Category: Widefield Administration

The following speech was delivered by Dustin Flesher to the school board during the public comments section of the board meeting on May 7th, 2026. Greetings to the board. Greetings to the administration. And happy almost-summer to everyone. My name is Dustin Flesher, and I’m the president of the Widefield Education Association. Tonight I will… Read more

General Fund Expenditure Comparison — FY2025 Twelve Colorado school districts · year ended June 30, 2025 · actual amounts · sorted by Instr + SS + IS % (high to low). Instr is the Instructional expenditures. SS is the Student services expenditures. IS is the Instructional Staff expenditures. These are standard accounting categories for school districts, as mandated by Colorado… Read more

Widefield Education Association · CORA Request · 2025–2026 Six-Year Trend Analysis · School Years 2020–21 through 2025–26 (Mid-Year) Executive Summary Serious Disciplinary Actions Are Escalating in Both Departments. This analysis examines disciplinary trends for Widefield School District 3’s Custodial and Security departments across six school years, from 2020–21 through the first half of 2025–26. The… Read more

Over the past four fiscal years, Widefield School District experienced sustained revenue growth of 21.1% — an increase of $22 million that should have flowed primarily to the classroom. Instead, the evidence shows that overhead categories have grown nearly twice as fast as instruction, raising urgent questions about where the district’s priorities truly lie. +21.1%… Read more

While attending Widefield’s February 6th All In: Learning Together – WSD3 Secondary PD Conference at Widefield High School, I noticed that very few people wore the district’s “All In” t-shirts that were so present during the district kick-off event in August. The word had gone out, at least in some schools, to fly those colors… Read more