Board advances draft language for emergency superintendent succession policy

The Woodland Park School District RE-2 Board of Education discussed revisions to board governance policy EE‑9 to clarify emergency superintendent succession. The proposed change would require the superintendent to assure that at least one other executive staff member is familiar with board issues and processes and is capable of assuming superintendent responsibilities on an interim basis.

Board members said the draft would expand the pool of eligible interim leaders to include executive staff and building administrators and asked administration to prepare a formal action for the upcoming regular meeting. Staff described the change as a two‑step process: approve the policy wording and then adopt a succession plan that names eligible designees.

No formal vote on the policy language occurred during the work session. Board members agreed to include the EE‑9 revision and an accompanying succession plan as action items on the next agenda and to return with a drafted policy and named options for interim assignment.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn. The motion carried on a roll‑call vote: Jordan Kleen—Aye; Bates—Aye; Kimbrell—Aye; Patterson—Aye; Roster Holt—Aye.