By Natalie Chuck | Denver7
Revelation comes just months after the former superintendent resigned and his wife, the head of human resources, was place on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Denver7 Investigates has learned that 14 employment contracts, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, were signed improperly in the Cherry Creek School District.
The revelation comes after one parent and district alum filed an open records request to see an interim superintendent’s contract.
“I wanted to see what the terms of his contract were,” parent Molly Lamar told Denver7 Investigates.
The contract for Toby Arritola, who was previously the district’s executive director of strategic initiatives, was signed Feb. 23, 2026 by two members of the district’s board of education who are no longer in those positions, and have not been for months following the recent election in November 2025. Arritola’s contract was to become assistant superintendent of the Educational Services Center.
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