Sean P.M. Christiansen

From Delaware Department of Elections official results. A year with no row means we found no result for this member that year.

• May 9, 2023

  At-large seat

  Declared elected as the only candidate who filed. No election was held for the seat.

  Term ends June 30, 2027.

  Official results (PDF file)

• 2013 election

  At-large seat

  Won with 376 votes. Also on the ballot: Dennis S. Hallock, Sr. (209), Faye Della White (16).

  The results do not give the term.

  Official results (PDF file)

From the roll call in each set of public minutes AskDover has read. A member who arrived after roll call is counted as attending.

41 of 41 meetings attended (100%), December 4, 2024 to August 24, 2026.

• August 24, 2026Present
• August 19, 2026Present
• August 18, 2026Present
• July 29, 2026Present
• July 28, 2026Present
• July 1, 2026Present
• June 17, 2026Present
• June 16, 2026Present
• June 15, 2026Present
• May 26, 2026Present
• May 6, 2026Present
• April 20, 2026Present
• March 25, 2026Present
• March 12, 2026Present
• February 26, 2026Present
• February 18, 2026Present
• February 17, 2026Present
• January 21, 2026Present
• December 10, 2025Present
• December 3, 2025Present
• November 19, 2025Present
• September 17, 2025Present
• August 28, 2025Present
• August 20, 2025Present
• August 12, 2025Present
• August 11, 2025Present
• July 16, 2025Present
• July 7, 2025Present
• June 25, 2025Present
• June 24, 2025Present
• June 23, 2025Present
• May 22, 2025Present
• April 29, 2025Present
• March 10, 2025Present
• February 19, 2025Present
• February 6, 2025Present
• January 29, 2025Present
• January 22, 2025Present
• January 15, 2025Present
• January 15, 2025Present

Named roll calls from the public minutes. Unanimous votes do not list names, so they are counted separately. Procedural motions are left out.

Named roll calls: 35 (28 yes, 5 no, 2 recused). Unanimous votes while present: 116.

• August 24, 2026Yes on Revisions 2026-2027 Student Success Guide (Resolution No. 27-027. Passed. Minutes
• August 19, 2026Yes on Personnel – Appointment of Associate Principal, South Dover Elementary School (Resolution No. 27-014). Passed. Minutes
• July 1, 2026Yes on Consent items. Passed. Minutes
• July 1, 2026Yes on Collective Bargaining Agreements between Board of Education and Capital Educators Association, Capital Educational Secretaries Association and Capital Constable Association (Resolution No. 27-009). Passed. Minutes
• July 1, 2026No on Proposed District Closure on July 2, 2026 (Resolution No. 27-010). Did not pass. Minutes
• June 17, 2026Yes on FY27 District Preliminary Budget (Resolution No. 26-132). Did not pass, 1 to 4. Minutes
• June 17, 2026Yes on Delaware School Boards Association Membership (Resolution No. 26-135). Passed. Minutes
• May 26, 2026Yes on Personnel (Resolution No. 26-103). Passed. Minutes
• March 25, 2026Yes on Personnel (Resolution No. 26-103). Passed. Minutes
• February 26, 2026No on Dover High School Delaware Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement for Incoming Freshmen 2026-2027 School Year (Resolution No. 26-077). Passed, 3 to 2. Minutes
• February 18, 2026Yes on New Delaware Financial Literacy Requirement Dover High School for Incoming Freshmen 2026- 2027 School Year (Resolution No. 26-077). Did not pass, 2 to 3. Minutes
• February 18, 2026Recused on Attendance Board Member National School Boards Association Conference April 10-12, 2026 (Resolution No. 26-089). Passed. Minutes
• February 18, 2026Recused on Certified Personnel III. Leaves E-1 Leaves – Sabbatical (Resolution No. 26-092). Passed. Minutes
• January 21, 2026Yes on Dover High School Theatre Arts Pathway Proposal (Resolution No. 26-078). Passed. Minutes
• December 10, 2025Yes on Revisions Policy #500-26 Donated Leave Policy (First Reading) (Resolution No. 26-066). Passed. Minutes
• December 3, 2025Yes on Appointment of Principal, Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center (Resolution No. 26-057). Did not pass, 2 to 3. Minutes
• December 3, 2025No on Appointment of Principal, Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center (Resolution No. 26-057). Passed, 3 to 2. Minutes
• September 17, 2025Yes on William Henry Campus Project – Schematic Design Approval (Resolution No. 26-036). Passed. Minutes
• September 17, 2025Yes on Collective Bargaining Agreement between Capital School District Board of Education and Capital Paraprofessionals Association (Resolution No. 26-037). Passed. Minutes
• September 17, 2025Yes on Memorandum of Understanding Paraprofessionals as Teachers (Resolution No. 26-038). Passed. Minutes
• August 28, 2025Yes on Personnel (Certified – Termination Recommendation) (Resolution No. 26-028). Passed. Minutes
• August 20, 2025Yes on Attendance of Board Members to National School Boards Association CUBE Annual Conference September 11, 2025-September 13, 2025, Los Angeles, CA (Resolution No. 26-026). Passed. Minutes
• July 16, 2025Yes on Appointment of Associate Principal, Secondary (Resolution No. 26-011). Passed. Minutes
• July 16, 2025Yes on Approval of Superintendent’s Contract (Resolution No. 26-012). Passed. Minutes
• June 25, 2025Yes on Appointment of Principal, Fairview Early Childhood Center (Resolution No. 25-131). Passed. Minutes
• June 24, 2025Yes on Appointment of Principal, Towne Point Elementary School (Resolution No. 25-130). Passed. Minutes
• March 10, 2025Yes on Memorandum of Understanding Capital School District Board of Education and Capital Educators Association (Resolution No. 25-091). Passed. Minutes
• February 19, 2025Yes on Ratification of Termination of Ray & Associates (Resolution No. 25-089). Passed. Minutes
• February 6, 2025Yes on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Did not pass, 2 to 2. Minutes
• February 6, 2025No on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Did not pass, 2 to 2. Minutes
• February 6, 2025Yes on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Passed. Minutes
• January 29, 2025Yes on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Did not pass, 2 to 2. Minutes
• January 29, 2025No on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Did not pass, 2 to 2. Minutes
• January 29, 2025Yes on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Did not pass, 2 to 2. Minutes
• January 29, 2025Yes on Appointment – Board of Education Member (Resolution No. 25-074). Passed. Minutes

Delaware lets school board candidates who plan to raise or spend less than $5,000 file a Certificate of Intention instead of forming a campaign committee. They do not file campaign finance reports unless they go over $5,000.

Filed a Certificate of Intention, so no campaign finance reports are required and none are filed.

• March 1, 2018Certificate of Intention: Mr. Sean Patrick McKenzie Christiansen, CF ID 05004298
• December 13, 2013Certificate of Intention: Sean P M Christiansen, CF ID 05002854

From the Delaware Campaign Finance Reporting System (opens another website), checked November 2, 2026. Rules from the Department of Elections (opens another website). Not every past election has a filing listed.

From machine transcripts of board recordings. The words can be wrong; check the recording.

• October 28, 2026, at 4:53

  Ms. President, I make a motion we enter into public session for the reasons set forth in the agenda.

• October 28, 2026, at 5:27

  Pleases the board, I make a motion we defer 1.02 tonight's presentation to the regular scheduled November Board of Education meeting.

• October 28, 2026, at 19:52

  Yeah, please. Um In regards to the school budgets, how often are they reconciled with the business office? Just to make sure everybody's on the same page.

• October 28, 2026, at 20:46

  There's not like a quarterly check to make sure that they're within their budget? I mean

• October 28, 2026, at 20:58

  Thank you. Um In regards to contracted services the district utilizes, what's the threshold of the amount of money before they have to go out to bid?

• October 28, 2026, at 22:29

  It may have bearing in the conversation later this evening, that's why I was asking for the thresholds, so thank you.

• October 28, 2026, at 29:15

  Pleasure of the board, I make a motion we adopt resolution number 27-043, financial report for September 30th, 2026 as presented by staff.

• October 28, 2026, at 29:23

  I just wanted to note this is usually on the consent item, but there were questions from the board, and they were addressed promptly by Ms. Tucker, and thank you.

• October 28, 2026, at 31:45

  Are any other members currently interested in going to the NSBA conference in April 2027, Washington, DC?

• October 28, 2026, at 32:00

  Just so we don't have to bring this again, I make a motion that we approve all members of the Board of Education be eligible to register for the '27 NSBA conference in Washington, DC, resolution number 27-052.

• October 28, 2026, at 32:52

  I make a motion the board enter executive session for the reasons set forth in the agenda.

• October 28, 2026, at 32:58

  Just for clarification, as presented on the agenda, the board will reconvene into open session to take action items before adjourning from the dais.

• October 28, 2026, at 35:15

  If it pleases the board, I make a motion we adopt resolution number 27-050 to make to make true Dr. Cahoon's salary from July 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026 with an increase of 5.25% totaling $3,430.

• October 16, 2026, at 2:29

  Just for clarification, the Board of Education will be reconvening in a public session for public comment and action items on the agenda.

• October 16, 2026, at 4:36

  Make a motion that we adopt resolution number 27-048, that's items discussed in executive session.

• October 14, 2026, at 0:18

  Pleasure of the board, I make a motion we enter public session for the reasons set forth in the agenda.

• October 14, 2026, at 1:23:35

  I'm just going to dovetail off my colleague here with the barber. So, years and years ago, when Buck's Barbershop was across from Dover High, they had books there. So, we'd either talk with the old guys or sit there and read the book. Ironically, it's a used bookstore now, so go figure that. But you were talking about getting more into the community. So, Downtown Dover Partnership is a good reach out for there, and the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, which we are members of, and they have all the businesses that are members within the community. If you can't get a hold of them, let me know. I'll put you in contact with them, but those are two resources right there outside of the barbershops um, that you guys could definitely

• October 14, 2026, at 1:27:28

  Vending machine. Every child that comes gets a uh free book. Rod, please mention I mentioned.

• October 14, 2026, at 2:01:09

  Pendleton's been commenting on the lovely shade of red that you have on all meeting. Homecoming parade, wow, that was pretty cool. I ran out of candy and footballs by the railroad tracks, and I felt bad because I didn't have enough for everybody else. But wonderful job by all the participants. I'd like to know if the administrators think that they got more participation, less participation, or the same participation since we had that half day, right? Everybody that was supposed to leave was supposed to come and help with the parade. You know, that was one of the caveats of it. So if anybody ever has seen Smyrna's parades, they get those floats and kits. That's a wonderful dream I would have for the Capital School District one year, but we'll see if, you know, you guys can pull it off. So great job for that. The football team did better when it started raining, and half of us left when it started raining. So maybe we were the problem, I don't know. But they're young, and they're going to get there. So improvement, improvement, improvement. Pink, as Ms. Pendleton said, I've been wearing pink to every board meeting in October since 2013. And that started with Dennis Halleck, who had the fundraiser for breast cancer awareness because of, at the time, Superintendent Dr. Michael Thomas's wife, who had passed from breast cancer. So every October, this is probably the only pink I ever wear, so take a look at it. You like it, great. If not, it'll be gone soon. But I'd also like to welcome to the district our new HR Director, Ms. Julie Gonzales, who I think is in the hallway doing an HR thing. So welcome to the Capital School District. Keep up the good work. A lot of positive things going on, a lot of positive things in the community about the district. So we appreciate everything you do. There she is, the new HR Director. Welcome to the Capital School District, Ms. Julie Gonzales. So that's all I have.

• October 8, 2026, at 1:54

  If it pleases the board, I make a motion to approve item 2.01, personnel items as presented.