Pursuant toWis. Stats. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Levash said he's really excited for the community and that it needs to come together to supportstudents. We'll post results for each race as they come in. 120.06(8)(e), 120.06(14),and 7.53(3). City Clerk's Office 11333 N. Cedarburg Road Mequon, WI 53092. Maria Douglas received the least number of votes, 1,403 (14.37%), and will not advance. We have a lot of work to do to ensure that everybody is moving forward in a positive direction for our students," Levash said. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, Officials report strong voter turnout at Mequon-Thiensville school board recall election, Politics or policy? Academic and Career Planning, or ACP, is an adult-supported process that provides students in grades 6-12 with the opportunity to uncover their unique interests and strengths and investigate careers that dovetail with their passions and abilities. She also thanked the voters she spoke with, as well as her campaign volunteers. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Shelley has a long history of involvement in the district through volunteering in classrooms, field trips, athletics, and special activities. The MTSD Board of Education is now conducting hybrid meetings. A Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy, must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in the office of the school district clerk. The recall, which has since gained national attention, was also about who would control the Mequon-Thiensville School Board in the future, but also about past decisions on masks and COVID-19 protocol and conversations around curriculum and race. Below, please find the Certification of theBoardofCanvassers, Tabular Statement of Votes Cast, and Summary Statement as prepared by the school district'sBoardofCanvassers. Feb 15, 2022 Updated Mar 10, 2022. Richard Wiese is not seeking re-election. Residents across southeastern Wisconsin voted in a number of races at the county, city and school board levels on Tuesday, April 5 . Johnson:MTSD should continue to move forward so that mitigation reflects the latest data, the sensibility of our community and puts students first. Official Election Results On the afternoon of Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Mequon-Thiensville School District's Board of Canvassers convened to perform a canvass of the November 2, 2021 Recall Election returns pursuant to Wis. Stats. Eddie Morales can be reached at 414-223-5366 or eddie.morales@jrn.com. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, Student Engagement & School Perceptions Survey, Talented, Advanced and Gifted Identification, Board Responsibilities & Community Engagement, Campaign Finance Overview - Local Candidate Committees, Serving Your Community as a School Board Member, 5 p.m. deadline for candidates to submit Declaration of Candidacy and Campaign Finance Statement to District Filing Officer, Complete and Submit a Campaign Registration Statement (. These actions will also support improvement in the districts student growth and target group outcomes on the state report card and increase overall student achievement. I still will be at every board meeting and still keeping a close eye on our district and our administration and our current school board members.". Chromy did not immediately respond torequests for an interview. Given the large number of community vaccination locations, an MTSD onsite vaccine clinic is not necessary. The process continues through the identification of middle and high school instructional . Incumbent Jo Maehl will not run for re-election. Special general election for Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education Incumbent Wendy Francour defeated Cheryle Rebholtz in the special general election for Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education on November 2, 2021. 11333 N. Cedarburg Road There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. However, listening to many parents frustrations with the CDCs frequently changing recommendations, worry over social, mental healthand academic impacts from quarantines and masking, along with medical privacy concerns, signals that it is time to think about an exit strategy from extensive mitigation. Deputy Clerk Douglas:I believe that our school superintendent and his staff should continue to rely on local and state expert public health guidance. Id advocate for parent/stakeholder focus groups to garner their feedback in academic areas. Primaries are typically very low turnout, but that I was able to get a lot of the community members and supporters and those who were willing to listen out to place their vote for me and give me the opportunity to run and serve as a Mequon-Thiensville School Board member. Wednesday, May 24: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Four candidates will advance in the hunt for two seats on the Mequon-Thiensville School Board following the Feb. 15 primary. Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday the results were showing all four Mequon-Thiensville incumbent school board members were leading in the contentious recall election with each board member at 58 percent or higher. In 2021, DPI ranked MTSD No. Providing additional testing capacity in the community is beneficial to identify illness and ultimately keep healthy children in school. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. Voter turnout in Tuesdays race was 41.15%; 16,101 people cast ballots. All individuals must have equal opportunities to participate in and benefit from the districts programs. We hope to see you there! The updated strategies laid out in the January 2022 MTSD COVID-19 Mitigation Levelsdocument are appropriate for masking and quarantining. However, student achievement data show that unfinished learning has occurred during pandemic-related disruption. View the meeting schedule in BoardDocs. All rights reserved. Particularly those surrounding COVID-19 mitigation and masking protocols. All rights reserved. Buzzell thanked the friends and supporters who helped him and Levash while also praising Levash, as both worked together on their campaigns. Alec Johnson and Alexa Jurado, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 10/25/2021 Restore MTSD has said that their candidates in the Nov. 2 Mequon-Thiensville School Board recall election are concerned,. On the afternoon of Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Mequon-Thiensville School District's Board of Canvassers convened to perform a canvass of the November 2, 2021 Recall Election returns pursuant to Wis. Stats. There were 9,761 total votes cast in the election, according to results on the Ozaukee County website. Stay up-to-date on all the latest southeastern Wisconsin news with a print subscription: Click here. 55. Primary elections will be needed for two area school board races this spring. Here are the election results for the Mequon-Thiensville School Board race on April 5, 2022. Jill Chromy was third with 3,474 votes (21.58%) and Scarlett Johnsonwas fourth with 3,373 votes (20.95%). General election Special general election for Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education Two challengers have won seats on the Mequon-Thiensville School Board in the April 5 election. Looking to the 2022-23 school year, the time is right to take a formal survey to gauge the views of stakeholders. Buzzell thanked the candidates for running a respectful primary campaign. If a vacancy occurs in the middle of a term, the school board names an appointee to serve until the next district election. All rights reserved. "I felt very happy that so manyin the community came out during a primary. A notice of 72-hour extension to file for declaration of candidacy will be posted on the district website and within the Board Deer community. Below, please find the Certification of the Board of Canvassers, Tabular Statement of Votes Cast, and Summary Statement as prepared by the school district's Board of Canvassers. 5000 W. Mequon Road Mequon, WI 53092 262-238-8500. As a board of education member, I will work to improve academic performance using a student-centered approach, in which teachers are provided the support they need, and parents are treated as partners. Mequon, WI 53092, Caroline Fochs This format will allow those viewing the meeting remotely the same level of participation as those attending in-person. Our district has instituted a board-approved academic recovery plan, which I fully support, and would continue to monitor: Summer Academic Boost, student support coordinators, tech-based literacy and mathematics interventions, real-world exemplar applications for solving mathematical problems, student review teams providinga credit recovery pathway to acceleratecredit attainment, and learning support teams to develop and implement a grade-improvement plan for students reporting below-average progress. 11.0202 (1)(a), 11.0101(1). Contact Alec Johnson at (262) 875-9469 or alec.johnson@jrn.com. Paul Buzzell, Jason Levash elected to Mequon-Thiensville School Board. Candidates for the Mequon-Thiensville School Board general election on April 5, 2022 are (l to r): Paul Buzzell, Jill Chromy, Scarlett Johnson and Jason Levash. Four seats, three three-year terms, one one-year term. Traditionally, school board elections in Wisconsin have been nonpartisan, but a political action committee associated with Ms. Kleefisch Rebecca Kleefisch PAC recently contributed to. According to officials, 1,352 of 2,354 registered voters in Village of Thiensville cast ballots. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Mequon-Thiensville School District would like to thank the Clerks of the City of Mequon, Village of Thiensville, City of Cedarburg and Ozaukee County, and their respected staff members, for their cooperation and collaboration in managing the school districts special election. Looking to the 2022-23 school year, the . ContactAlec Johnson at(262) 875-9469 oralec.johnson@jrn.com. Douglas saidshe was disappointed by the resultsbut said she regretted nothing about her campaign. So I have a vested interest in making sure that these schools provide the best education for my kids, and obviouslyfor my family members in this community and my friends and all the kids in the community," Johnson said. As information becomes available, its important we stay flexible and relentlessly responsive to changes, while understanding guidelines dont move as quickly as we would like. Share. Apr 5, 2022 Updated Apr 5, 2022 Candidates for the Mequon-Thiensville School Board general election on April 5, 2022 are (l to r): Paul Buzzell, Jill Chromy, Scarlett Johnson and. Follow him on Twitter at @AlecJohnson12. Follow him on Twitter at @AlecJohnson12. "Today's really that first step to move that forward post-pandemic and the board recall. Buzzell, Levash prevail in Mequon-Thiensville School Board race, Submit an Obituary Wash. & Oz. Teachers can then facilitate meaningful discussions that allow students to gain a deeper understanding of one another. File a campaign registration statement before campaign funds are collected or spent or before submitting nomination papers. Elected board members are entrusted by the voters to act as liaison between school administration and families, not to write their own curriculum. 6 Marquette beats Butler to clinch Big East outright, GOP Wisconsin budget committee heads say flat tax unlikely, Fire destroys barn on Grafton town chairmans farm, Ozaukee County officials consider new on-demand transit service. When this was proven false, the narrative shifted to educational equity was code for CRT. This was also proven false. Each student, every time, empowered to succeed. 11.0202(1)(a), 11.0101(1). Schultz was challenged by Scarlett Johnson. The Mequon-Thiensville School District was the scene of a months-long effort to try to recall incumbent school board members Wendy Francour, Erik Hollander, Akram Khan and Chris Schultz.. There's a lot of things to do. Also moving on to the April 5 general election will be Jason Levash, with 1,952 votes (20%), Scarlett Johnson, with 1,936 votes (19.83%) and. Address: 11556 N. Creekside Court, Mequon, Past political experience: MTSD Board of Education and board treasurer, 2014-17, Community involvement: President, Homestead Booster Club;Co-founder, Inform Mequon-Thiensville;volunteer, Junior Achievement, Community involvement: PTO president, Lake Shore Middle School;area council representative in MTSD;Destination team manager for MTSD; member, Christ Church, Mequon, Contact info:chromy4mtsd@gmail.com, 414-331-4241, Past political experience: Aided the Coalition to Support MTSD in the recall election, supported several MTSD BOE incumbent and candidate campaigns, advocated for educational continuity and safe schools in MTSD, Community involvement: League of Women Voters, NAACP Ozaukee County, Contact info:262-546-7510,mariaformtsd@gmail.com, Address:10395 N. Wyngate Terrace, Mequon. . Paul Buzzell received the most votes with 4,717 (29.30%), while Jason Levash took second with. Free optional testing on campus is a positive for the community. Counties, Kohl's swings to surprise loss; warns on profit for year, Waukesha business owner sexually assaulted in store, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff, Giannis returns, Bucks beat Nets 118-104 for 15th straight, No. All four school board members defeat recall challengers with nearly 60% of the vote. :: Latest on @mtschools recall attempt: Pro-recall candidates all trailing.With 8 of 11 units reporting:Kittell 41%Khan 58%Johnson 41%Schultz 59%Lorenz 40%Hollander 60%Rebholz 41%Francour 59%Still waiting on Cedarburg 5, Mequon 3,4 and 16-18. Jason Levash for Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education - Primary Election, February 15, 2022. Buzzell served on the M-T School Board from 2014 to 2017. It was first reported in September that four of the seven school board members in the Mequon-Thiensville School District would face a recall election in November. 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