The DPS Board has betrayed the public trust.
School is back in, but the board is not out
We demanded safety. They failed us. We demanded accountability. They ignored us. We demanded their resignations. They refused.
So…what now?
- Let’s VOTE OUT the incumbents that are up for re-election this November. See our position on the candidates currently running for School Board seats.
- Let’s GEAR UP for a recall of the remaining four candidates in November
- Let’s PRESS ON with our message that Denver deserves better. We will make sure our civic leaders and elected officials know that we are mad as hell.
Change for our children. Change for our staff. Change for our safety.
There are three seats up for election this November including. Denver students deserve a change in all three seats.
- District 1 currently occupied by Scott Baldermann
- District 5 currently occupied by Charmaine Lindsay
- The At Large Seat currently occupied by Auon’tai "Tay" Anderson
Ballots will be mailed to all registered Denver voters by mid-October.
- Drop your ballot by Tuesday, November 7th at one of these ballot boxes!
- Read this Board Election Primer for a summary of what’s at stake this November.
- Attend a Candidate Forum to learn about their positions and experience
District 1 Race: Candidates running to replace Incumbent Scott Baldermann. Vote for this seat if you are registered in District 1. (Click here to see map)
District 5 Race: Candidates running to replace Incumbent Charmaine Lindsay. Vote for this seat if you are registered in District 5. (Click here to see map)
At Large Race: Candidates running to replace Auon’tai Anderson. All registered Denver voters can vote for this seat.
- Donate to a campaign:
- Anyone can contribute to a candidate. You don’t have to live in their district or even in Denver.
- The maximum individual contribution is $2,500 per candidate.
- Links to donate can be found on individual candidate websites. Most candidates can also be found on Act Blue.
- Volunteer to spend a morning, a day or a weekend helping the campaign.
- Attend debates & forums to support a candidate and encourage others to attend and learn about the candidates.
- Make sure you vote and get others in your circle to vote.
- In “off year” elections, turnout can be very low leading to small victory margins.
Recall efforts, especially in city-wide contests, are expensive and are complicated. But in the wake of a disastrous summer of Board decisions a number of parents from across the city are mobilizing to recall the Board members who are NOT up for election this November. Many people realize that even if we vote out Baldermann and Lindsay, it wont be enough to truly change the trajectory of the district. Organizing a recall movement is a huge undertaking that will require fundraising, manpower, and time to build awareness with Denver voters across the district before the formal recall process can start.
If you are interested in joining this group of committed volunteers or want to simply be kept informed sign up for information here. This is a separate organization from ResignDPS Board but we fully support their efforts to take this next step.
To get a candidate’s recall on the ballot, a petition requires valid signatures of voters who number at least 25% of the total votes cast for that office in the election in which that board member was elected, with a maximum of 15,000 signatures for any given seat. This means it will take 15,000 valid signatures to get Esserman (at-large) into a recall election, nearly 8,000 signatures for Olson (District 3), 6,300 signatures for Quattlebaum (District 4) and 4,300 (District 2) for Gaytán.
This is not an easy task. But it IS possible. With your help.
Our Why
Who We Are

they have failed our students and staff
Why Demand the Board’s Resignation?

Abject Failure on School Safety
The DPS Board has been derelict in its fundamental obligation to keep our students, teachers, and administrators safe.
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Ignored Warnings from Leaders & Teachers
The DPS Board has repeatedly ignored school leaders' requests and warnings about school safety. And they have failed to enact practical solutions.
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Absent Leadership & Governance
The DPS Board has failed to manage its own Superintendent, its budget and itself. The Board has abysmally failed to provide leadership to the District.
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"Both lives should haunt DPS Board members who consistently rejected the advice of school leaders, neglected safety data and abandoned their legal responsibility for the safety of Denver students, teachers and staff."
Denver Post OpEd: Denver's Board of Education ignored safety warnings before East High shooting and should resign

"When students return to school this week, their Principals will remain limited in what they can do with potentially violent students inside their own schools."
Next With Kyle Clark: DPS principals limited in what can be done with potentially violent students

"After listening to this meeting, we now understand the “Resign DPS” signs that have been popping up in yards across the city and in hashtags on social media. This is not a board serving the public or even taking school safety seriously. The members engaged in an egregious abdication of their responsibilities as elected officials."
OPINION: DENVER’S BOARD OF EDUCATION BROKE THE LAW AND VIOLATED OUR TRUST

"Just when you thought Denver’s hapless, rudderless and feckless school board had run out of ways to display its ineptitude, it found another. It broke the law."
The Denver Gazette: EDITORIAL: Denver’s school board shuts us out

"...We need leadership. Genuine leadership – not finger-pointing excuses, self-serving press conferences, or muddled and ambiguous promises of future policies. [T]he buck stops with [our] elected school board."
Boardhawk OpEd: As East High parents, we demand the school board resign. More than 1,600 others agree

Fighting for our schools
Steering Committee
Kirsten Benefiel
Parent of students from Teller, Bromwell, DDES & East High
Lynne Ly
Parent of students at Polaris
Dorian Warren
Danny Foster
Cole and TJ Graduate; Parent of students from GW, DSST: Byers & East High
Robert Giron
Heather Lamm
Dora Moore, Morey and East High Graduate; Parent of students from Odyssey, Bromwell, DSST: Byers & East High
Sherry Ortega
Elizabeth Hebbard
Rev Fidel "Butch" Montoya
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