Our agency is led by a Board of Commissioners. The Board is made up of five citizen volunteers, chosen by the Governor, and confirmed by the Colorado State Legislature. Commissioners are appointed to four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms. Our Commissioners are fiduciaries who hold a legal relationship with our beneficiaries — primarily schoolchildren — to prudently take care of trust assets. Our agency was founded at statehood (1876). The Colorado Constitution requires that four of the five Commissioners have substantial experience in four separate areas: public K-12 education, production agriculture, local government, and natural resources. The fifth Commissioner serves as citizen-at-large. No more than three Commissioners may be from the same political party. Commissioners do not represent the interest of a particular sector. They represent the interest of the beneficiaries. Commissioners are supported by 45 agency employees who are located in seven offices throughout the state.
