50 seats are up for grabs in local school boards

It’s a big year for school boards in the Pikes Peak area’s 17 districts: 50 seats will be up for grabs in the November general election.

Those interested in running can pick up petitions at their respective school district offices beginning Aug. 5 and start circulating them that day. The signatures must be turned in by Aug. 28, according to the election calendar set by the El Paso County Election Office.

Ballots must be set by Sept. 4. Those who win the Nov. 3 election must be sworn into office by Nov. 30.
Below is a district-by-district roundup of what seats are open, including the names of those who hold them and whether they are term-limited or eligible to run again. Also included is the location where those interested in running can pick up petition packets.


ACADEMY SCHOOL DISTRICT 20
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: Vice President Don Lundberg and board member Linda Van Matre.
Anyone term limited: President Ann Elrod
District contact: Paula Buczak, 234-1215.
Address: 1110 Chapel Hills Drive

CALHAN SCHOOL DISTRICT RJ1
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms.
Seats up for election: Jim Woolsey, Lori Imhof, Teresa O’Lear
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Susan Vanasse, 347-2541
Address: 780 8th St., Calhan

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 12
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: two four-year terms
Seats up for election: Treasurer Philip DeVries
Anyone term limited: President Steve Mulliken
District contact: Kelly Gibson or Natalie Morin, 475-6100
Address: 1775 La Clede St.

COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11
Number of seats on board: seven
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: President Tami Hasling, board members John Gudvangen and Sandra Mann.
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Julie Stevens, 520-2004.
Address: 1115 N. El Paso St.

CRIPPLE CREEK-VICTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: District B, held by Timothy Braun; District D, held by President Brent Kennedy, and District E, held by Vice-President Karen Casey-Svetich
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Jean Olmsted, jolmsted@ccvschools.com or 689-2661 ext. 331
Address: 410 N. B St., Cripple Creek
 
EDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 54 JT:
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms  
Seats up for election: Jeanine Meinzer, Lori Whittemore, Jim Burke
Anyone term limited:  Voters lifted term limits.
District contact: Ed Grosche,  478-2125
Address: 14550 Edison Road,  Yoder.

ELLICOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT 22
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: Marcia Mangan,Yvonne Johnson, David Zettlemoyer
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Cindy Chambers, 683-2700, ext. 4
Address: 395 S. Ellicott Highway, Ellicott

FALCON SCHOOL DISTRICT 49
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms.
Seats up for election:  Anna Bartha, Mark Shook, Dave Stark: Two other board members, Dave Martin and Kent Clawson, may lose their seats or resign if a pending recall effort moves forward.
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Loretta Branham, 495-1100  
Address: 10850 E. Woodmen Road, Falcon

FOUNTAIN-FORT CARSON DISTRICT 8
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: two four-year terms
Seats up for election: Dawn Bentley, Susan Foster
Anyone term limited: No
District contact:  Kathy Reinhold, 382-1311
Address: 10665 Jimmy Camp Road, Fountain

HANOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 28
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: two four-year terms, one two-year term
Seats up for election: Roy Dalton and Tom Humiston, four-year terms; Jim Tyler, two-year term
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: 683-2247
Address:17050 South Peyton Highway

HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: Deborah Hendrix, Rick Price, Linda Pugh.
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Mark Zamora, 538-1334
Address: 1060 Harrison Road

LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38
Number of seats on the board: five
Number of openings/length of term: four openings, including two-year terms for districts one and three, and four-year terms for districts four and five.
Seats up for election: District 1, held by Dee Dee Eaton, District 3, held by Gail Wilson, District 4, help by Mark Pfoff and District 5, held by Rob Pike
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Vicki Wood,  481-9546
Address:  146 Jefferson St., Monument.

MANITOU SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 14
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: two four-year terms
Seats up for election: Lori Finn
Anyone term limited: Larry Rice
District contact: Tim Miller, 685-2015
Address: 405 El Monte Place

MIAMI-YODER SCHOOL DISTRICT JT60
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year-terms
Seats up for election: President Jim Day and Vice President Jeff Barnett
Anyone term limited: Connie  Phipps
District contact: Tina Woodrum, 478-2206, ext. 633
Address: 420 South Rush Road, Rush.

PEYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 23JT
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: Three four-year terms and one two- year term
Seats up for election: Peter Bates, (two-year term); J.R. Bond, Mark Schultz, William Nevills
Anyone term limited: No
District contact: Tracy John, 749-2330
Address: 13990 Bradshaw Road, Peyton

WIDEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 3
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: Andre Guiterrez
Anyone term limited: Martin Kuhn and Sue Mitchell
District contact: Pat Mason, 391-3001
Address: 1820 Main Street

WOODLAND PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT RE2
Number of seats on board: five
Number of openings/length of term: three four-year terms
Seats up for election: District B, held by President Rick Wetzel; District D, held by Secretary Amy Nieman, and District E, held by member Bill Blackburn
Anyone term limited: No
Contact/election officer for district: Kelley Havin, 686-2012.
Address: 211 N. Baldwin St.