Tag: Aaron Hoffman
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Widefield superintendent wraps up over 30-year career in district
At the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year, Widefield District 3’s superintendent will call it a career. Aaron Hoffman has spent three decades as a teacher, coach, principal and top administrator in D-3, where he also was a student, graduating from Widefield High School in 1988. After helping the district pass a transformative bond last…
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Widefield D-3 selects next superintendent
A longtime educator in Widefield D-3 schools has been chosen to be its next leader. The D-3 Board of Education voted to appoint current Assistant Superintendent Steffanie Howell to the upcoming vacancy during its regular meeting Thursday night. Last month, Superintendent Aaron Hoffman announced his retirement at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Howell…
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Widefield D-3 interviews three superintendent finalists
Widefield District 3’s board of education has interviewed three finalists as it looks to select the district’s next superintendent. D-3’s current assistant superintendent, Steffanie Howell, its executive director for student assessment and information systems, Megan Houtchens, and the chief academic officer for Pendergast Elementary School District in Arizona, Shelmon Brown, were each asked five questions…
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New bond approvals will improve aging schools across El Paso County
After years of mounting maintenance needs, district-wide upgrades are on the way for two of El Paso County’s oldest school districts. Last week, voters in Manitou Springs District 14, established in 1872, and Widefield D-3, founded in 1874, both approved new bond proposals for their aging schools in the 2025 coordinated elections. In Widefield, $88…
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Widefield D-3 board approves ballot measures for bond and mill levy override
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in Widefield school District 3 will be asked to pass the first new bond in nearly a decade later this year. Following years of assessment and public polling, the D-3 Board of Education unanimously approved to authorize ballot measures for a mill levy override…
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Widefield School District 3 interviews superintendent finalists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two finalists were interviewed by the Widefield School District 3 Board of Education to become its next superintendent during a special meeting Wednesday evening. The district’s current assistant superintendent, Kirk Vsetecka, and current executive director of secondary student learning Aaron Hoffman were each given 30…
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Widefield School District 3 interviews superintendent finalists
Two finalists were interviewed by the Widefield School District 3 Board of Education to become its next superintendent during a special meeting Wednesday evening. The district’s current assistant superintendent, Kirk Vsetecka, and current executive director of secondary student learning Aaron Hoffman were each given 30 minutes to answer a set of questions prepared and asked…