On June 3, the DPS Board of Education will select a new representative for District 5 (Northwest Denver) in Denver Public Schools. The DPS Board of Education is interviewing applicants and accepting public comments. Read more about each of the applicants here, including our own Managing Director Adeel Khan. 

Because the current District 5 representative, Brad Laurvick resigned due to a job relocation, his replacement will be selected directly by the school board, instead of through an election process. On May 26, the school board interviewed all five candidates. This meeting was closed to the public but was available to view via live stream.

The school board is a group of seven members from the community who are elected into office by Denver voters. Their duties include:

• Establishing a vision and strategic plan for the district
• Hiring and overseeing the superintendent
• Setting the yearly budget
• Approving contracts for teachers and outside vendors
• Expanding the district and/or closing schools