Currently holds the office of Denver Public School Board - At Large until December 31, 2025.
Candidate for Denver Public School Board - District 3 in 2025 Colorado General Election.
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Get StartedUltimately, the board’s majority decided to bring back School Resource Officers, but Scott is ensuring there are guardrails: DPS will track tickets and arrests to prevent biased enforcement, and officers who don’t follow the district’s safety and equity policies can be removed. Learn more
More broadly, Scott’s focus is on preventive safety – he pushed for increased mental health supports, expanded after-school programs, and stronger relationships between adults and students so issues can be addressed before they escalate. His stance is clear: schools should be safe places. Learn more
In the wake of incidents of gun violence – including the tragic shooting at East High – Scott has engaged deeply with how to keep schools secure. He supports common-sense security measures and collaboration with law enforcement when necessary, but he has also been cautious about reverting to old models that didn’t serve all kids well. Scott opposed a blanket return of permanent police in schools, favoring a plan to have on-call “community resource officers” available when truly needed rather than stationed in hallways every day. Learn more
Importantly, Scott sees school closure as a last resort, not a quick fix. He is actively exploring creative alternatives such as expanding preschool or community services in under-utilized space, and lobbying for housing policies that keep families in Denver. Learn more
From improving school curriculum to modernizing career and technical education pathways, Scott is focused on preparing Denver’s students for success in college, career, and life. He knows we must not only recover from the pandemic, but emerge stronger. That means continuing to reduce class sizes, attract high-quality teachers (with the pay and professional respect mentioned above), and engaging families as partners in education. Learn more
Scott’s priority is protecting educational quality: combining small schools can pool resources so kids get art, music, libraries, counseling – opportunities they might miss in a half-empty school. Learn more
Scott’s platform calls for collaboration rather than conflict. He encourages charter and traditional schools to share best practices and learn from each other and supports equitable enrollment policies so all schools serve a fair share of high-needs students. But he will also speak out when outside interests push “dark money” agendas in Denver’s school board politics. Learn more
That commitment shows in initiatives like universal free lunch (so no child is too hungry to learn) and the growth of mental health staffing – DPS has added counselors and social workers with Scott’s full support, recognizing that healthy students are better learners. Learn more
Scott has been a staunch defender of immigrant and undocumented students. In 2024, as talk of renewed federal deportation efforts loomed, Scott doubled down on DPS’s promise to be a safe haven. “We will take care of you,” he vowed to immigrant families during a board meeting, reaffirming that every child’s right to an education will be protected regardless of immigration status. Learn more
Scott’s advocacy is backed by action. Denver Public Schools became the first U.S. District to sue the Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Security to stop immigration raids at or near schools. The district took this step after noticing students staying home out of fear following changes in federal policy. Scott fully supported this bold legal action, which sought to reinstate rules treating schools as “sensitive locations” off-limits to ICE. Learn more
With DPS facing financial strains from enrollment declines, Scott has prioritized stabilizing existing schools over opening new ones. In June 2022, he voted with the board majority to deny three new charter school applications. The superintendent and Scott agreed that adding new schools while others sit half-empty would only deepen the problem. Learn more
Fighting for Fair Pay & Respect for Educators and Staff Scott believes educators and school staff deserve professional pay – and since taking office in 2021, he’s worked to make that a reality. Under his tenure, DPS teachers secured significant raises. In fact, for the current school year teachers received an average 11.5% pay increase (an 8% cost-of-living raise on top of step increases). Learn more
Just as importantly, Scott has championed raising wages for underpaid hourly staff – the paraprofessionals, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers and others who are the backbone of our schools. In 2022, Scott supported a groundbreaking agreement to increase the DPS minimum wage to 20/hour. Learn more
Scott’s fight for fair pay isn’t just moral – it’s practical. Higher wages have reduced turnover and staffing shortages in critical support positions. “Make sure we retain people,” has been his rallying cry. Learn more
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