The announcement of the finalists for the open superintendent position in the Denver school district, which was supposed to happen today, has been postponed until Friday, Nov. 30, according to a one-sentence press release from the district Monday afternoon.

The seven-member school board, which is tasked with choosing the next superintendent, has been searching since late July, when longtime leader Tom Boasberg announced he was stepping down after nearly 10 years at the helm of Denver Public Schools.

The board had said it would announce finalists for the position today and make a hire by Dec. 10.

Denver Public Schools is Colorado’s largest school district with nearly 93,000 students, the majority of whom are Latino and black and come from low-income families.

Board member Lisa Flores said earlier this month that the board had interviewed seven candidates: two superintendents, two deputy superintendents, one state superintendent, and two non-traditional candidates. She did not reveal any names, though Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova is widely thought to be a frontrunner for the position.

Flores also didn’t say how many finalists the board would choose, and today’s press release is vague. It says the announcement of the “finalist(s)” has been delayed. It does not give a reason.

Parents, teachers, and city residents have repeatedly called on the board to announce more than one finalist – preferably three – and to give the community a chance to meet and question them.

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