A special election will take place for a medium school representative and a small school representative on the Advisory Council. The medium school position is for a 1-year term.  This term will complete the term of Scott Winch of Stratford who was elected to the Board of Control.  The small school position is for a 3-year term to replace Patrick Olson who was re-elected in the spring but has since taken a position with a different school district that is not in the small school classification, therefore, making him ineligible to fulfill his term. Elected individuals will begin their terms with the October 8, 2015 Advisory Council meeting.

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

Candidates must have (1) Department of Public Instruction licensure allowing placement in the eligible set, (2) must be employed full-time 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:

August 10, 2015 -- Announce that declarations of candidacy will be accepted.
August 31, 2015 -- Deadline for filing declarations of intent to run.
September 1, 2015 -- If more than twice as many 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.
September 11, 2015 --  Deadline for returning primary election ballot. If a primary is not needed the general election ballot will be due back on this date.
September 14, 2015 -- If primary is needed, general election ballots will be sent.
September 25, 2015 -- If primary is needed, deadline for returning general election ballots.
October 8, 2015 -- Successful candidate will be seated for the Advisory Council meeting.

Interested and eligible candidates should send or email a letter declaring their candidacy to the attention of Joan Gralla at the WIAA office [email protected] by the August 31, 2015 deadline.