Woodland Park School District names two finalists for interim superintendent

The Woodland Park School District RE-2 Board of Education on an unspecified date designated Ginger Slocum and Aaron Saltz as the two finalists for its interim superintendent search.

Board chair announced the designees and the board approved the motion to name the two finalists by roll call. A board member moved to include "Ginger Slocumb and Aaron Saltz as the 2 finalists for the interim superintendent position," a second was recorded, and the roll call vote recorded "Barkley? Aye. Banks? Aye. Kimbrell? Aye. Hatterasayler. Aye." The motion carried.

The item followed a closed executive session under Colorado law (CRS 24-6-402(4)(g)) to review nonfinalist application materials, as cited by the board before the announcement. A staff member noted that a 14-day waiting period applies after announcing finalists; during that time the board said it cannot make offers or take final hiring action but may conduct interviews. "Now that we have announced finalists for the interim superintendent, we do have a 14 day required waiting period before we are allowed to make any offers," the staff member said.

Board members discussed practical scheduling challenges for interviews during the statutory waiting period, with several members noting planned travel and limited availability in July and August. The board agreed staff would coordinate possible virtual interview dates, acknowledging the 14-day restriction on final action. No offer was made or approved at the meeting.

Next steps: staff will contact board members to propose virtual interview dates within the constraints of the 14-day waiting period; no hiring decisions will be made until the waiting period has elapsed.