{"id":112495,"date":"2015-05-13T19:23:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T01:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/hufman-accepts-principal-job\/"},"modified":"2015-05-13T19:23:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T01:23:03","slug":"hufman-accepts-principal-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/hufman-accepts-principal-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Hufman accepts principal job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Jenifer Hufman, of northern Colorado, has verbally accepted the principal position for Dolores middle and high schools.<\/p>\n

Hufman is from the Oak Springs\/Steamboat area, where she is the principal at Soroco High School. She has 22 years experience in education, a teaching degree from Adams State, and two school-age children.<\/p>\n

She also has a strong background career technology eduction and special education.<\/p>\n

Hufman said she is very community-minded, and likes to get to know her students, recognizing their lives on and off campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t spend a lot of time in the office, because there are no kids there,\u201d she says. \u201cI love school sporting events, and will wave to my students in the grocery store and talk with them and their parents at the county fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hufman prefers small communities over larger cities, and realizes that though data and testing are important, the numbers don\u2019t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are great things happening in small communities across the nation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Hufman\u2019s enthusiasm and experience won her the job, said Superintendant Scott Cooper.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has several years of administration experience, including four years as principal and curriculum director,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cShe is a strong instructional leader who loves working with teachers and is passionate about educating kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

While compassionate, she\u2019s also tough-minded.<\/p>\n

\u201cI keep in contact with parents early when there is a problem so it is easier to solve,\u201d she said. \u201cKids do not get to disrupt the classroom. I solve problems, not just penalize.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding lagging test scores for math, Hufman said Dolores\u2019 struggles are not unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about teaching kids to be problem-solvers,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m a data junkie, so I know how to target students who need intervention. You have to have realistic expectations and understand progress takes time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hufman grew up in a rural area and was active in Future Farmers of America. She\u2019s also a rabid basketball fan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cheer a lot, and love to take stats,\u201d she said. \u201cI enjoy going to school games and events.\u201d<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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