About WASB
Region 1
Joe Weiss, Spooner
Region 1 Director
Region 1 board members elected Joe Weiss at to the WASB Board of Directors on Oct. 6, at Fall Regional Meeting in Hayward. He began his term at the close of the meeting, serving the unexpired portion of former Region 1 Director Linda Flottum, who resigned from the Turtle Lake School Board in the summer of 2026. The term will last until January 2028.
Weiss has served the Spooner Board of Education and the CESA 11 Board of Control for five years. He’s also served on the Wisconsin Conservation Congress for 31 years, holding numerous offices, including secretary, historian, vice chair, chairman of the Congress Warm Water Committee, and chair of the Washburn County delegation. He’s also been a member of the Washburn County Board of Adjustments for 20 years.
A retired 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Weiss served as a pilot and currently serves as the commander of AMVETS Post 190 in Spooner, as well as the commander of the Spooner Area Veterans Honor Guard. Following active-duty military service, he was a pilot for the Wisconsin DNR for four years, followed by 26 years flying for American Airlines, retiring as a Captain.
Weiss and his wife have two children and six grandchildren, who were his inspiration to run for school board.
The WASB Board of Directors had appointed Rice Lake School Board President Keven Jensen as the interim Region 1 director on Aug. 20, 2026. Jensen served until the Fall Regional Meeting election.
Region 1 – School Districts
- Amery
- Ashland
- Barron Area
- Bayfield
- Birchwood
- Bruce
- Butternut
- Cameron
- CESA 11
- CESA 12
- Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
- Clayton
- Clear Lake
- Cumberland
- Drummond Area
- Flambeau
- Frederic
- Grantsburg
- Hayward Community
- Ladysmith
- Luck
- Maple
- Mellen
- Northwood
- Osceola
- Prairie Farm
- Rice Lake Area
- Saint Croix Falls
- Shell Lake
- Siren
- Solon Springs
- South Shore
- Spooner Area
- Superior
- Turtle Lake
- Unity
- Washburn
- Webster
- Winter
