'' "Who Am I?" accessed November 1, 2013]</ref> | ||
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* Get all students to reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Many of the problems in later grades are caused by the fact that kids can’t read. As was demonstrated at Clifton Elementary, success can be achieved by investing in reading coaches. | * Get all students to reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Many of the problems in later grades are caused by the fact that kids can’t read. As was demonstrated at Clifton Elementary, success can be achieved by investing in reading coaches. | ||
* Solve the problem of our graduates not being college and job ready. CMU currently remediates 50% of its incoming freshman. We need to find out why and solve the problems so our students are prepared for their futures. | * Solve the problem of our graduates not being college and job ready. CMU currently remediates 50% of its incoming freshman. We need to find out why and solve the problems so our students are prepared for their futures. | ||
* Find and incorporate cutting edge curriculum into our schools. A physics curriculum was recently offered to middle schoolers in a Title 1 Colorado Springs school. Not only did they develop critical thinking skills, they improved their test scores by 50 points.|author=John Williams (2013)<ref>[http://johnwilliamsforschoolboard.com/about-2/ ''John Williams District 51 School Board,'' "My Priorities" accessed November 1, 2013] | * Find and incorporate cutting edge curriculum into our schools. A physics curriculum was recently offered to middle schoolers in a Title 1 Colorado Springs school. Not only did they develop critical thinking skills, they improved their test scores by 50 points.|author=John Williams (2013)<ref>[http://johnwilliamsforschoolboard.com/about-2/ ''John Williams District 51 School Board,'' "My Priorities" accessed November 1, 2013]</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:16, 18 March 2024
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John Williams is the District C representative on the Mesa County Valley School District 51 school board in Colorado. Williams was initially appointed to the position in 2013. Williams won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Williams graduated from Grand Junction High School and went on to become a business attorney. He and his wife have two children who graduated from District 51 schools.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the Mesa County Valley School District 51 Board of Education in Colorado were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. In his bid for re-election to the District C seat, incumbent John Williams ran unopposed and won another term. District D incumbent Tom Parrish defeated Dusti Reimer. The race for the open District E seat included Amy Davis and Thomas Keenan, and Davis won the seat.[2] Reimer and Keenan ran together as part of the Rise Mesa County slate.[3][4]
Results
| Mesa County Valley School District 51, District C General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Williams Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 29,338 |
| Total Votes | 29,338 | |
| Source: Mesa County Elections Office, "Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Funding
Williams reported no contributions or expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State in the election.[5]
2013
Williams defeated challengers Patrick Kanda and Lonnie White for the District C seat on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Mesa County Valley School District 51, District C General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Williams Incumbent |
53.2% | 19,543 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Kanda | 38.2% | 14,035 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lonnie White | 8.6% | 3,151 | |
| Total Votes | 36,729 | |||
| Source: Mesa County, Colorado, "2013 Coordinated Election," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Williams reported $12,446.99 in contributions and $12,446.99 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left his campaign with no cash on hand in the election.[6]
Endorsements
Williams was endorsed by The Daily Sentinel, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, and "Strong Schools, Strong Communities."[7]
Campaign themes
2013
Williams stated the following about his campaign priorities on his website:
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| —John Williams (2013)[9] | ||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms John Williams Mesa County Valley School District 51 school board. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Mesa County Valley School District 51, Colorado
- Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections (2017)
- Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ John Williams District 51 School Board, "Who Am I?" accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Mesa County Valley School District 51, "2017 School Board Candidates," accessed September 2, 2017
- ↑ Dusti Reimer for Mesa County School Board District 51, "Rise Slate," accessed November 2, 2017
- ↑ Mesa County Elections Office, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Search," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ Colorado TRACER, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Sentinel, "LETTER: Re-elect Greg Mikolai to the school board," published October 16, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Williams District 51 School Board, "My Priorities" accessed November 1, 2013
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 elections in 2017 | |
| Mesa County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District C: • Incumbent, John Williams District D: • Incumbent, Tom Parrish • Dusti Reimer District E: • Amy Davis • Thomas Keenan |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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