District 5 Board Vacancy

April

• April 18: The application opens.
• April 29: The application closes.

May

• May 2: The board will begin reviewing applications.
• May 4: The applications will be publicly posted on this website by 5 p.m.
• May 16: District 5 residents will be able to attend and participate in a community engagement session with the applicants. The community engagement session will be held at CEC Early College, 2650 Eliot St., Denver, CO  80211, 4:30-6:30pm. It will also be streamed live on Vimeo.
• May 26: The board will publicly interview the finalists and hold a special public comment session.

June

• June 9: Director Laurvick’s last day of service will end at 5:30 p.m. The board will pass a resolution officially declaring the vacancy and move to appoint the new district 5 director.
• June 16: The board will attend a retreat with the new board member.

Expectations from the Board during this process include the following:

• Board members and the superintendent shall not have any discussions, meetings, or electronic communication with applicants, potential applicants, or supporters of an applicant to uphold the integrity of the process.
• Board members must forward all communications from applicants and or supporters of applicants to the board liaison Lori Atwood to ensure there is a uniform response and all board members receive the same communication.
• No board member shall receive any application or list of applicants before May 2, 2022. This information will be released to all board members simultaneously.
• This appointment will be made by a majority vote of the Board of Education in a public meeting, not by an informal consensus process.
• Community engagement is to hear explicitly from those that live in district 5. The role of the community is not to elect this individual but for the board to listen to the feedback of those that live in the district. The eligible electors will have the opportunity to vote in the November 2023 election