Stating that the vetting process of applicants for a vacant Denver school board seat was “not complete” before the board made its pick, the board president said Monday she would move quickly but carefully in making the appointment herself after the board’s first choice withdrew.
MiDian Holmes was appointed last Tuesday but after details of a decade-old misdemeanor child abuse conviction came to light.
State law gives school boards 60 days to fill a vacancy. If that doesn’t happen, the board president is tasked with appointing someone. Monday was the 60th day since former board member Landri Taylor resigned, leaving the seat representing northeast Denver vacant.
Board president Anne Rowe said she would likely choose from the finalists who received votes last Tuesday. There were two rounds of voting. In the first round, five finalists got votes: Holmes, Jennifer Bacon, Rachele Espiritu, Dexter Korto and Makisha Boothe.
Initially, 22 candidates applied to finish out Taylor’s term, which ends in 2017. The application stated that candidates may be subjected to a background check.
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