School District Demo

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This page gives a basic format skeleton for the School Boards Portal pages. It can be as adaptable as necessary depending on each district's needs, but they will generally follow this format. Go to the "Edit" tab to see the coding.

(School District) Overview

Raw Info

  • Cities: (If applicable, with internal Wiki links to each)
  • Towns: (If applicable, with internal Wiki links to each)
  • Unincorporated Areas: (If applicable, with internal Wiki links to each)
  • County Commissioners: (Link to page), plus list # R, # D, # Unaffiliateds (U), etc. As applicable.
  • State House: (Link, list, and label party)
  • State Senators: (Link, list, and label party)
  • Congressional: (Link, list, and label party)


Complete Example

See Douglas County RE-1 for an example.


(School District) Demographics


Raw Table:

Students County Graduation Rate # of Schools Operating Budget Source


NOTES:

  • Typically the best source for all of these is the Adopted Budget of each respective school district. "Budget" is normally the line item of "Total Expenditures"
  • For items that involve percentages, no need to put in the %. Simply put in the raw number, including any decimals.
  • For items deailing with money, no need to put in a $ sign (exception being "Budget")
  • For numbers in the thousands and beyond, do put in the commas.


Completed Example Table

Here is an example of a completed Demographic table (from Douglas County RE-1. Compare the raw table against the completed table via the Edit tab:

Students County Graduation Rate # of Schools Operating Budget Source
63,749 Douglas 90.10%
+11.2% to CO average 		87
(incl. 16 Charter Schools)
(incl. 5 Alternative Schools) 		$543M
~ $8,519/student
~ $6.24M/school
+$3,219/student to CO average 		Adopted Budget 2016/2017


(School District) Superintendent

Name When First Voted In Salary Contract Ends Contact
(With party registration, if available)


Complete Example Info

Example from Littleton Public Schools 6.

Name When First Voted In Salary Contract Ends Contact
Brian Ewert
(Registered Democrat) 		July 2015 $220,000
(At Hire) 		2018 303-347-3321
bewert@lps.k12.co.us


Information is not limited by what is above. If anything else pertinent comes up, can always list it with bulleted asterisks (and linked with source), such as:

  • Interesting info.
  • This is also useful.
  • Hey, look at this.
  • Made you look.
  • Bam! List of five.

For an example of this, go to the Douglas County RE-1 link.


(School District) School Board


Format in Description:

  • Term lengths; term limits (Usually "4 years; limited to 2 consecutive terms")


Raw Table:

District Name Party Next Election Contact 2017 Results
 2015 Results
 2013 Results
 2011 Results
 2009 Results


  • Repeat the "School board member" portion of the code for as many seats required for that body.
  • "Party" only requires a D for Democrat, an R for Republican, or a U for Unaffiliated. On occasion, party cannot be definitively confirmed one way or another. In that case, put in "(Cannot confirm)".
  • "Margin" is the difference between the Winner's percentage minus the percentage of the second-most voted.
  • If office is elected At-Large, put as the entered value for "Margin" as ATLARGE, then put the percentage they won with in the "Total" line.
  • If the winner ran unopposed, put as the entered value for "Margin" as UNOPPOSED. Nothing further required for the "Total" line.
  • "Total" is from the total percentage the Winner received.
  • The lines with "a" or "b" attached to the year are for candidates who ran against the winner and did not win. Or if the Winner is different than the current seatholder. There can also be "c" and "d" lines, etc.
  • Different winners will be noted with their name surrounded by a single pair of parentheses--(First Last)
  • Defeated candidates will have the set up "candidate|First Last|0.00%|U" between the squiggle brackets (as seen in the following Complete Example Table in the Edits Tab.
  • "| 20XXnote = 1" establishes a footnote attached to the Winner's results, and "| 20XXnote1 = (Insert footnote info here)" puts in the text of the footnote.
  • If footnotes require to be attached to a different section than the Winner's results, see the Ward 1 2015 results posted below in the Edit tab (it is in the "| 2015a = " section.
  • Can put in more than one footnote per seat per year. Use 2, 3, onward. Can also attach multiple footnotes to a single item. Be sure to put in a comma ("1,2").


Complete Example Table

Here is an example of a completed School Board table (from Douglas County RE-1). Compare the raw table against the completed table via the Edit tab:

District Name Party Next Election Contact 2017 Results
 2015 Results
 2013 Results
 2011 Results
 2009 Results
A Wendy Vogel Unaffiliated 2019 303-387-0258
wendy.vogel@dcsdk12.org 		17.6% (58.8%) 1,2
Craig V. Richardson 38.52%
1 $18,321
2 Defeated GOP Incumbent 		X 7.4% (45.6%)
(Craig V. Richardson)
Susan D. Meek 38.20%
Kevin Reilly 16.18% 1
1 Source 		X
B James Geddes Republican 2017 303-387-0258
james.geddes@dcsdk12.org 		X 5% (52.5%) 1
Barbra Chase 47.51% 2
1 $40,617.50
2 $10,969.96 		X 15.7% (57.8%) 1
(John Carson)
Sue Catterall 42.20%
1 Defeated union candidate
C Anne Marie Lemieux Republican 2019 303-387-0258
annemarie.lemieux@dcsdk12.org 		16.8% (58.4%) 1,2
Kevin Larsen 38.93% 3
1 Defeated GOP Incumbent
2 $21,281 		X 13.2% (56.6%)
(Kevin Larsen)
Gail Francis 43.41% 1
1 Source 		X
D Judi Reynolds Republican 2017 303-387-0258
judith.reynolds@dcsdk12.org 		X 3.8% (51.9%) 1
Julie A. Keim 48.10% 2
1 $40,646.50
2 $11,441.95 		X 18.9% (59.4%) 1
(Dan Gerken)
Kevin Leung 40.53%
1 Defeated union candidate
E Steven Peck
(Appointed Nov. 2016) 		Republican 2017 303-387-0258
steven.peck@dcsdk12.org 		X
(Benevento resigned) 		3.6% (51.8%) 1
(Doug Benevento)
Bill Hodges 48.19% 2
1 $44,884.85
2 $15,763.91 		X 12.3% (56.1%) 1
(Doug Benevento)
Kristine Turner 43.90%
1 Defeated union candidate
F David Ray Unaffiliated 2019 303-387-0258
david.ray@dcsdk12.org 		18.4% (59.2%) 1
Rich Robbins 38.05% 2
1 $19,015
2 $2,190 		X
(Williams resigned; Rich Robbins appointed) 		2.2% (51.1%)
(Justin G. Williams)
Susan McMahon 48.85% 		X
G Meghann Silverthorn Republican 2017
(TERMED OUT) 		303-387-0258
meghann.silverthorn@dcsdk12.org 		X 6.8% (53.4%) 1
Ronda Scholting 46.65% 2
1 $41,093.75
2 $20,551.96 		X 13.9% (56.9%) 1
Emily Hansen 43.10%
1 Defeated union candidate


Expanded Historical Election Results


Raw Table

Ward 20XX Results 20XX Results 20XX Results 20XX Results
Seat 1 Winner XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes) 		X Winner XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes) 		X
 
Seat 2 X Winner XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes) 		X Winner XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes)
Challenger XX% (XXXX votes)


  • If registered Democrat, do the blue code. If registered Republican, do the red code. If registered unaffiliated or affiliation is unknown, no code necessary.



Completed Example Table

Example taken from the Greenwood Village page. It is a City Council table, as there is not yet a School Board example.

Ward 2015 Results 2013 Results 2011 Results 2009 Results
Mayor Ron Rakowsky UNOPPOSED X Ron Rakowsky UNOPPOSED X
 
District 1 Freda Miklin 30.27% (827 votes)
Dave Bullock 25.88% (707 votes)
Henny Lasley 24.01% (656 votes)
Luke Towle 19.84% (542 votes) 		ELECTION CANCELLED Jerry Presley 50.83% (855 votes)
Denise Rose 49.17% (827 votes) 		Denise Rose 51.01% (354 votes)
Jerry Presley 48.99% (340 votes)
 
District 2 Leslie Schluter 53.19% (584 votes)
Darryl Jones 46.81% (514 votes) 		ELECTION CANCELLED Leslie Schluter 31.27% (430 votes)
Jeff Roemer 34.40% (473 votes)
Kathleen Chapman 16.73% (230 votes)
John Herbers 17.60% (242 votes) 		Dave Kerber 50.68% (447 votes)
Jeff Roemer 49.32% (435 votes)
 
District 3 Steve Moran 28.83% (551 votes)
George Lantz 25.54% (488 votes)
David Seserman 23.29% (445 votes)
Brent Neiser 22.34% (427 votes) 		ELECTION CANCELLED Gary Kramer 50.75% (711 votes)
Bette Todd 49.25% (690 votes) 		Bette Todd 51.56% (464 votes)
Gary Kramer 48.44% (436 votes)
 
District 4 T.J. Gordon 51.28% (720 votes)
Tom Bishop 48.72% (684 votes) 		ELECTION CANCELLED T.J. Gordon 44.72% (660 votes)
Tom Bishop 44.58% (658 votes)
Amber Pleiss 10.70% (158 votes) 		Ron Rakowsky 39.89% (671 votes)
Gary Kleeman 35.49% (597 votes)
Steve Frankel 16.47% (277 votes)
Lindy Scialla 8.15% (137 votes)


Special Interests

Local

  • Group 1
  • Group II
  • Group Trois
  • Group Quatro

Group Name

If an individual group warrants enough to have it's own subsection, create one here. Do so for each individual group that so warrants.

General

  • Statewide
  • Nationwide

Group Name

If an individual group warrants enough to have it's own subsection, create one here. Do so for each individual group that so warrants.

20XX Election

Put date of election here. Put seats up for vote here. State what seat(s) is/are termed out.

Candidates

Raw Table

Seat Name Party Endorsements/Info Contact
 

(i) = incumbent



Complete Example Table

From the Brighton 27J page.

(i) = incumbent
Ward Name Party Endorsement/Info Contact
District 2 Kevin Robert Kerber Republican Email
District 2 Gary Mikes Republican Class of 2011 of Leadership Program of the Rockies
Previously ran for Adams County Commissioner District 1 in 2012; lost
Quoted in article, about schools:
“People are overtaxed, and we’re not getting results.” 		Email
 
District 4 Blaine Nickeson (i) Democrat Facebook
Email
District 4 Gregoire "Greg" Lee Republican Email
 
District 5 Kerrie A. Gutierrez Republican
District 5 Mandy Thomas Unaffiliated PTO President for 5 years
"I love teachers and think they should be worshiped like celebrities."		 Email
 
District 6 Jenn Venerable (i) Republican Facebook
Email
District 6 Stanley Lewis Hiller Democrat Also ran in 2011, 2013, and 2015


Former Candidates


Raw Table

Seat Name Party Comment Contact


Complete Example Table

Example from the Boulder Valley RE-2 page.

Ward Name Party Info Contact
District E Lisa Hughes Democrat Terminated campaign 7/10/17
 
District F Andrew Hendrickson Democrat Terminated campaign 9/11/17


(Year) Election Issues

Raw Table

  • Can add or subtract Issue Columns. To add, put "||" in between issues (with one space on both sides around it)


Issues for school board are usually, but not limited to:

  • School Choice (General)
  • Vouchers, Tax Credits, Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
  • Charter Schools
  • Accountability
  • Transparency
  • School Closures


Seat Candidate (Issue 1) (Issue 2) (Issue 3) (Issue 4) (Issue 5)

Complete Example Table


Seat Candidate School Choice (General) Vouchers, Tax Credits,
Education Savings Accounts 		Charter Schools Accountability Transparency School Closures
District 2 Angela Cobian
Our Denver, Our Schools survey 		Positive "It is important to ensure that charter schools, like all public schools receiving taxpayer dollars are being good stewards of public funds." Leans positive
District 2 Xochitl "Sochi" Gaytan
Our Denver, Our Schools survey 		Focus on neighborhood schools
"We also need to support neighborhood schools and teaching as a career to truly retain options for families" 		Negative
"[Private corporations should play] No Role." 		Negative
"Closing a school disrupts the education, sense of security in our communities for every child and family who has their school taken away."


Campaign Finance

For each candidate, each filing:

  • Total contributions
  • Total expenditures
  • Total Cash On Hand (Can be a negative value--Debt)
  • Any PAC donations, plus amount
  • Individual contributions by notable individual donors, plus amount


NOTE: If using Open Secrets, only count from the PAC column, do not solely use the "Total" column, as the "Individual" column and "PAC" column are added together. "Individuals" are everyday people who happen to be employed by those companies, but not donating as those companies. This is in accordance to FEC regulations, where if an individual donates more than a certain amount, they must report their employer and it gets added to the employer's pot. Some campaigns or donation sites ask for employer regardless of donation amount.

First Filing

Month Day, Year

(Temporary raw data table. Data table specific to this being developed.)


Raw Table:

Seat Name Party Total Contributions Total Expenditures Total Cash On Hand Total PACs Notable Individuals
 


Complete Example Table:

Seat Name Party Total Contributions Total Expenditures Total Cash On Hand Total PACs Notable Individuals
Ward 1 First Last Unaffiliated $10,000 $10,000 $0 $0 N/A
 
Ward 2 Meh Whatever Unaffiliated $50,000 $30,000 $20,000 $40,000 Random out-of-state billionaire - $25,000

Ballot Measures

Ballot Measure Name or Descriptive Title

Brief description.

Brief history of Ballot measure.

Ballot Language

"Language here"

Amendment Language

"Language here"

Arguments For
  • Reason 1
  • Reason 2
  • Etc.

Can give quotes from notable people, with citations.

Arguments Against
  • Reason 1
  • Reason 2
  • Etc.

Can give quotes from notable people with citations.

Special Interests

Sometimes special interests get involved. Detail those specific to each individual Ballot Measure here. If applicable, also put down any money spent in either direction for or against the measure.

May not require a table, as it could be a bulleted list.

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