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Thompson School District board swears in three directors, elects officers and authorizes facsimile signatures
Summary
At a Dec. 3 special organizational meeting, the Thompson School District R-2J board certified county election results, swore in three newly elected directors, elected officers by secret ballot and approved a resolution authorizing facsimile signatures and required surety bond coverage.
The Board of Education of Thompson School District R-2J met in a special organizational session on Dec. 3, 2025, to acknowledge certified election results, administer oaths to newly elected directors, and elect board officers by secret ballot.
Laura Lee Ehlers, designated election official, read the county certification from Larimer, Weld and Boulder Counties that certified Mike Scholl, Alexander Lesson and Lori Goble as having received the highest number of votes for school director and therefore duly elected. Ehlers then administered the oath of office to Mike Scholl (District B), Alexandra (District E) and Lori Goble (District F). Several board members repeated the statutory oath, including the pledge to support the U.S. Constitution.
Following the swearing-in and brief seating adjustments, the board conducted officer elections. Nancy (recorded in the transcript with variant spellings) nominated herself for president; Stu Boyd was also nominated. A secret ballot produced 5 votes for Stu Boyd and 2 for Nancy, and Boyd was declared president and took the chair to oversee the remainder of the elections. In the vice president race, Alexandra won with 6 votes to Nancy's 1. The secretary contest featured three nominees: Denise Chapman, Lori Goble and Dawn Kirk; Kirk was elected secretary with 4 votes (Chapman 2, Goble 1). In the treasurer race, Denise Chapman received 4 votes to Nancy's 3 and was elected treasurer.
The board then considered an action item to approve a resolution recognizing appointments (Denise Chapman as treasurer; Bob Ebersole as assistant treasurer; Dawn Kirk as secretary; Laura Lee Ehlers as assistant secretary) and authorizing the use of facsimile signatures for the treasurer. The resolution, which also directed administration to purchase surety bond or scribe coverage “in an amount prescribed by law” for the treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary and assistant secretary, was moved by Dawn Kirk, seconded by Denise Chapman and passed unanimously by roll call.
Board members signed confidentiality affidavits acknowledging the statutory confidentiality requirements for executive sessions referenced in the meeting (transcript cites Colorado statute 24-6-402 and a board policy reference to CRS 22-32-1087). Laura Lee Ehlers said she would notarize and retain the signed oaths and confidentiality statements in district records and that copies would be available to board members on request.
With no further business, the special meeting was adjourned.
The meeting record shows the following formal actions: adoption of the meeting agenda by roll call (unanimous), officer elections by secret ballot (President: Stu Boyd, 5–2; Vice President: Alexandra, 6–1; Secretary: Dawn Kirk, 4–2–1; Treasurer: Denise Chapman, 4–3), and unanimous approval of the facsimile-signature resolution. The transcript records multiple variant spellings of several participant names across segments; the article uses consistent spellings for clarity while noting transcript variants where relevant.
