November will see a number of local board of education seats up for this year’s coordinated election in the Pikes Peak region.

School board elections in Colorado are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd-numbered years. Board members are limited to serving two consecutive elected four-year terms unless their board has extended or removed term limits.

As locally elected officials, school boards manage the district and their schools through approving policies, curricula, budgets and other administrative procedures.

The work is predominantly done in cooperation with the district’s superintendent, who is selected by the board and oversees the academic performance, financial management and personnel decisions of all schools. The board also sets its own educational goals for its students that align with state law and reflect local values.

For nonpartisan races, all board candidates must reside in the school district they are running for, be registered voters for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the election and not be convicted of a sexual offense against a child.

According to the Colorado Association of School Boards, state election law requires all candidates to file a nomination petition with the school district’s designated election official. In districts with less than 1,000 students, the petition must be signed by at least 25 registered voters who live in the school district. If the district has at least 1,000 students, petitions must be signed by at least 50 registered voters who live in the district.

Nomination petitions can be found at the school district’s office starting Aug. 6 and are due Aug. 29.

All candidates must also file a candidate affidavit with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office within 10 days of becoming a candidate. They also must report contributions and expenditures through the Secretary of State’s online TRACER program.

Here’s a look at some of the school districts with expiring board terms this year:

• Colorado Springs D-11

Director Julie Ott

Secretary Dr. Sandra Bankes

Treasurer Lauren Nelson

• Academy D-20

Vice President Nicole Konz

Director Susan Payne

Director Lauren Yanez

Academy D-20 board president Aaron Salt resigns

• D-49

Vice President Jamilynn D’Avola

President Lori Thompson

• Lewis-Palmer D-38

Vice President Kris Norris

President Tiffiney Upchurch

• Harrison D-2

Vice President Janice Frazier

Treasurer Joyce Salazar

President Michelle Wills-Hill

• Widefield D-3

Member David Dock

President Gregory Fisher

Treasurer Donna Walsh

• Manitou Springs D-14

Vice President Natalie Johnson

President Christina Vidovich

• Cheyenne Mountain D-12

Treasurer Randy Case

Vice President Nissa Steinhour

• Fountain-Fort Carson D-8

Treasurer Kenneth Coffee, Jr.

President Shirley Martinez

• Woodland Park RE-2

Vice President Cassie Kimbrell

Director Suzanne Patterson

Secretary David Rusterholtz

• Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1

President Mary Bielz

Vice President Donna Brazill

Treasurer Stanley Conley