D11 board accepts director's resignation, names vacancy process and approves several contracts and funding moves

The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education at its Aug. 6 meeting formally accepted the resignation of board director Lauren Nelson, declared a temporary vacancy and set a timetable for applications and interviews to fill the seat until the November 2025 election. The board also approved multiple contract and budget actions, including a contract modification with Instructional Empowerment, a 10‑year intergovernmental agreement for school resource officers with the police department and a $500,000 transfer from general fund contingency to issue an RFP for strategic communications services.

Board members voted unanimously to accept Director Lauren Nelson’s resignation and to adopt Resolution 2026‑02 declaring a temporary vacancy. The board opened an application window for interested candidates, set Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. as the filing deadline, and scheduled public interviews for Aug. 20. The appointee will serve only until the results of the Nov. 4, 2025 coordinated election are certified.

The board approved a contract…