alleging the four members of the board’s conservative majority violated state statute by holding a series of private one-on-one meetings last year to discuss replacing former Superintendent Corey Wise.“It sickens me to think we’re continuing to spend district dollars because we’re not willing to say, ‘Yeah, the way that went down is not how we should have done it,'” Director David Ray said.
The agreement would have meant spending $66,000 to cover Marshall’s legal fees. It also included language saying board members “acknowledge that pursuant to the legal advice of counsel, they had non-public discussions among three or more members concerning public business in violation of the Colorado Open Meetings Law,” the school board said in its statement.“I don’t believe that I did anything illegal,” Director Christy Williams said. “I maintain I am not guilty.
The board members who voiced support for the settlement — Ray, Susan Meek and Elizabeth Hanson — expressed dismay that the district would not put the issue behind them.Director Kaylee Winegar put that money squarely on Marshall.Marshall, in an interview Monday evening, said it’s “ridiculous that they rejected it.”terminated Wise without cause
two years before his contract was set to expire. The board was split in its vote to fire Wise, with all four members of the conservative majority voting to terminate his contract. If he did not resign, Wise was told, “four members of the had already collectively decided” to end his contract, according to Marshall’s motion for a preliminary injunction.