Board of Education
About the Board
The Ouray School District R-1 Board of Education is comprised of five members who each serve four-year terms. Typically, biennial elections will alternate between two and three open seats unless there is an additional seat vacancy. The only time that there are two-year terms is to regain the balance of a 2:3 open seat balance in biennial elections. Members are all at-large and serve the entire school district boundaries. All members are restricted to two consecutive four-year terms.
Relevant Policies
Current Board Members and Administration
Aimee Vann - President
Jane Schiffer - Vice President
Sandra Kern - Treasurer
Vale Hirt - Secretary
Tod Lokey - Superintendent | High School Principal
Kenneth Nelson - PK-8 Principal
2025 Board of Education Candidates
The following candidates have met all of the qualifications to be an official candidate for the biennial school board election on November 4, 2025. The names are listed in alphabetical order by last name on this site, but the order that will appear on the ballot was randomly drawn in accordance with policy and election law.
Candidate Information
- Colorado Secretary of State: School District Information
- Colorado Secretary of State: TRACER Campaign Website
- Colorado Secretary of State: 2025 Biennial School Election Filing Calendar
- Colorado Association of School Boards: 2025 School Director Candidate Guide
- CASB: Elections Resources
Election Timeline
- 8/6/2025 - Call for Nominations: designated election official to publish a call for nominations (District)
- 8/6/2025 - Nomination Petitions Available (Candidate)
- 8/29/2025 - Nomination Petitions File Deadline (Candidate)
- 8/29/2025 - Write-in Candidates File Deadline (Write-in Candidate)
- 9/2/2025 - Cancellation of the Election for no conttest for office (District)
- 9/5/2025 - Ballot Order deadline and Online Posting of Candidate Information (District)
- 9/5/2025 - Ballot Content Certification Deadline (District)
- 10/13/2025 - 10/16/2025 - Clerk will mail ballots to all active, eligible voters (County)
- 10/27/2025 - Last day for an individual to submit a voter registration application and still receive a ballot in the mail (Voter)
- 11/4/2025 - Coordinated Election Day