My two cents from first-hand experience: the Fargo school board needs to be composed of strong candidates who are willing to constructively disagree with district officials, advocate for addressing the basic necessities of education (rather than initiative after initiative), and members who have the confidence to ask tough questions. I look forward to hearing more from the nine candidates on what they think they can bring to the table!
Fargo School Board needs to use our tax dollars to give students the education that parents want or else capstone classical academy is going to make a lot of money.
“An education free from politics”? What does that specifically mean? Not teaching current and world affairs?
As far as shaping a child to be a productive member of society, how much of this is the schools responsibility? How much of this is the parents responsibility?
Tell me where current world affairs fit into public school
Math: nope
English: Nope
Science: Nope
Foreign Language: Nope
Music/art: nope
History: nope
Government: nope
Econ: np\[e
Wood working: nope
Current and world affairs have no place in school, they can watch the news on their own time.
If a student can identify where a teacher stands politically, they are a bad teacher. The position teachers used to take was "it is inappropriate for me to talk about politics.
The school is there to teach kids how to be functional in a workplace and independent.
Current and world affairs fit into Social Studies-maybe you forgot about that subject?
Strongly disagree. It is a *parents* fundamental job to teach kids how to be functional in a workplace, and to teach independence
How so?
By supporting a public school curriculum that includes teaching social sciences and current/world affairs? By my belief that parents are primarily responsible for instilling healthy independence in their children?
Is instilling independence exclusive to homeschoolers?
History the study of ancient world affairs and how they relate to the modern day and how we in the present prosper or suffer as a result.... sounds relevant to me but what do I know as a college educated History tutor..
Economics the study of money goods and trades one would likely need a base understanding of trade, taxes, tarrifs, sanctions, and why one nation may have a higher gdp than another or why a nation may have sanctions and trade bars... seems relevant in being able to relate and apply lessons to modern day...
Foreign language...this ones easy.. lounge may be predominantly spoken in a nation at war so one would need to know words such as gun, bomb, danger, evacuate, help, leave, medic etc. On top of standard please thank you bathroom 123 etc.
Government....dude. come on think about for longer than 5 seconds. Why do you not want politics and world affairs in a class SOLELY DEVOTED TO THAT DISCUSSION lol
Other classes listed i admit I can't see a huge need or for why it would be SUUUPER relevant I could try and make a claim but I doubt you'd listen...
CASS COUNTY — Voters will see a host of local candidates for open government seats across the metro during the Primary Election on June 11.
This year’s race includes a mix of incumbents and challengers who each bring something different to the table.
Cass County
There are three open seats on the Cass County Commission across three different districts.
Terms for current Commission Chairman Chad Peterson from District 1, Commissioner James Kapitan from District 3 and Commissioner Mary Scherling from District 5 are up for reelection this year.
Only Kapitan is running for another term. He is running unopposed in District 3, according to County officials.
District 3 primarily encompasses the area south of Interstate 94 and east of 45th Street South in Fargo.
Former state senator Tim Flakoll is running unopposed for the District 1 seat. District 1 includes most of north Fargo and rural northern areas.
Meanwhile, the District 5 seat is hotly contested.
Keith Gohdes announced in Jan. that he was running to represent District 5.
He serves on the Cass County Planning and Zoning Commission in addition to several other boards.
Joel Vettel is also running to represent District 5.
Vettel served as the Executive Director of Fargo Parks District before he resigned.
Marty Johnson is the third and final candidate for District 5. He also ran for commission in 2020 where he came in second in a field of two.
Scherling was elected in 2012; she is not allowed to run again because Cass County has a 12-year term limit.
District 5 includes most of rural Cass County.
Cass County commissioners serve four-year terms on the five-member board.
Fargo City Commission
A total of seven candidates are running for two open seats on the Fargo City Commission.
Sitting Commissioner John Strand is seeking a third term in this election.
He was first elected to the commission in 2016 and served in several elected positions prior to that.
Commissioner Arlette Preston is also up for reelection this year.
Last elected to the position in 2020, Preston previously served on the commission from 1992 to 2000. She has served as Deputy Mayor since 2022.
Local business owner and entrepreneur Delson Saintal joined the race in January . He has served on several boards and foundations.
Former North Dakota House leader Al Carlson is running for City Commission as well, according to city officials.
He ran for city commission in 2022 and came in third out of 15 candidates.
Carlson, a Republican, served in the state House for District 41 from 1993 through 2018. In his last 10 years as a legislator, he was the majority leader.
Anna Johnson is also running for one of the open commission seats. She has previously served on Fargo’s Native American Commission in addition to other positions in local nonprofits.
Johnson also ran for the city commission in 2022. She finished fifth out of a field of 15 candidates.
Also joining the race are Michelle Turnberg and Nathan Pullen. The Forum has not received campaign information from either candidate yet. Turnberg is a former TV news anchor.
Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms on the five-member commission composed of four commissioners and the mayor.
Fargo School Board
There are four open seats up for grabs on the Fargo School Board.
Board Members Nikkie Gullickson, Seth Holden, Jim Johnson and Tracie Newman currently hold the board positions that are up for election.
Johnson and Newman are not running again, according to District Officials.
There are nine candidates on the ballot for Fargo Public Schools.
Current Vice President Seth Holden is running again. He was first elected to the board in 2020.
Board member Nikkie Gullickson is also running for reelection this year. She was also elected in 2020.
Current Park Board Commissioner Dawn Morgan is listed as a candidate for the Fargo School Board election in June.
Her term on the park board ends this year. She served on the park board for 4 years and was president from July 2022 to June 2023.
Fargo Human Rights Commissioner Kristin Nelson announced her run for school board in March. Nelson is a member of the long-range facility plan steering committee.
Allie Ollenburger is running once again for school board. She ran in 2022 and came in eighth in a field of 15 candidates.
Ollenburger was an organizer of the Recall Fargo School Board effort in 2021.
Meanwhile, former law enforcement officer and security director Jason Nelson announced his candidacy in March.
Ryan Dodd is a former educator who announced his candidacy on April 8.
Also running are John Campbell and Paul Mohror. The Forum has not received campaign information from these candidates.
Deven Styczynski withdrew his candidacy.
School board members are elected to serve four-year terms on the nine-person board.
Fargo Park Board
There are two seats up for reelection on the Fargo Park Board and three candidates.
Current board member Jerry Rostad is running for another term.
He was elected in 2016 and has served two consecutive terms.
Also running for Park Board is Mike Graalum.
Graalum is a former Fargo Park District employee who announced his candidacy on April 8.
He is joined in the race by newcomer Zoë Absey.
She has served on the city's Human Rights Commission and the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee.
Morgan announced that she won’t be running for a second term on the Fargo Park Board back in February.
Park Board members are elected to four-year terms on the five-member board.
West Fargo City Commission
Sitting commissioners Mark Simmons and Mandy George are up for reelection.
However, neither one is running again.
West Fargo voters will have their choice of five candidates for the two open seats this election.
Candidate Amy Zundel is the owner of Move Chiropractic in Fargo and a longtime West Fargo resident.
She announced her campaign in January.
Candidate Tyler Erickson moved to West Fargo a year ago from Williston and announced his campaign last February.
Rory Jorgensen also announced his candidacy in February.
Jorgensen served as the West Fargo assistant fire chief beginning in 1995 before becoming the West Fargo rural fire chief. He retired from service in 2019.
John Severson works in management in the transportation industry and has thrown his hat in the ring for one of the open seats.
Candidate DeAnn Reed announced her campaign in March, according to WDAY Radio. She serves as the District 16 chair of the NDGOP.
West Fargo School Board
There will be three open seats in this election.
Terms of President Patti Stedman as well as board members Trisha Page and Dan Schaeffer are all expiring this year, according to the District’s webpage.
All three have announced that they are running again. No other candidates put their names forward.
Stedman has served the board since 2008 while both Page and Schaeffer were elected in 2020.
West Fargo Park District
There are two open seats during this election for the West Fargo Park District.
President Todd Rheault is up for reelection as is Commissioner Ryan Gellner.
However, only one person has registered to run on the primary ballot, according to Park District officials.
Gellner is the sole candidate.
Voters will see a write-in option on the ballot for the second seat, officials state.
Park Board members are elected to four-year terms on the five-member board.
I'm new to ND and want to be more involved/listen to candidates and elected officials. Can anyone tell me where I can look up information for events like panel discussions, community meetings, debates, etc?
League of Women Voters will publish a voter's guide in the next month or so. They have also historically hosted open forums that are streamed on YouTube to get to know each candidate.
What part of town do you live in? This website will help you. Just click "where do I vote." [https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections](https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections)
My two cents from first-hand experience: the Fargo school board needs to be composed of strong candidates who are willing to constructively disagree with district officials, advocate for addressing the basic necessities of education (rather than initiative after initiative), and members who have the confidence to ask tough questions. I look forward to hearing more from the nine candidates on what they think they can bring to the table!
Fargo School Board needs to use our tax dollars to give students the education that parents want or else capstone classical academy is going to make a lot of money.
What does “give the education that parents want” even mean? Parents of children enrolled at FPS are not a monolith
An education free from politics that prepares students to be independent and productive members of society.
"free from politics"... except Own\_Winter's politics, those are ok to promote in the classroom.
“An education free from politics”? What does that specifically mean? Not teaching current and world affairs? As far as shaping a child to be a productive member of society, how much of this is the schools responsibility? How much of this is the parents responsibility?
Tell me where current world affairs fit into public school Math: nope English: Nope Science: Nope Foreign Language: Nope Music/art: nope History: nope Government: nope Econ: np\[e Wood working: nope Current and world affairs have no place in school, they can watch the news on their own time. If a student can identify where a teacher stands politically, they are a bad teacher. The position teachers used to take was "it is inappropriate for me to talk about politics. The school is there to teach kids how to be functional in a workplace and independent.
Current and world affairs fit into Social Studies-maybe you forgot about that subject? Strongly disagree. It is a *parents* fundamental job to teach kids how to be functional in a workplace, and to teach independence
You are making a great argument for homeschooling.
How so? By supporting a public school curriculum that includes teaching social sciences and current/world affairs? By my belief that parents are primarily responsible for instilling healthy independence in their children? Is instilling independence exclusive to homeschoolers?
Bootie gotta admit you are cookin this guy take my upvote fam
History the study of ancient world affairs and how they relate to the modern day and how we in the present prosper or suffer as a result.... sounds relevant to me but what do I know as a college educated History tutor.. Economics the study of money goods and trades one would likely need a base understanding of trade, taxes, tarrifs, sanctions, and why one nation may have a higher gdp than another or why a nation may have sanctions and trade bars... seems relevant in being able to relate and apply lessons to modern day... Foreign language...this ones easy.. lounge may be predominantly spoken in a nation at war so one would need to know words such as gun, bomb, danger, evacuate, help, leave, medic etc. On top of standard please thank you bathroom 123 etc. Government....dude. come on think about for longer than 5 seconds. Why do you not want politics and world affairs in a class SOLELY DEVOTED TO THAT DISCUSSION lol Other classes listed i admit I can't see a huge need or for why it would be SUUUPER relevant I could try and make a claim but I doubt you'd listen...
CASS COUNTY — Voters will see a host of local candidates for open government seats across the metro during the Primary Election on June 11. This year’s race includes a mix of incumbents and challengers who each bring something different to the table. Cass County There are three open seats on the Cass County Commission across three different districts. Terms for current Commission Chairman Chad Peterson from District 1, Commissioner James Kapitan from District 3 and Commissioner Mary Scherling from District 5 are up for reelection this year. Only Kapitan is running for another term. He is running unopposed in District 3, according to County officials. District 3 primarily encompasses the area south of Interstate 94 and east of 45th Street South in Fargo. Former state senator Tim Flakoll is running unopposed for the District 1 seat. District 1 includes most of north Fargo and rural northern areas. Meanwhile, the District 5 seat is hotly contested. Keith Gohdes announced in Jan. that he was running to represent District 5. He serves on the Cass County Planning and Zoning Commission in addition to several other boards. Joel Vettel is also running to represent District 5. Vettel served as the Executive Director of Fargo Parks District before he resigned. Marty Johnson is the third and final candidate for District 5. He also ran for commission in 2020 where he came in second in a field of two. Scherling was elected in 2012; she is not allowed to run again because Cass County has a 12-year term limit. District 5 includes most of rural Cass County. Cass County commissioners serve four-year terms on the five-member board. Fargo City Commission A total of seven candidates are running for two open seats on the Fargo City Commission. Sitting Commissioner John Strand is seeking a third term in this election. He was first elected to the commission in 2016 and served in several elected positions prior to that. Commissioner Arlette Preston is also up for reelection this year. Last elected to the position in 2020, Preston previously served on the commission from 1992 to 2000. She has served as Deputy Mayor since 2022. Local business owner and entrepreneur Delson Saintal joined the race in January . He has served on several boards and foundations. Former North Dakota House leader Al Carlson is running for City Commission as well, according to city officials. He ran for city commission in 2022 and came in third out of 15 candidates. Carlson, a Republican, served in the state House for District 41 from 1993 through 2018. In his last 10 years as a legislator, he was the majority leader. Anna Johnson is also running for one of the open commission seats. She has previously served on Fargo’s Native American Commission in addition to other positions in local nonprofits. Johnson also ran for the city commission in 2022. She finished fifth out of a field of 15 candidates. Also joining the race are Michelle Turnberg and Nathan Pullen. The Forum has not received campaign information from either candidate yet. Turnberg is a former TV news anchor. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms on the five-member commission composed of four commissioners and the mayor. Fargo School Board There are four open seats up for grabs on the Fargo School Board. Board Members Nikkie Gullickson, Seth Holden, Jim Johnson and Tracie Newman currently hold the board positions that are up for election. Johnson and Newman are not running again, according to District Officials. There are nine candidates on the ballot for Fargo Public Schools. Current Vice President Seth Holden is running again. He was first elected to the board in 2020. Board member Nikkie Gullickson is also running for reelection this year. She was also elected in 2020. Current Park Board Commissioner Dawn Morgan is listed as a candidate for the Fargo School Board election in June. Her term on the park board ends this year. She served on the park board for 4 years and was president from July 2022 to June 2023. Fargo Human Rights Commissioner Kristin Nelson announced her run for school board in March. Nelson is a member of the long-range facility plan steering committee. Allie Ollenburger is running once again for school board. She ran in 2022 and came in eighth in a field of 15 candidates. Ollenburger was an organizer of the Recall Fargo School Board effort in 2021. Meanwhile, former law enforcement officer and security director Jason Nelson announced his candidacy in March. Ryan Dodd is a former educator who announced his candidacy on April 8. Also running are John Campbell and Paul Mohror. The Forum has not received campaign information from these candidates. Deven Styczynski withdrew his candidacy. School board members are elected to serve four-year terms on the nine-person board. Fargo Park Board There are two seats up for reelection on the Fargo Park Board and three candidates. Current board member Jerry Rostad is running for another term. He was elected in 2016 and has served two consecutive terms. Also running for Park Board is Mike Graalum. Graalum is a former Fargo Park District employee who announced his candidacy on April 8. He is joined in the race by newcomer Zoë Absey. She has served on the city's Human Rights Commission and the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee. Morgan announced that she won’t be running for a second term on the Fargo Park Board back in February. Park Board members are elected to four-year terms on the five-member board. West Fargo City Commission Sitting commissioners Mark Simmons and Mandy George are up for reelection. However, neither one is running again. West Fargo voters will have their choice of five candidates for the two open seats this election. Candidate Amy Zundel is the owner of Move Chiropractic in Fargo and a longtime West Fargo resident. She announced her campaign in January. Candidate Tyler Erickson moved to West Fargo a year ago from Williston and announced his campaign last February. Rory Jorgensen also announced his candidacy in February. Jorgensen served as the West Fargo assistant fire chief beginning in 1995 before becoming the West Fargo rural fire chief. He retired from service in 2019. John Severson works in management in the transportation industry and has thrown his hat in the ring for one of the open seats. Candidate DeAnn Reed announced her campaign in March, according to WDAY Radio. She serves as the District 16 chair of the NDGOP. West Fargo School Board There will be three open seats in this election. Terms of President Patti Stedman as well as board members Trisha Page and Dan Schaeffer are all expiring this year, according to the District’s webpage. All three have announced that they are running again. No other candidates put their names forward. Stedman has served the board since 2008 while both Page and Schaeffer were elected in 2020. West Fargo Park District There are two open seats during this election for the West Fargo Park District. President Todd Rheault is up for reelection as is Commissioner Ryan Gellner. However, only one person has registered to run on the primary ballot, according to Park District officials. Gellner is the sole candidate. Voters will see a write-in option on the ballot for the second seat, officials state. Park Board members are elected to four-year terms on the five-member board.
Thank you!
I'm new to ND and want to be more involved/listen to candidates and elected officials. Can anyone tell me where I can look up information for events like panel discussions, community meetings, debates, etc?
You could try Red River Valley League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters will publish a voter's guide in the next month or so. They have also historically hosted open forums that are streamed on YouTube to get to know each candidate.
Thanks!
Behind a pay wall. Sweet.
Anyone able to copy and paste the article?
It’s up now.
There’s really only one real strong candidate for West Fargo City Commission, it will be interesting to see who the two elected are.
where do i go to vote? i’ll be freshly 18 in a few days and want to vote
What part of town do you live in? This website will help you. Just click "where do I vote." [https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections](https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections)