The mission of the Salida School District shall be to strive to provide a safe environment for all students and staff. Meaningful opportunities and innovative educational programs shall be provided for all students so that they reach their learning potential, including the attainment of content standards, through partnerships between home, school, and the community.

The Salida School Board is a group of volunteer citizens that dedicate themselves to ensure that the heart of the community, our schools, are healthy. They oversee policies, systems and the superintendent. They do not oversee the minutia of classroom activity. Citizens concerned with individual student needs should contact the teacher and principal. The board loves input from other community members as they try to represent what the school is and should be to Salida at large.

The board oversees the Salida School District R-32-J Policy Manual which guides the operations of the district.

All Board of Education meetings are public meetings and the community is always welcome. There are BOE Meeting Protocols for public participation in the meeting. Participants are encouraged to understand those protocols so that his or her voice can be best heard. Agendas are posted by the Friday prior to the Regular Board Meeting.

Requests for Public Comment should be emailed to Board Secretary kletourneau@salidaschools.org by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Include your name and the topic to be addressed. In the interest of time the Board reserves the right to limit this portion of the agenda to 30 minutes. Each speaker should limit his or her comments to 3 minutes unless the time limit is waived by a majority vote of the Board. No more than 2 people may speak on one subject. The Board may ask for representation from big groups. Public comment should be related to the matters on the agenda, and inform the board on those items. 

Please note: all letters, cards, correspondence, etc. received in the Board office before the Board packets are prepared will be included on the current month’s board packet. All items received after the packets have been sent to board members will be held for the following month’s agenda.

When the Board convenes online for virtual meetings - members of the public shall be allowed to submit requests to address the Board in the same manner that they were allowed at physical meetings of the Board. In order to expedite these requests, those requests may be emailed to the Superintendent and Board president via Board secretary by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting.  The final determination as to whether an item will appear on the board agenda will be at the discretion of the superintendent and Board president.

Salida School District May Adopted January 12, 2021- Five Director Districts
Salida School District 01/12/21 Director District Detailed Map

Upcoming Meetings are posted on the Board Agendas and Minutes page

The Salida School District Board of Education prefers that email communication to the board be sent to salidaschoolboard@salidaschools.org. Emails to this address will be sent to all board members, the school board secretary, and the superintendent. 

DISTRICT 1
Karen Lundberg
Elected 2023, Term Expires 2027

DISTRICT 2
Jodi Breckenridge Petit - Vice-President
Re-elected 2021, 2023, Term Expires 2027

DISTRICT 3
Mandy Paschall 
Elected 2021, Term Expires 2025

DISTRICT 4
Joe Smith - President
Re-elected 2021, Term Expires 2025

DISTRICT 5
Jenn Schuchman
Appointed 2021, Elected 2023, Term Expires 2025
*Note the election for the four-year term for this seat will be held in 2025.

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES

Matthew Hobbs - Treasurer
Appointed 2021, Elected 2023, Term Expires 2027

Ben Hill
Appointed 2022, Elected 2023, Term Expires 2025*
*Note the election for the four-year term for this seat will be 2025. 

Board Member Qualifications

To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district which will be represented. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

The next election for the Salida School District R-32-J School Board will be held with the regular general election in November of 2025. 

For more information, please contact School Board Secretary Kim LeTourneau.

If you are considering running for the School Board, please visit CASB's campaign resource page (Colorado Association of School Boards) website for more information and answers to many common questions. They have links for information about what Board members do, how to become a candidate, resources and an FAQ. 

Thank you to the Salida School District Board of Education for all your hard work and dedication!