Board Vacancy

The categories with impending vacancies in 2026 are: 

  • Elected Official
  • Additional Member
  • Additional Member

Terms are July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029. The application period has closed.

Plan of Representation

At-large throughout the district

Type of RepresentationTerm Expires
Employee Member2027
Employee Member2028
School District Administration2027
Employee Member2027
Employee Member2028
Additional Member2026
Additional Member2026
Additional Member2028
Elected Official2026

 

There are four (4) important requirements all candidates must meet in order to be eligible for WTCS district board membership. They must:

  1. Be residents of the technical college district in which they are applying for board membership;
  2. Submit a properly completed application/affidavit that is received by the district board appointment committee within 14 days of the published announcement requesting applications;
  3. Attend a district board appointment committee public hearing in person and be interviewed; and
  4. Have at least two (2) written references submitted with the application/affidavit supporting their candidacy.

Board Member Category

  1. Additional Member: All district residents are eligible to serve as an additional member.
  2. Elected Official: A state or local elected official (city council, common council, county board, school board, sheriff, state legislature, town board, town clerk, village board).
  3. Employee: One who does not meet the definition of Employer, or who is an officer or agent of a labor organization. An employee receives earnings as payment for personal services and is employed in the district.

  4. Employer: Responsibility for exercising independent judgment in determining or effectively recommending any of the actions below for the business employees and receipt of earnings as payment for personal services will identify district residents as an eligible candidate for the Employer category. Representatives of labor organizations (officers or agents) are considered employees regardless of their responsibilities. Generally, public employees at or above the division administrator level are considered employers if they have the authority to recommend any of the following:

    • Hire
    • Transfer
    • Suspend
    • Lay off
    • Discipline
    • Adjust grievance
    • Reward
    • Promote
    • Recall
    • Discharge

    The form of the business organization that employs people; e.g., sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation, partnership, etc., is not conclusive in determining the status as an employer. Being actively engaged in business with a business license, state tax identification number, business listing in the phone directory, business cards and current employees are all supportive of determining the status of employer.

  5. School District Administrator: Must be employed by a school board or a school district located within the WTCS district as defined by s. 115.01(3), Wis. Stats.