Board | Downtown Denver Expeditionary School – Downtown Denver's Public Elementary School

About

As a charter school and 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization, DDES is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Board member responsibilities include monitoring and evaluating performance towards goals, establishing general policies, reviewing and analyzing financials, approving the overall budget for the organization, managing and evaluating the Executive Director, advocating and building community support and will for the organization, establishing and performing work needed within committee or other structures, fundraising, and other governance functions and duties as needed.

The Board is committed to a diverse make-up of members from a variety of backgrounds and spots open on the board are dependent on term limits and current needs. Board members are elected to 3 year terms and can serve no more than 2 consecutive terms. Vacancies are filled by a vote of the board.

Board meetings are typically once per month, from 8:15am-9:30am the third Wednesday of each month (subject to change). Meetings are either held in person or via Zoom. The full board schedule is posted on this page. Board meetings are open to the general public. Agendas and approved minutes are available on this page.

All board meetings include time for public comment towards the end of the meeting. If you would like to make a public comment at one of DDES’s Board of Director meetings, please complete this FORM. All public comment requests must be received by 2:00pm two days before the board meeting. Please note that to ensure the smooth running of the meeting, only attendees who have registered for Public Comment will be permitted to address the board. To manage the Board’s and the public’s time in the most effective manner and to include as many community voices as possible, there is a three-minute time limit for individual speakers. If four or more individuals sign up as a group on the same topic they are allotted 10 minutes to arrange their time in any respectful way the collective individuals decide. The board will not answer questions or hold public discussions on comments. Questions may be answered by email following meetings.

All formal contacts with or questions about the Board should be sent to Board Chair, Marnie Cooke – board.chair@ddeschool.org.

Meeting Dates

August 21st 8:15-11:00am	1860 Lincoln 14th Floor
September 18th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
October 30th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
November 20th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
December – NO MEETING
January 22nd 8:15-9:30am	1860 Lincoln Conference Room 631
February 19th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
March 19th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
April 23rd 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM
May 21st 8:15-9:30am	1860 Lincoln Conference Room 619
June 18th 8:15-9:30am	Virtual – ZOOM