Denver Public Schools board members, including President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán, said the elected body needs to create a new policy governing directors’ expenses, including potentially setting a pe…
“I’m grateful I’m able to travel across the country to be a global ambassador for this district,” Anderson said. He noted the board’s travel expenditures represented a small portion of DPS’s billion-dollar budget.
The expenses are part of the board’s overall budget, which was about $232,975 last fiscal year and covers other costs, such as cellphones, staff members and compensation for directors who qualify for a stipend. last year to mediate disagreements among members. “I hear that we may be comparing apples and oranges when we just broadly look at different school districts,” Quattlebaum said, noting that a district like Jeffco has different demographics and needs than an urban school district.Denver school board members weren’t the only ones to travel to conferences out of state. Members of the Aurora Public Schools board also attended national conferences, according to transactions obtained via a public records request.
Esserman, the board’s treasurer, spent more than $8,000 on travel and Quattlebaum spent more than $6,800. Carrie Olson traveled to two conferences, including one in-state, and spent about $3,584.Scott Baldermann traveled with his colleagues when they went to Houston last year, but reimbursed the district $512.68 for his portion of the trip.is vague when it comes to board member expenses outside of the compensation they can receive for their board duties.
Quattlebaum said she was told the $5,000 was to be used at board members’ discretion, such as when she hosted a screening for nearly 200 elementary school students to watch “The Little Mermaid” in June. The transactions show that Quattlebaum and Anderson spent $412.50 each for a total of $825 on the screening.
Esserman, in an interview, said the spending cap is no longer in place. When asked when the board stopped using the limit, he said, “I don’t know exactly.”
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