D.C. Everest Area School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the D.C. Everest Area School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Helen Ackermann, Joshua Dickerson and Rita Kasten won the election without opposition.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The seven members of the D.C. Everest Area school board are elected at large to three-year terms. Newly won terms on the board start the fourth Monday in April. A primary election would have been held on February 16, 2016, if the number of candidate filings was more than double the number of seats up for election. Because only three candidates filed for the three seats, the election was canceled and the race did not appear on the ballot in the general election.[2]
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form.[3] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[4]
Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 20 and 100 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[5]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
Incumbents Helen Ackermann, Joshua Dickerson and Rita Kasten were the only candidates to file in the race for the three open seats. Due to this lack of opposition, the election was canceled and the incumbents were automatically re-elected.[2]
Candidates
Helen Ackermann 
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Joshua Dickerson
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Rita Kasten
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The D.C. Everest Area School District election ballot also included the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
No official endorsements were made in this election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the D.C. Everest Area School District.[8]
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:[9][10]
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
What was at stake?
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2016
Issues in the district
Insurance deductibles to increase
Teachers in the D.C. Everest Area School District saw their health deductibles rise 450 percent beginning in January 2016. The deductible for family coverage plans rose from $1,000 to $5,500. District representatives said that this decision was one of three possible. The other two choices included either a decrease in the level of service or a narrowing of the number of network providers for enrolled individuals and families. Once these changes to deductibles took effect, part-time employees only paid a portion of their premium and full-time employees paid no premium health insurance fees.[11]
Hour of Code Initiative
The D.C. Everest Area School District participated in the Hour of Code Initiative during Computer Science Education Week, observed in December 2015. While many of the district's students took computer science classes regularly, this program gave students an expanded view of the computer science industry. Industry professionals spoke to students about careers in computer science and demonstrated industry-specific coding conventions.[12] [13]
The district participated in conjunction with its technology programming. "Our district is increasingly focused on experiential learning -- providing students with as many opportunities as possible to apply what they've learned, whether it's designing and building a rocket using a 3-D printer or constructing a home for Habitat for Humanity," said Aaron Hoffman, the district's career and technical education coordinator.[12][13]
About the district
The D.C. Everest Area School District is located in Marathon County in central Wisconsin. The county seat is Wausau. Marathon County was home to 135,780 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] The district was the 25th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 5,957 students.[15]
Demographics
Marathon County residents underperformed in terms of higher education achievement in 2013 compared to Wisconsin as a whole. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent of state residents. The median household incomes for the county and state between 2009 and 2013 were $53,363 and $52,413, respectively, while the median household income was $53,046 for the United States. From 2009 to 2013, the poverty rate in Marathon County was 10.9 percent, compared to 13.0 percent statewide. During that same time period, the national poverty rate was 15.4 percent.[14][16]
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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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Ellen Suckow," January 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 D.C. Everest Area School District, "DCE School Board Policies," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district secretary to the superintendent, March 31, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: State Candidates," May 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Wausau Daily Herald, "Everest teachers' insurance costs to rise", October 7, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Everest Herald, "DCE district embraces Hour of Code Initiative," December 17, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Recorder Press, "WC students participates in Hour of Code", December 18, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "Marathon County, Wisconsin," accessed January 15, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Wisconsin Presidential Results," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ City-Data, "2008 Presidential Elections Results in Marathon County, Wisconsin," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Marathon County, WI," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Marathon County, WI," accessed September 22, 2014
| 2016 D.C. Everest Area School District Elections | |
| Marathon County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Helen Ackermann • Incumbent, Joshua Dickerson • Incumbent, Rita Kasten |
| Important information: | What was at stake? •Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
