Widefield School District 3, Colorado

Widefield School District 3

Colorado Springs, Colorado
District details
Superintendent: Kevin Duren
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Widefield School District 3 is a school district in Colorado.

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* Superintendent
* School board
* Elections
* Budget
* Teacher salaries
* Academic performance
* Student enrollment
* Demographics
* Contact information

## Contents

* 1 Superintendent
* 1.1 Past superintendents
* 2 School board elections
* 2.1 Election dates
* 2.2 Public participation in board meetings
* 3 Budget
* 3.1 Revenue
* 3.2 Expenditures
* 3.3 Debt
* 4 Teacher salaries
* 5 Academic performance
* 5.1 Proficiency assessments
* 5.1.1 Mathematics
* 5.1.2 Reading/language arts
* 5.2 Graduation rates
* 6 Student enrollment
* 7 About the district
* 8 Contact information
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Footnotes

## Superintendent[edit]

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Kevin Duren is the superintendent of Widefield School District 3. Duren was appointed superintendent on June 1, 2021. Duren 's previous career experience includes working in the district as the executive director of secondary student learning and math achievement, a principal, and a teacher.[1]

### Past superintendents

* Scott Campbell was the superintendent of Widefield School District 3 from 2014 to 2021. Campbell's previous career experience includes working as a science teacher, a principal, and as the district's assistant superintendent.[2]

## School board elections[edit]

The Widefield School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Members are elected at large.[3]

Office | Name | Date assumed office

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Widefield School District 3 school board At-large | David Dock | November 30, 2021
Widefield School District 3 school board At-large | Gregory Fisher | November 30, 2021
Widefield School District 3 school board At-large | Carlos Gonzalez | 2019
Widefield School District 3 school board At-large | Neil Nelson |
Widefield School District 3 school board At-large | Donna Walsh | November 30, 2021

### Election dates[edit]

See also: Widefield School District 3 elections in 2017, 2019, & 2021

Elections are held on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.[4]

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 2, 2021.

### Public participation in board meetings[edit]

The Widefield School District 3 school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

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All regular and special meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. Because the Board desires to hear the viewpoints of all citizens throughout the district and also needs to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner, it shall schedule time during some Board meetings for brief comments and questions from the public. Some public comment periods may relate to specific items on the agenda. The Board shall set a time limit on the length of the public participation time and a time limit for individual speakers.

During times of general public comment at a regular meeting, comments and questions may deal with any topic related to the Board's conduct of the schools. Comments at special meetings must be related to the call of the meeting. During times of public comment on specific agenda items, comments shall be confined to the topic of the agenda item being considered by the Board.

Speakers may offer such criticism of school operations and programs as concern them, but are encouraged to exercise their speech rights responsibly. The Board encourages the discussion of all personnel matters to be conducted in executive session.

The Board president shall be responsible for recognizing all speakers who shall properly identify themselves, for maintaining proper order and for adherence to any time limits set. Questions asked by the public shall, when possible, be answered immediately by the president or referred to staff members present for reply. Questions requiring investigation shall be referred to the superintendent for consideration and later response.

Members of the public will not be recognized by the president during Board meetings except as noted in this policy.

Members of the public wishing to make formal presentations before the Board should make arrangements in advance with the superintendent so that such presentations, when appropriate, may be scheduled on the agenda.

In addition to public participation time during Board meetings, the Board is committed to engaging members of the community on an ongoing basis regarding community values about education during times other than the Board's regular meetings.[6]

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## Budget[edit]

From 1993 to 2013, the Widefield school district had an average of $57,877,762 in revenue and $56,700,143 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $15,387,762 in outstanding debt. The district retired $1,015,810 of its debt and issued $1,164,333 in new debt each year on average.[7]

### Revenue[edit]

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source

Fiscal
Year | Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total
Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue
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1993| $9,138,000| 25.25%| $24,593,000| 67.97%| $2,453,000| 6.78%| $36,184,000
1994| $9,065,000| 24.63%| $24,999,000| 67.93%| $2,737,000| 7.44%| $36,801,000
1995| $9,314,000| 22.96%| $28,146,000| 69.38%| $3,105,000| 7.65%| $40,565,000
1996| $10,524,000| 24.80%| $29,760,000| 70.13%| $2,153,000| 5.07%| $42,437,000
1997| $11,605,000| 26.18%| $30,354,000| 68.47%| $2,370,000| 5.35%| $44,329,000
1998| $12,012,000| 26.19%| $31,731,000| 69.18%| $2,124,000| 4.63%| $45,867,000
1999| $12,594,000| 26.23%| $33,226,000| 69.21%| $2,186,000| 4.55%| $48,006,000
2000| $12,839,000| 26.19%| $34,020,000| 69.40%| $2,163,000| 4.41%| $49,022,000
2001| $13,949,000| 26.58%| $35,541,000| 67.72%| $2,996,000| 5.71%| $52,486,000
2002| $14,174,000| 25.63%| $38,459,000| 69.53%| $2,678,000| 4.84%| $55,311,000
2003| $14,590,000| 24.21%| $40,908,000| 67.87%| $4,773,000| 7.92%| $60,271,000
2004| $15,535,000| 25.61%| $41,438,000| 68.31%| $3,688,000| 6.08%| $60,661,000
2005| $16,882,000| 26.91%| $41,780,000| 66.60%| $4,068,000| 6.48%| $62,730,000
2006| $18,365,000| 28.03%| $42,698,000| 65.18%| $4,448,000| 6.79%| $65,511,000
2007| $20,127,000| 29.30%| $43,554,000| 63.40%| $5,019,000| 7.31%| $68,700,000
2008| $21,477,000| 29.88%| $45,289,000| 63.00%| $5,117,000| 7.12%| $71,883,000
2009| $19,926,000| 27.42%| $47,667,000| 65.60%| $5,070,000| 6.98%| $72,663,000
2010| $18,878,000| 24.65%| $51,409,000| 67.13%| $6,293,000| 8.22%| $76,580,000

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2011| $19,300,000| 25.56%| $47,194,000| 62.50%| $9,016,000| 11.94%| $75,510,000
2012| $19,404,000| 25.98%| $48,177,000| 64.51%| $7,102,000| 9.51%| $74,683,000
2013| $19,664,000| 26.14%| $49,219,000| 65.42%| $6,350,000| 8.44%| $75,233,000
Avg.| $15,207,714| 26.11%| $38,579,143| 67.07%| $4,090,905| 6.82%| $57,877,762

### Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

* Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
* Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
* Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
* Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
* Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category

Fiscal
Year | Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget
Total
Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget

Click [show] on the right to display the expenditure data for prior years.

1993| $20,865,000| 61.44%| $10,986,000| 32.35%| $1,035,000| 3.05%| $528,000| 1.55%| $545,000| 1.60%| $33,959,000
1994| $20,684,000| 60.74%| $10,959,000| 32.18%| $1,638,000| 4.81%| $502,000| 1.47%| $271,000| 0.80%| $34,054,000
1995| $22,207,000| 60.03%| $11,794,000| 31.88%| $1,889,000| 5.11%| $472,000| 1.28%| $629,000| 1.70%| $36,991,000
1996| $23,064,000| 60.00%| $11,910,000| 30.98%| $2,345,000| 6.10%| $524,000| 1.36%| $596,000| 1.55%| $38,439,000
1997| $23,636,000| 41.09%| $14,246,000| 24.77%| $18,856,000| 32.78%| $778,000| 1.35%| $| 0.00%| $57,516,000
1998| $24,883,000| 52.79%| $14,900,000| 31.61%| $5,561,000| 11.80%| $927,000| 1.97%| $861,000| 1.83%| $47,132,000
1999| $26,744,000| 57.09%| $15,751,000| 33.63%| $2,507,000| 5.35%| $857,000| 1.83%| $983,000| 2.10%| $46,842,000
2000| $26,997,000| 56.40%| $16,778,000| 35.05%| $2,265,000| 4.73%| $765,000| 1.60%| $1,061,000| 2.22%| $47,866,000
2001| $28,540,000| 56.79%| $17,610,000| 35.04%| $2,338,000| 4.65%| $660,000| 1.31%| $1,103,000| 2.19%| $50,251,000
2002| $30,268,000| 56.12%| $19,002,000| 35.23%| $2,506,000| 4.65%| $936,000| 1.74%| $1,222,000| 2.27%| $53,934,000
2003| $29,525,000| 54.83%| $20,173,000| 37.46%| $2,247,000| 4.17%| $564,000| 1.05%| $1,338,000| 2.48%| $53,847,000
2004| $31,752,000| 55.87%| $20,798,000| 36.60%| $2,449,000| 4.31%| $483,000| 0.85%| $1,348,000| 2.37%| $56,830,000
2005| $31,607,000| 53.61%| $21,423,000| 36.34%| $3,969,000| 6.73%| $449,000| 0.76%| $1,511,000| 2.56%| $58,959,000
2006| $34,097,000| 54.54%| $23,833,000| 38.12%| $2,623,000| 4.20%| $404,000| 0.65%| $1,557,000| 2.49%| $62,514,000
2007| $35,523,000| 52.33%| $25,699,000| 37.86%| $3,834,000| 5.65%| $1,496,000| 2.20%| $1,328,000| 1.96%| $67,880,000
2008| $37,075,000| 47.54%| $28,000,000| 35.90%| $9,696,000| 12.43%| $1,617,000| 2.07%| $1,596,000| 2.05%| $77,984,000
2009| $38,829,000| 51.22%| $29,152,000| 38.45%| $4,483,000| 5.91%| $1,668,000| 2.20%| $1,680,000| 2.22%| $75,812,000
2010| $37,812,000| 51.50%| $28,856,000| 39.30%| $2,996,000| 4.08%| $1,904,000| 2.59%| $1,853,000| 2.52%| $73,421,000

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2011| $38,895,000| 54.41%| $28,569,000| 39.97%| $1,682,000| 2.35%| $883,000| 1.24%| $1,453,000| 2.03%| $71,482,000
2012| $38,320,000| 53.51%| $28,564,000| 39.89%| $2,434,000| 3.40%| $857,000| 1.20%| $1,436,000| 2.01%| $71,611,000
2013| $39,350,000| 53.63%| $29,341,000| 39.99%| $2,544,000| 3.47%| $761,000| 1.04%| $1,383,000| 1.88%| $73,379,000
Avg.| $30,508,238| 54.55%| $20,397,333| 35.36%| $3,804,619| 6.65%| $858,810| 1.49%| $1,131,143| 1.94%| $56,700,143

### Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt

Fiscal
Year | Retired | Issued | Outstanding
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1993| $565,000| $0| $7,350,000
1994| $585,000| $0| $6,765,000
1995| $615,000| $0| $6,150,000
1996| $440,000| $11,859,000| $17,569,000
1997| $975,000| $7,900,000| $25,385,000
1998| $1,230,000| $0| $24,155,000
1999| $1,655,000| $0| $22,500,000
2000| $1,550,000| $0| $20,950,000
2001| $2,210,000| $0| $18,736,000
2002| $1,945,000| $0| $16,791,000
2003| $1,050,000| $0| $15,741,000
2004| $731,000| $0| $15,520,000
2005| $765,000| $0| $14,756,000
2006| $879,000| $0| $13,877,000
2007| $514,000| $0| $13,363,000
2008| $730,000| $0| $12,827,000
2009| $665,000| $0| $12,317,000
2010| $639,000| $4,692,000| $16,370,000

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2011| $1,125,000| $0| $15,245,000
2012| $1,250,000| $0| $13,995,000
2013| $1,214,000| $0| $12,781,000
Avg.| $1,015,810| $1,164,333| $15,387,762

## Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year  | Minimum

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2020[8] | $38,000

## Academic performance[edit]

### Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

#### Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year  | All (%)  | Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  | Black (%)  | Hispanic (%)  | Native
American (%)  | Two or More
Races (%)  | White (%)

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2018-2019 | 31 | 30-34 | 21 | 27 | 20-29 | 28 | 36
2017-2018 | 31 | 35-39 | 19 | 28 | 20-29 | 30 | 36
2016-2017 | 30 | 30-34 | 19 | 26 | 30-39 | 28 | 34
2015-2016 | 30 | 25-29 | 22 | 26 | 20-29 | 28 | 34
2014-2015 | 24 | 25-29 | 15 | 20 | 20-29 | 25 | 28
2013-2014 | 52 | 55-59 | 39 | 47 | 40-49 | 52 | 58
2012-2013 | 52 | 55-59 | 38 | 48 | 45-49 | 51 | 58
2011-2012 | 53 | 55-59 | 42 | 50 | 50-59 | 52 | 57
2010-2011 | 84 | 85-89 | 80 | 82 | 70-79 | N/A | 85

#### Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year  | All (%)  | Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  | Black (%)  | Hispanic (%)  | Native
American (%)  | Two or More
Races (%)  | White (%)

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2018-2019 | 48 | 60-64 | 43 | 43 | 40-49 | 49 | 52
2017-2018 | 44 | 50-54 | 37 | 41 | 30-39 | 42 | 47
2016-2017 | 41 | 40-44 | 33 | 38 | 30-39 | 41 | 44
2015-2016 | 35 | 45-49 | 28 | 30 | 11-19 | 36 | 39
2014-2015 | 35 | 40-44 | 29 | 28 | 20-29 | 35 | 39
2013-2014 | 66 | 65-69 | 60 | 61 | 50-59 | 67 | 70
2012-2013 | 66 | 70-74 | 62 | 60 | 60-64 | 64 | 69
2011-2012 | 65 | 60-64 | 62 | 61 | 60-69 | 62 | 69
2010-2011 | 90 | 90-94 | 89 | 89 | 80-89 | N/A | 91

### Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[10][11]

School year  | All (%)  | Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  | Black (%)  | Hispanic (%)  | Native
American (%)  | Two or More
Races (%)  | White (%)

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2017-2018 | 81 | ≥50 | 85-89 | 75-79 | PS | 80-89 | 81
2016-2017 | 82 | ≥80 | 80-84 | 80-84 | ≥50 | 80-89 | 82
2015-2016 | 80 | ≥80 | 85-89 | 75-79 | ≥50 | 70-79 | 79
2014-2015 | 78 | ≥80 | 80-84 | 75-79 | ≥50 | 80-89 | 77
2013-2014 | 81 | ≥80 | 80-84 | 85-89 | ≥50 | 70-79 | 78
2012-2013 | 81 | ≥50 | 75-79 | 80-84 | ≥50 | 70-79 | 83
2011-2012 | 79 | ≥50 | 80-84 | 75-79 | <50 | 70-79 | 79
2010-2011 | 82 | 60-79 | 75-79 | 85-89 | ≥50 | N/A | 83

## Student enrollment[edit]

Year[12] | Enrollment  | Year-to-year change (%)

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2018-2019 | 9,592 | -1.1
2017-2018 | 9,695 | 0.6
2016-2017 | 9,634 | 2.1
2015-2016 | 9,435 | 1.6
2014-2015 | 9,283 | -0.9
2013-2014 | 9,364 | 0.7
2012-2013 | 9,297 | 1.2
2011-2012 | 9,184 | 2.5
2010-2011 | 8,959 | 1.2
2009-2010 | 8,851 | 4.1
2008-2009 | 8,504 | 0.3
2007-2008 | 8,481 | -0.6
2006-2007 | 8,533 | -0.2
2005-2006 | 8,551 | 0.5
2004-2005 | 8,508 | 0.4
2003-2004 | 8,475 | -1.3
2002-2003 | 8,589 | -0.9
2001-2002 | 8,671 | 0.4
2000-2001 | 8,639 | 2.0
1999-2000 | 8,468 | 0.4
1998-1999 | 8,437 | 0.7
1997-1998 | 8,381 | 0.1
1996-1997 | 8,370 | 0.2
1995-1996 | 8,353 | 0.9
1994-1995 | 8,279 | 3.5
1993-1994 | 7,996 | 3.6
1992-1993 | 7,716 | 4.5
1991-1992 | 7,383 | 6.5
1990-1991 | 6,933 | 0.6
1989-1990 | 6,893 | -1.0
1988-1989 | 6,964 | -0.1
1987-1988 | 6,972 | 1.0
1986-1987 | 6,903 | \-

## About the district[edit]

Widefield School District 3 is located in El Paso County, Colorado.

Widefield School District 3 is located in El Paso County, Colorado. It is classified as a large suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 9,592 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 16 schools.[13]

During the 2018-2019 school year, 43.1% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and 1.4% were English language learners.[14][15]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019

Race  | Widefield School District 3 (%)  | Colorado K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7 | 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.4 | 3.2
Black | 9.1 | 4.5
Hispanic | 29.0 | 33.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1.4 | 0.3
Two or More Races | 10.3 | 4.4
White | 48.2 | 53.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Contact information[edit]

Widefield School District 3
1820 Main St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
Phone: 719-391-3000

## See also[edit]

Colorado | School Board Elections | News and Analysis

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* List of school districts in Colorado
* Public education in Colorado

* Colorado school board elections, 2022

* Analysis of spending in America's largest school districts
* United States school shootings, 1990-present

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Widefield School District 3
* Colorado Association of School Boards
* Colorado Department of Education

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Widefield School District 3, "Board Appoints New Superintendent," accessed April 23, 2021
2. ↑ The Colorado Springs Gazette, "Campbell to be superintendent in Widefield in July," August 28, 2013
3. ↑ Widefield School District 3, "Board of Education/Policies," accessed April 23, 2021
4. ↑ LexisNexis: Colorado Legal Resources, "C.R.S. 22-31-104," accessed April 9, 2021
5. ↑ Google Drive, "Widefield School District 3 Policies: BEDH - Public Participation at School Board Meetings," accessed April 23, 2021
6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
7. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
8. ↑ Google Drive, "Widefield School District 3 Teacher & Other Non-Administrative Licensed Personnel Salary," accessed April 23, 2021
9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
12. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
13. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
14. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
15. ↑ The 2018-2019 NCES Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey did not include data for the number of students in this district who had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

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