{"id":34192,"date":"2023-05-04T21:39:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/league-of-women-voters-to-host-school-board-forum-on-may-11\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:16:35","slug":"league-of-women-voters-to-host-school-board-forum-on-may-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/league-of-women-voters-to-host-school-board-forum-on-may-11\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Women Voters to host school board forum on May 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 board on Oct. 18 the board was presented Unified Improvement Plan reports from each school.
\n(Screenshot via Zoom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The Montezuma County League of Women Voters will host a forum on how members of the community can apply to become members of the various school boards in the area.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Thursday, May 11, at the Cortez Public Library from 6:30 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s open to anybody in the county,\u201d said League of Women Voters member Judy Schuenemeyer. \u201cThere are a number of seats that are up in the three districts this year, so it\u2019s timely to do this. What we wanted to do was let people know if they want to run, what\u2019s the process?\u201d<\/p>\n

Schuenemeyer said they hope the forum will allow people to understand the steps it takes to run for the school board, as well as what responsibilities they will face if elected to the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to do their homework, come to meetings, read what they\u2019re given, that kind of thing. They\u2019ll have to read financial reports, ask questions and not be afraid to ask questions. They have to know that they\u2019re one vote on the board and the vote counts the same. They shouldn\u2019t feel intimidated. So, it\u2019s that kind of thing. Also, as board members their time should be respected. They\u2019re all volunteers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

While they will be talking about school boards at the forum, Schuenemeyer noted that they will not discuss current school boards and any frustration that may be going on with those at this time, as this meeting is purely informational.<\/p>\n

The League of Women Voters also will teach attendees about the laws that apply to school boards and board members.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of the nuts and bolts of what it any kind of a board member, but also in the case of public board members. They need to be aware of the laws that apply specifically to what they\u2019re doing and also know about records law and the open meeting law in Colorado. We\u2019re not going to go into detail, we just want to make sure they know that if they become a school board member, they\u2019re obligated to follow (those laws),\u201d Schuenemeyer said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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