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Janelle Kirkeide
Janelle Kirkeide was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Anoka-Hennepin school board. She did not win the seat in the general election on November 5, 2013. District 4 includes the communities of Ham Lake, Nowthen, Oak Grove and portions of Andover and Ramsey.
Biography
Janelle Kirkeide graduated from Coon Rapids High School before earning her B.A. in elementary education from St. Catherine’s University, her library and media specialist degree from St. Cloud State and a Master’s degree in education from St. Mary’s University. During her career, she has spent more than two decades as an educator, primarily as a library media specialist in the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District.[1] In 2006, Kirkeide ran for the office of Anoka County Commissioner District 2, but she did not receive enough votes in the primary to continue on to the general election.[2]
Elections
2013
Janelle Kirkeide and Paul Meunier lost to fellow newcomer William Fields, who won the vacant District 4 seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Anoka-Hennepin School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  William Fields |
53.2% | 820 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paul Meunier | 36.3% | 559 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janelle Kirkeide | 10.3% | 159 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 1,542 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 11 - Anoka-Hennepin," accessed December 17, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Janelle Kirkeide reported no contributions or expenditures to the Anoka County Office of Elections & Voter Registration.[3]
Endorsements
Janelle Kirkeide did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Campaign themes
In a survey conducted by North Metro TV, Kirkeide listed the following campaign themes:[1]
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"The school board should have high expectations that all students can achieve success in all Anoka-Hennepin schools. All students should graduate with the skills to achieve in post-secondary education or the workplace. The school board should use the data collected from the standardized tests to collaborate to make data-driven decisions that will lead to high student achievement. The goal should be continuous improvement of teaching and learning. The school board should have a collaborative relationship with the staff of all the schools, the community, the superintendent , and with each other. Budgeting considerations should be based on how to best spend the taxpayers money to improve student achievement. The board should continue to ensure that all students are treated equitably, and that all students feel that all of our schools are safe places at all times." |
About the district
Anoka-Hennepin School District is partially located in Anoka County, Minnesota. Thirteen suburban communities are a part of the school district, including some from Hennepin County, Minnesota.[4] The county seat of Anoka County is Anoka. According to the United States Census, Anoka County is home to 336,414 residents.[5] Anoka-Hennepin is the largest school district in Minnesota, serving 39,106 students during the 2010-11 school year.[6]
Budget
Anoka-Hennepin School District's total budget for the 2013-14 school year was $493.8 million. This was the second-largest budget of any Minnesota school district, following after only Minneapolis Public Schools' budget of $524.9 million.[7] The district spent 79.5% of its budget on staff expenses, 11.8% on operational expenses and 4.6% on servicing its debt. The remaining 4.1% of the budget went to student services and miscellaneous expenditures.[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, Anoka-Hennepin spent $9,862 per-pupil during the 2010-11 school year. That was the twelfth-largest amount out of the 18 Minnesota school districts counted among the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment.[9]
Academic performance
According to the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment standardized test, Anoka-Hennepin's high school students outperformed statewide average scores in reading, mathematics and science. During the 2012-13 school year, 65% of the district's high school students compared to 62% of Minnesota high school students scored as proficient in reading. The percentages in mathematics and science were 55% compared to 52% and 62% compared to 53%, respectively.[10][11] Out of the 18 Minnesota school districts counted among the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment, Anoka-Hennepin ranked eighth in both reading and mathematics.[12]
Demographics
Anoka County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Minnesota in terms of higher education achievement in 2011. The United States Census Bureau found that 25.8% of Anoka County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a Bachelor's degree compared to 31.8% for Minnesota as a whole. The median household income in Anoka County was $69,139 compared to $58,476 for the state of Minnesota. The poverty rate in Anoka County was 6.6% compared to 11.0% for the entire state.[5]
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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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Metro TV, "Anoka-Hennepin School Board District 4," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Peter Bodley, ECM Publishers, "Seven candidates race for Anoka County Commissioner District 2 seat," September 7, 2006
- ↑ Anoka County, Minnesota, "Campaign Finance Search," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "General Information," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Anoka County, Minnesota," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Minneapolis Public Schools, "Budget Documents," accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "District Revenues and Expenditures," accessed December 4, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public Elementary–Secondary Education Finance Data," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "Statewide: All public schools," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "Anoka-Hennepin," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Metro," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Results and Statistics," accessed October 14, 2013
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