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Board receives art award

The LPS Board of Education was named the recipient of the 2012 Colorado Distinguished Leadership Award by the Colorado Art Education Association.  This award honors outstanding contributions in visual art edeucation through support, service, and advocacy within the field of educartion by administrators, principals, and school board members.

Watch the video that was shown as part of the Board's acceptance speech at the awards presentation October 27, 2012.

 

Congratulations!

The LPS Board of Education was named the
2010 All-State School Board
by the Colorado Association of School Boards!

Representing Community Interests

The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to serve, without compensation, for overlapping terms of four years.  Elections are held in November every two years.  The Board members serve at-large and following the election, officers are selected for President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary.

The Board of Education is responsible for carrying out the mandatory laws of the state and where federal and state laws do not prohibit, the Board is authorized to establish and appraise district educational activities.  The Board considers its most important functions to be in the categories of:

  •  Employment of Superintendent
  •  Legislative or Policymaking
  •  Educational Planning and Appraisal
  •  Staffing and Appraisal
  •  Financial Resources
  •  School Facilities
  •  Communications with the Public
  •  Judicial
Bob Colwell

Bob Colwell, Board of Education President
  President
  Elected Nov 2005–Nov 2009
  Re-Elected Nov 2009–Nov 2013

  Voice Mail: 303-347-3514

Bob Colwell, Board President, was elected to his first term on the Board in November 2005.  A native of California, Bob received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and secondary teaching certification from the University of Colorado in 1974.  After teaching high school for eight years, Bob changed careers and received his CPA certificate in 1983.  While working at CPA firms in the Denver area, he completed a Masters in Taxation from the University of Denver in 1988.

He is currently owner of Colwell & Company, Inc., a local CPA firm in Littleton. Bob is a member of the Denver Tech Kiwanis Club, serves on the Board of the Southern Metropolitan District and has done extensive volunteer work in the community and in the schools.  He is also the Board liaison to the PTO Presidents Council (PPC).  Bob and his wife, Karen, have two children, Michael and Leslie, who attended Littleton Public Schools from kindergarten until graduation.

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Lucie Stanish

    Lucie Stanish, Treasurer

Vice President
Elected Nov 2007–Nov 2011
Re-Elected Nov 2011–Nov 2015

Voice Mail: 303-347-3509

Lucie Stanish, Board Vice President, was elected to her first term on the Board in November 2007.  Lucie grew up in Littleton, attended Runyon Elementary School and Euclid Junior High School and graduated from Heritage High School. Lucie received her Bachelor of Science in Business/Accounting from Colorado State University and worked as a corporate accountant for many years. Currently, she is an accountant and small business owner. As a volunteer, Lucie was a leader for Cub Scouts and Girls Scouts and has been an active PTO volunteer starting as a kindergarten room parent and continuing on to help with numerous committees. She has held several PTO executive board positions, including three years as PTO president and has served on school accountability committees. Lucie has also served on a variety of district level committees including the Financial Advisory Committee, The Gifted & Talented Advisory Council, and the PTO Presidents' Council. She currently is the Board liaison for The Gifted & Talented Advisory Council and the LPS Foundation.

Lucie and her husband Mark have been married for 25+ years. They have two children who have attended Runyon Elementary, Euclid Middle School, Heritage High School, and Littleton High School.

Mary Nichols

    Mary Nichols, Assistant Secretary

Secretary
Elected Nov 2007–Nov 2011
Re-Elected Nov 2011–Nov 2015

Voice mail: 303-347-3507

Mary Nichols was elected to the Board in November 2007 and is Secretary of the Board. She recently completed her B.A. degree in Law and Society at The Women's College at DU. She has been an active participant in Littleton Public Schools for the past fifteen years. She has served as the chairperson of the District Accountability Committee and worked with the District Calendar Committee and Financial Advisory Committee (FAC).  She is currently the Board liaison for the Special Services Advisory Council (SSAC) and the District Accountability Committee (DAC). She also serves on the Civic Design Team for the Family Leadership Training Institute of the Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council. Mary has been the district's legislative delegate to the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) since 2009 and is a member of the CASB Legislative/Resolutions Committee. 

Mary was involved in the school-based accountability committees at Hopkins, Euclid, and Heritage. In addition, she has been active with the PTO at the elementary and middle level. She worked at Sandburg Elementary School as a paraprofessional for two years. She also worked with the Wildwood Child Care Food Program when her children were younger. Mary has been married to Jim for 25 years. They have three children: Rachel, a Heritage High School graduate and CSU alum;  Mike, a 2010 Heritage graduate; and Brian, a 7th grader at Euclid Middle School.

Sue Chandler

 
Sue Chandler, Secretary

Assistant Secretary
Elected Nov 2005–Nov 2009
Re-Elected Nov 2009–Nov 2013

Voice Mail: 303-347-3512

Sue Chandler, Assistant Secretary of the Board, is now serving her second four-year term. She is the Board liaison to the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning (RMSEL) and the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative. She is co-chair of the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative (GLYI). She has served on a National Peer Leader Committee for Health and Wellness in Education. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Whitworth University in 1986. Sue taught preschool for a number of years. She has also been active as a volunteer in the Littleton community since 1990. She has been recognized for her volunteer efforts by a number of organizations including Directors of Volunteers in Agencies (DOVIA) and Colorado Association of Partners in Education (CAPE). Prior to being on the Board, Sue served on the District Accountability Committee (DAC), was President of the PTO President's Council, served on the District Calendar Committee and was on the LPS Foundation Board (LPSF) for many years. She also worked on the 2004 mill levy campaign committee.

Sue and her husband Scott have been married for 24 years. They have three children that have graduated from Littleton Public Schools and are currently attending college or working.

Renée Howell

   Renée Howell, Vice President

Treasurer
Elected Nov 2005–Nov 2009
Re-Elected Nov 2009–Nov 2013

 Voice mail: 303-347-3513

Elected in 2005 and 2009, Renée is serving her second and final term on the Board of Education and is currently Board Treasurer. Renée is a school finance specialist currently working for the Colorado School Finance Project. She has also owned an art related business, a technical writing business, and worked in the IT field for many years. She is currently Board liaison for the Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) from 2008-present, Wellness Committee (2011-present), Science, Technology, Engineering Math Education Coalition (STEM-EC), and South Metro Denver Chamber (2007-present). She is appointed by Colorado Association of Schools Boards (CASB) to serve as the school board member on the Colorado Department of Education NCLB State Committee of Practitioners (CoP), (2011-present).

In the past, Renée has been Board liason to the Special Services Advisory Committee (SSAC) (2005-2007) and the District Accountability Committee (DAC) (2007-2011). She has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) (2007-2009) and was appointed to serve on Governor Ritter's On-Line Learning Advisory Board (OLAB) from (2007-2009). Senate Bill 07-215.

Over the past 20 plus years, Renée has served on the district's financial advisory, citizen's oversight, capital improvement planning, legislative and district accountability committee, as well as a variety of PTO roles. Renée managed both the 2002 bond and the 2004 mill levy campaigns. She also served on the steering committees for the 1995 bond and 1997 mill levy campaigns. Renée and her husband have three adult daughters, all LPS K-12 graduates, two are currently in the work force and one is in college.

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