A special election will take place for a small school representative on the Advisory Council.   The position is for a 1-year term.  This term will complete the term of Dennis Birr of New Lisbon who was elected to the Board of Control. The elected individual will begin their one-year term with the October 5, 2017 Advisory Council meeting.

District administrators, high school principals and assistants at these levels who are interested in being a candidate should state their intention via a letter to Joan Gralla ([email protected]) at the WIAA office.  Note:  Candidates must have (1) Department of Public Instruction licensure allowing placement in the eligible set, (2) must be employed full-time or part-time in a qualifying position and (3) cannot be members of the teachers' bargaining unit.

For complete information regarding powers and duties of the Advisory Council, please refer to Pages 20-23 of the WIAA Senior High Handbook.

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

July 31, 2017  -- Announce that declarations of candidacy will be accepted.
August 18, 2017 -- Deadline for filing declarations of intent to run.
August 21, 2017 -- 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 5, 2017 -- Deadline for returning primary election ballot. If a primary is not needed the general election ballot will be due back on this date.
September 8, 2017 --  If primary is needed, general election ballots will be sent.
September 22, 2017 -- If primary is needed, deadline for returning general election ballots.
October 5, 2017 -- 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 18, 2017 deadline.