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DPS board president calls out members’ “exorbitant” travel expenses amid uncertainty about spending limits

Members of Denver’s school board spent more than $40,000 traveling to conferences last year

DPS board member Michelle Quattlebaum, right, answers questions during a town hall meeting at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado on August 1, 2023. DPS board members Auon’tai Anderson, left, Scott Esserman, center, and Quattlebaum were on hand answering questions from parents and students in the town hall meeting about the recent firing of McAuliffe's principal Kurt Dennis. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DPS board member Michelle Quattlebaum, right, answers questions during a town hall meeting at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado on August 1, 2023. DPS board members Auon’tai Anderson, left, Scott Esserman, center, and Quattlebaum were on hand answering questions from parents and students in the town hall meeting about the recent firing of McAuliffe’s principal Kurt Dennis. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Denver Public Schools board members, including President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán, said the elected body needs to create a new policy governing directors’ expenses, including potentially setting a per-person cap to curb overspending.
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