In the wake of the departure of its third superintendent/principal in four years, the Boulder Elementary School board has elected to divide the leadership role into two separate positions in an attempt to relieve the administrative burden from a rapidly growing school population.
Doug Richards, who was hired as superintendent/principal in May, 2023, announced his resignation last month, citing unspecified personal reasons. That prompted the board to begin a search for his successor, which had yielded three finalists.
At a special meeting on Apr. 22, however, the board deferred a hiring decision, instead choosing to restructure the job. A candidate who has an existing relationship with the school has expressed interest in acting as part-time superintendent, according to the board. The board anticipates a formal application from the candidate, who has not been named, by Apr. 26, and hopes to include them in the hiring process for a new, full-time principal.
