Voters fill RCS school board seats

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Incumbents Julie Alspach and Jayson Blake, along with newcomer Shelley Lauzon, were elected to three six-year terms on the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education Nov. 5, according to unofficial results from the Oakland and Macomb County elections divisions. Incumbents Barb Anness and Michelle Bueltel secured terms ending Dec. 13, 2026, on the board, outpacing incumbent Andrew Weaver and challenger Johnathan Sesi.

Alspach received the most in the race for the three six-year terms, with 22,484, followed by Lauzon with 21,086 and Blake with 20,305, according to unofficial results from the Oakland and Macomb County elections divisions. Challenger Richard Kaczanowski was close behind with 20,257, Nesreen Sabbagh earned 17,511 and Taara Datta Donley received 12,869. In addition, 347 votes were cast for write-ins.

In the race for the two terms ending Dec. 13, 2026, on the school board, Anness earned 22,133 votes and Bueltel earned 21,910 votes, according to unofficial results from the Oakland and Macomb County elections divisions. Weaver received 20,983 votes and Sesi earned 18,801 votes. In addition, 178 votes were cast for write-ins.

Rochester Community School District Board of Education members do not receive compensation. RCS board meetings are held at 7 p.m. on scheduled Mondays in the district’s Administration Building, 52585 Dequindre Road in Rochester. Meetings are broadcast on Comcast Channel 19, WOW Channel 15, or RCS Cable TV. Video recordings are then posted online, generally within 48 hours after the meeting at www.rochester.k12.mi.us.