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Cherry Creek Schools has fired chief human resources officer Brenda Smith after an investigation found what the Board of Education termed \u201csignificant policy violations.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The school district announced the decision on Friday, saying that Cherry Creek had finished its monthslong investigation into Brenda Smith, the wife of former Superintendent Christopher Smith.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Smith will not be offered a contract for the 2026-27 school year,\u201d the district\u2019s board said in a statement. \u201cBased on the personnel investigation, significant policy violations occurred. We will not be paying out any of the additional benefits as this is a for-cause termination.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tony Leffert, an attorney for Brenda and Christopher Smith, declined to comment on the decision.<\/p>\n

Cherry Creek officials\u2019 announcement comes during a period of upheaval for Colorado\u2019s fourth-largest district, which saw former Christopher Smith unexpectedly resign at the end of January. Cherry Creek placed Brenda Smith on administrative leave on Feb. 2 and froze employee travel in the wake of her husband\u2019s resignation. <\/p>\n

The district has been investigating the Smiths\u2019 ties to a company called Education Accelerated, including whether paid international travel influenced their decision to award the company nearly $3 million in contracts. <\/p>\n

The district agreed to pay Christopher Smith nearly $164,000 in vacation and sick leave following his resignation, as required by his contract. He did not receive any severance \u201cbeyond contractual obligations,\u201d the district said in an earlier statement.<\/p>\n

The board\u2019s announcement Friday did not provide details about the investigation\u2019s findings. Brenda Smith, who was hired in 2019, received a $232,142.40 salary.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Brenda Smith was hired before her husband was named superintendent in 2021. After the school board hired Christopher Smith, his wife began reporting to a deputy superintendent to comply with the district\u2019s staff conduct policy, according to a 2022 district memo.<\/p>\n

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