Contacted by resident of the district
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/28/24. email
3//30/24. 12:45 PM. Called. Spoke to Candidate. Informed her of deadline. She had question about saving and submitting.
March 31. Text Message, Gave information to candidate on saving and submitting questionnaire .
4/9/24, 9:45am, Sent email to address found on candidate's website
4/10/24, 12:05am, tried new email address, sent access code, asking for 4/12/24 deadline
4/10/24, 7:00am, candidate emailed concerns about questions
4/16/24, 9:02pm, reminder request, explained questions are principles-driven
Answers submitted online, May 4, 2024 @ 7:38 PM
Contacted by resident of the district
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/28/24. email
3/30/24. CALL, Spoke to candidate . He will attend to it soon.
4/9/24, Sent email and Facebook message
4/9/24, 9:52pm, office sent email explaining 4/12/24 deadline
5/8/24, 8:24 AM, email and text "still time" reminder and access code
Matt Goetz
Democrat
Contacted by resident of the district
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/28/24 email
3/30/24 12:40 Pm. Called Spoke to Candidate. He has been unavoidably unable to attend to questionnaire. Will get to it as soon as he can.
3/31/24 7:55pm candidate emailed to ask for code, sent at 10:42pm
4/9/24, 10am, Facebook messaged
4/27/24, 2:22pm, texted reminder with code
5/8/24, 8:28 AM, email and text "still time" reminder and access code
Contacted by resident of the district.
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/21/24, 5:00 Received email, couldn't access. I emailed him back -- I had mistyped the code.
3/21/24, 5:30, he emailed me back, was able to access, He mentioned it looked really long!!!!
Answers submitted online March 22, 2024 @ 4:00 PM
Kristy Kiviniemi
Republican
Contacted by resident of the district
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/28/24. email
3/30/24. Call Left message
4/9/24, 10:20am, Sent email
4/9/24, 9:31pm, office sent email explaining 4/12/24 deadline
5/8/24, 7:41 AM, email and text "still time" reminder and access code
Joshua Voogd
Republican
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/28/24. email
3:/30/24. 12:50 PM Called left message
4/9/24, 10:15am, Sent email
4/11/24, 9:33pm, texted, reminded some opponents have answered
4/12/24, 5:44pm, candidate texted would work on survey on the weekend
4/17/24, 6:53pm, reminder text
Answers submitted online April 17, 2024 @ 11:40pm (could have viewed opponents' responses)
Contacted by resident of the district
3/21/24, 2:50, email
3/24/28. email
3/30/24. 12:40 PM Called. Left message
4/6/24, 1:34pm, Sent email
4/6/24, 8:40pm, Candidate replied that she'd received code and looked forward to answering!
Answers submitted online April 30, 2024 @ 9:28 PM
Job Description
How office affects the voter
Typically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Duties and Responsibilities
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
Typically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Duties and Responsibilities
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
Requirements for the position
Must be a registered voter, living in the district. Must not be employed as a teacher by the school district.
Other information
Members should visit schools in their district, be willing to listen and hear any feedback through the perspective of children not their own views. School board members should be the checks and balances on administration to ensure everything is going as stated. Members should be involved in the community. They should understand how businesses run.
Term of office
4 years
Partisan?
Nonpartisan
When election is held
Some school districts have wards, electing one from each ward. Many have 6 at-large positions, electing 3 every 2 years. Others have 10 or more positions. Typically ½ of the school board is voted on every 2 years.
Typically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Duties and Responsibilities
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
Requirements for the position
Must be a registered voter, living in the district. Must not be employed as a teacher by the school district.
Other information
Members should visit schools in their district, be willing to listen and hear any feedback through the perspective of children not their own views. School board members should be the checks and balances on administration to ensure everything is going as stated. Members should be involved in the community. They should understand how businesses run.
Term of office
4 years
Partisan?
Nonpartisan
When election is held
Some school districts have wards, electing one from each ward. Many have 6 at-large positions, electing 3 every 2 years. Others have 10 or more positions. Typically ½ of the school board is voted on every 2 years.
