The former Cherry Creek superintendent and his wife, the former director of human resources, likely violated school board policy with their travel and relationship with certain vendors, according to an independent investigation.
The report, obtained through an open records request, outlines how former Superintendent Chris Smith and former Chief Human Resource Officer Brenda Smith took trips using district funds — that included personal travel on at least one occasion — and contracts with Education Accelerated, an education development company the district paid nearly $2 million dollars over roughly 2.5 years.
The 35-page report, dated May 12, was conducted by the law firm Caplan and Ernest. Investigators reviewed roughly 11,000 pages and interviewed nine district employees. Brenda Smith is the only employee whose name was not redacted. Chris Smith declined to be interviewed for the report…