Meeting for potential La Crosse school board candidates Dec. 7

Anyone interested in running is encouraged to attend the meeting set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. The meeting will also be broadcast virtually via Google Meet.

Residents planning to attend the workshop are asked to RSVP to the superintendent’s office by sending an email to lsteiger@lacrossesd.org or by calling 608-789-7659 to register for the meeting and obtain the Google Meet link.

Four seats are up for nonpartisan general election set for April 4, 2023. A primary, if necessary, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21. The terms of office are for three 3-year terms and one 1-year term. New terms being April 24.

Incumbents are Laurie Cooper Stoll, Brenda Leahy, Emily Mootz and Shaundel Spivey. Stoll and Spivey have both filed declarations of non-candidacy.

To be placed on the spring ballot, nomination papers must be filed no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, in the office of the school district clerk, 807 East Ave. S., La Crosse.

The first day to circulate nomination papers was Dec. 1.

Information about the role of a board member is available in the Wisconsin Association of School Boards Guide for Candidates.

This piece was updated at 2:45 p.m. to correct the date of the spring election. Spring elections will take place on April 4, 2023.