Politics & Government

Meet Greg Deets, Waukesha School Board Incumbent Candidate

Greg Deets is running to continue his work on the Waukesha School Board. Election Day is Tuesday, April 2.

Greg Deets is running to continue his work on the Waukesha School Board.
Greg Deets is running to continue his work on the Waukesha School Board. (Submitted Photo)

WAUKESHA, WI β€” Wisconsin's Spring 2019 general election will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Voters will see a jam-packed ballot featuring a multiple local and a few statewide races. Voters will pick the top three candidates for the Waukesha School Board out of a pool of five candidates.

Greg Deets is running to continue his work on the Waukesha School Board. "Too many of our new and experienced staff leave the field of education or go to another school district," he said in a statement. "We need to retain quality staff and provide them with the necessary professional development."

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Name:

Greg Deets

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Place of Residence:

Waukesha County

Occupation:

Special Education Teacher in the Palmyra-Eagle School District

Experience:

At the Board level, he actively serves on the Technology, Teaching, and Learning and Human Resources sub-committees. If re-elected to the School Board, he will continue to bring an open mind and a proactive/collaborative approach to addressing issues. Greg is a good listener, a problem solver, and extremely reliable.

Top Issues:

School Safety
All students and staff have the right to a safe and orderly learning environment. I will continue to examine current data, policies, and practices in our schools and address needed changes.

College & Career Readiness
I will continue to study the success rates of our current K-12 programs while at the same time supporting high student achievement, early intervention, remediation, and accelerated learning opportunities.

Staff Retention
Too many of our new and experienced staff leave the field of education or go to another school district. We need to retain quality staff and provide them with the necessary professional development. I will continue to explore the whys behind these trends and help to develop corrective actions to address them.


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