Boulder Valley School District: New Board Of Education Looks To The Future, Recall Fails

Press release from the Boulder Valley School District:

December 11, 2021

Recently elected Board of Education members were sworn in during a special meeting on Nov. 30.

New Board members sworn in

In District B, Nicole Rajpal replaced Tina Marquis, who was term-limited. In District E, Beth Niznik replaced Donna Miers, who did not seek reelection. Current Board member Kitty Sargent was reelected to serve in District F.

During the meeting, the new Board voted via secret ballot and elected Kathy Gebhardt, former Board Vice President, to become the new President (replacing Tina Marquis). Lisa Sweeney-Miran was elected as the new Vice President. Nicole Rajapal was elected as the new Treasurer. And current staff Board Secretary Laura Shafer was reelected to continue in that position.

“I’m so excited to work with this board. I see nothing but hope for our future and hope for our students and hope for good things to come,” said Kathy Gebhardt, BVSD's new Board of Education President.

Board members serve four-year terms, up to two terms. There are seven board members, serving seven different districts throughout the area that BVSD serves.

Thanking those leaving the Board

During a special reception preceding the organizational meeting, BVSD board members past and present thanked former President Tina Marquis for more than a decade of service to the district, including eight years on the Board, and to former Board member Donna Miers for her four years of service on the Board and many more as a special education teacher and educator.

The Boulder Valley Board of Education generally meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Learn more about the Board, view their calendar, agendas, minutes and check out their newsletter, OnBoard, at https://www.bvsd.org/about/board-of-education. Meetings can be viewed live at www.bvsd.org/BV22.

Recall Effort Ends

Meanwhile, on November 29, Boulder County Clerk and Recorder announced that the committee that was seeking to recall Board of Education members Kathy Gebhardt, Richard Garcia and Lisa Sweeney-Miran had failed to turn in signatures, effectively ending the recall election.

Organizers had 60 days to gather 15,000 signatures for each petition.

This press release was produced by the Boulder Valley School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.