“We are not actively searching for a new superintendent at this time,” school board President Anne Egan said. “…(W)e also want to step in and with due diligence look at culture at this district.”…
Members of the Cherry Creek Board of Education, left to right, Mike Hamrick, Anne Egan, Angela Garland, and John-Claude Futrell, listen to a district hiring update during a study session inside the Educational Service Center on February 6, 2026 in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
leaders said Friday that the district’s search for a new superintendent won’t get underway until the summer, which is also how long it’s likely to take for external auditors to look into the K-12 system. Board of Education President Anne Egan and Interim Superintendent Jennifer Perry revealed the timeline during a meeting of the school board, providing the latest update in the fallout of the“We are not actively searching for a new superintendent at this time,” Egan said during the meeting. “…e also want to step in and with due diligence look at culture at this district.” Cherry Creek Schools will create an audit committee, comprised of school board members, district staff and others, that will oversee an external audit into the district, including hiring an outside company to conduct the investigation, Perry said. “I suspect this is four to six months out,” she told the board. “I suspect we may not have these recommendations until summer. It just takes time to work through that.” c“Given the current conditions, I think it’s a great idea to start this process,” Director Mike Hamrick said. It’s not clear what exactly the audit would look at; Perry told board members that it would be up to the committee to decide the scope. After Smith’s resignation, Cherry Creek officials placed his wife, Brenda Smith, the district’s chief human resources officer, and Assistant Superintendent Tony Poole on administrative leave. Directors were scheduled to discuss the investigations into Brenda Smith and Poole on Friday morning during an executive session, which was closed to the public.Cherry Creek Schools’ freeze on travel, contracts tied to ‘decisions and actions’ of former superintendent and his wifeWhen the board emerged from the closed session, directors approved a monthly salary of $27,716.76 for Perry during her tenure as interim superintendent. She previously earned $23,039.51 a month as deputy superintendent.Poole, who makes $232,142.43, told district officials on Jan. 20 that he planned to partially retire this year. Poole’s wife, Rebecca López, the district’s director for neurodiverse student services, has been on personal leave since Jan. 29, two days after Christopher Smith resigned during a school board meeting.No victims found after shooter kills himself in Evergreen, Jeffco sheriff says DPS moves to drop Kaiser health insurance after 50 years, prompting internal investigation and union pushbackRenck: Kris Bryant looks done in Colorado. That is one of many good things happening for RockiesDenver sports bar accused of prostitution may lose its liquor, cabaret licenseDouglas County woman billed Medicaid for patient who already died, federal officials allege
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