Administrators at WIAA member senior high schools are reminded that February 23, 2016 is the deadline to announce their candidacy for positions on the Board of Control and High School Advisory Council.
All positions are for a 3-year term beginning with the 2016-17 school year. Positions open for which candidates must file by February 23 are as follows:
BOARD OF CONTROL
District 1 (northwest) for position now held by Eric Russell of Baldwin-Woodville (eligible for re-election).
District 6 (south central) for position now held by Dean Sanders of Lake Mills (not eligible for re-election).
District 7 (southeast) for position now held by Steven Knecht of Kenosha (eligible for re-election).
Non-Public School (at-large) for position now held by Ted Knutson of Aquinas (eligible for re-election).
HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Large Schools - for position now held by Mike Gosz of Hamilton (not eligible for re-election).
Medium Schools - for positions now held by Michael Endreas of Spencer (eligible for re-election) and Bernie Nikolay of Cambridge (eligible for re-election).
Small Schools - for positions now held by Jennifer Vogler of Wabeno (eligible for re-election) and Reed Welshof Abbotsford (not eligible for re-election).
District administrators, high school principals and assistants at these levels who are interested in becoming candidates in their district (Board of Control) or large/medium/small classification (High School Advisory Council) 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 in a qualifying position and (3) cannot be members of the teachers' bargaining unit.
For complete information regarding powers and duties of the Board of Control and Advisory Council, please refer to Pages 17-23 of the WIAA Senior High Handbook
The time line of the election process is as follows:
January 25, 2016 -- Announce that declarations of candidacy will be accepted.
February 23, 2016 -- Deadline for filing declaration of intent to run.
March 1, 2016 -- 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.
March 22, 2016 -- Deadline for returning primary election ballot. If a primary is not needed the general election ballot will be due back on this date.
March 25, 2016 -- If primary is needed, general election ballots will be sent.
April 8, 2016 -- If primary is needed, deadline for returning general election ballots.
April 20, 2016 -- Results announced at the Annual Meeting.