Jay Crouse
Non-Partisan | Wisconsin
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jay Crouse
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board, Supreme Court, and Special SD8
Race
Kettle Moraine School District - At-Large Seat
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Madison, JD, 1989
Marquette University, Milwaukee, BA, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Southminster Presbyterian Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Kettle Moraine School Board, 2008 - Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Campaign Finance Committee/Conduit Registration Statement
OTHER INFORMATION
Video recording of KMSD Candidates Forum, March 9, 2023.
Declaration of Candidacy
Jay Crouse is quoted in the article, "Kettle Moraine School District bans Pride, political flags and religious messaging from classrooms, as well as pronoun use from emails," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 29, 2022. All Board members (including Crouse) voted for the ban, with the exception of Jim Romanowski.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.
Strongly Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
One of the reasons that the United States is great is because we offer every child an equal opportunity to be educated. Any government funding should follow the student.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Agree
School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
To assure that students are well-educated and prepared for life after high school, whether that is college, technical school or the workforce. The board must listen to all stake holders, including; students, parents, taxpayers, teachers, administrators and staff.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
The school board with the assistance of students, parents, taxpayers, teachers, administrators and staff.
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
When they are vulgar, inciting violence, interrupting when it is not their turn to speak or are making personal attacks against others.
Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning
Reading, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, Vocational Learning, Personal Finance, Physical Fitness, Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Music, Art and Foreign Language .
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and Equality
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Equity means the same outcomes, regardless of effort. I do not support equity. I support equal opportunities. The outcomes of equal opportunities will depend on the students' level of dedication and effort.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Strongly Agree
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.
Strongly Agree
School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.
Strongly Agree
Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?
No
All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Bible believing Christian.
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Strongly Disagree
No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.
Strongly Agree
Therapy to help children turn from unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria should be banned.
Strongly Disagree
No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.
Strongly Agree
Except if the child is physically injured and requires immediate medical intervention. For example; a skull fracture or broken leg.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are the primary teachers of sexual education to their children. Parents who do not wish to provide sexual education to their children can opt to have it taught through health classes in school beginning in middle school. It is a parental choice.
If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex
If the child's parent(s) approve; human anatomy, the reproductive system, physical health, abstinence, stages of pregnancy, emotional effects of sexual activity, consent and contraceptive methods.
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No, I have not.
A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.
Strongly Agree
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Board meetings on the Kettle Moraine District website.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am a TRUE CONSERVATIVE LEADER (NOT a politician) I am dedicated to financial responsibility. In the 18 years that I have been on the Kettle Moraine School Board, I have saved tax payers over 18 million dollars, eliminated a 27.5 million dollar deficit and reduced the tax mill rate by over 3 dollars per 1000 dollars of assessed value. I am a parent, taxpayer and homeowner. I have also dedicated my school board service to academic excellence. We provide personalized learning to every child. Kettle Moraine is a district of choice, where we open enroll hundreds of students. Of the 474 high schools in Wisconsin, the four Kettle Moraine High Schools are all ranked in the top 30. Our High School of Health Sciences is the number 1 ranked high school in the state. Our entire district significantly exceeds expectations, according to the State of Wisconsin.
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
This would require changes in state law. The teachers would need very rigorous training and certification that the training was properly completed. They would also need yearly refresher training and be able to demonstrate that they are proficient when using a firearm. They would also have to be identifiable to our School Resource Officers. One problem with this idea may be that the cost of insurance coverage for the school district may be too excessive or completely unavailable.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None. Please note that the state has vaccination laws by which the schools are bound.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
Except for transcripts. The cost outweighs the value. I'd prefer that tax dollars were used for education.
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Neutral
There are seven people on our board. If you are present at the board meeting, watching via live stream or on video, you can see how each board member voted. Moreover, the votes are recorded in the meeting minutes.
