Westminster Public Schools belief of Where Education is Personal is reflected by the fact that every member of the Board of Education grew up in the community and received their high school diploma from one of our schools.

That is a rarity.

In December of 2018, The Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) awarded the WPS Board of Education winners of the All State Award

Read below to learn more about the members that work so hard on behalf of all of our students and staff.  

Ryan McCoy | Board President

Ryan McCoy was first elected to the Board of Education in 2013 and reelected in 2017. McCoy has deep roots in the Westminster community, having graduated from Westminster High School in 2000. His father also graduated from Ranum High School.   McCoy also has two kids who attend Westminster Public Schools. Elected Term: November 2017 to November 2021 Contact: rmccoy@westminsterpublicschools.org

Joe Davidek | Board Vice President

Joe Davidek was first elected to the Board of Education in 2013 and reelected in 2017. Davidek attended schools in the district his entire life, and graduated from Westminster High School in 1976. He has two children who also attended school in Westminster Public Schools, and both graduated from Westminster High School.                             Elected Term: November 2017 to November 2021 Contact: jdavidek@westminsterpublicschools.org

Ken Ciancio | Board Secretary

Ken Ciancio was appointed to the Board in April 2014, then elected in November of 2015.  Ciancio is a life-long resident in the district, and graduated from Ranum High School in 1982. He attended Regis University where he earned degrees in Political Science and History.   Ciancio has an extensive family who have all attended Westminster Public Schools, and his father Don Ciancio served on the Board in the 1980s and 90s.   Elected Term: November 2015 to November 2019 Contact: kciancio@westminsterpublicschools.org

Max Math | Board Treasurer

Max Math was elected to the Board of Education in 2015. Math’s father and mother-in-law attended Union High in 1946. He and his wife, Christy, are 1979 graduates of Westminster High School (WHS). He attended Westminster Elementary and she attended Harris Park Elementary. All of their children attended Tennyson Knolls Elementary, Hodgkins Junior High School and WHS.   Math attended the University of Colorado and the University of Phoenix, and received his degree in Business.  He then received his master’s in Public Administration from University of Southern California.   Elected Term: November 2015 to November 2019 Contact: mmath@westminsterpublicschools.org

Larry Dean Valente | Board Director

Larry Dean Valente was first elected to the Board of Education in November 2011 and reelected in November 2015. Valente and his family have been long time contributors to the community, active in both business and politics. Valente's mother Elaine served as an Adams County Commissioner. He is a Westminster High School graduate from the class of 1988, and attended the University of Denver where he earned a degree in International Studies and then attained a license to practice law.   Elected Term: November 2015 to November 2019 Contact: dvalente@westminsterpublicschools.org