Candidates' Forum To Be Held For Denver School Board Election

DENVER, CO — A candidates' forum will be held this week for the upcoming Denver Public Schools Board election. Nine school board candidates are vying for three seats on the board Nov. 5. If you'd like to meet the candidates before you head to the polls, several forums will be held in Denver in the lead up to the election.

This week's forum will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd.

The Denver Public Schools Board, which serves about 93,000 students, sets policy, works on reform strategies and aims to help students achieve the best possible education.

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You can use Chalkbeat's campaign finance tracker to find out how much money each candidate has raised and spent in the runup to the election.

Three candidates are campaigning for each open seat for this year's election.

Candidates

District 1 (southeast Denver):

• Scott Balderman
• Radhika Nath
• Diana Romero Campbell

District 5 (northwest Denver):

• Julie Banuelos
• Tony Curcio
• Brad Laurvick

At-Large (represents entire city - all voters will cast ballots):

• Tay Anderson
• Alexis Menocal Harrigan
• Natela Alexandrovna Manuntseva

Endorsements:

• Denver Classroom Teachers Association: Tay Anderson, Brad Laurvick and Scott Baldermann
• Students for Education Reform Action Network: Alexis Menocal Harrigan, Tony Curcio and Diana Romero Campbell.
• Stand for Children: Alexis Menocal Harrigan, Tony Curcio and Diana Romero Campbell.

Upcoming forums

• At-Large Forum - 10/23/19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at DIME Denver, 800 Kalamath Street. Hosted by A+ Colorado, All In Denver, Youth on Record and Chalkbeat
• At-Large Forum - 10/24/19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 2540 Holly St, Denver. Hosted by DSST Public Schools and Mcauliffe International School.

A+ Colorado has more information about the Denver school board race and upcoming forums.