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A special election will take place for a non-public school representative on the Advisory Council.  This will be a 1-year term beginning with the October 9, 2014 Advisory Council meeting.  This vacancy is due to Neil O’Connell no longer being eligible to fill this position.

Eligible candidates are administrators, assistant administrators, high school principals or assistant high school principals of member senior high schools. 

Candidates must have (1) Department of Public Instruction licensure allowing placement in the eligible set, (2) must be employed in a qualifying position and (3) cannot be members of the teachers’ bargaining unit.

The time line of the special election process is as follows:

Aug. 14, 2014        Announce that declarations of candidacy will be accepted.

Sept. 2, 2014         Deadline for filing declarations of intent to run.

Sept. 3, 2014         If more than two candidates file, a primary election will be held and the primary ballot mailed to schools on this date. If a primary is not needed the general election ballot will be sent on this date.

Sept. 17, 2014       Deadline for returning primary election ballot. If a primary is not needed the generalelection ballot will be due back on this date.

Sept. 19, 2014       If primary is needed, general election ballots will be sent.

Oct. 3, 2014          If primary is needed, deadline for returning general election ballots.

Oct. 9 2014           Successful candidate will be seated for the Advisory Council meeting.

Interested and eligible candidates should send a letter declaring their candidacy to the attention of Joan Gralla at the WIAA office.