HOFFMAN
Starting in August, North Union Educator Vickie Hoffman will take over leading Triad Local Schools.
The Triad School Board unanimously voted at a special meeting Saturday to hire Hoffman as the district’s superintendent. Her starting date is Aug. 1.
She will replace Chris Piper, who resigned recently to take a superintendent position at Troy City Schools. His last day at Triad will be July 31.
Hoffman was hired on a three-year contract, earning $105,000 annually, ending in July of 2021.
According to a release written by Triad School Board President Chris Millice, Hoffman is coming from the North Union district, where she has accumulated 23 years of public education experience. She is currently serving as Chief Academic Officer at North Union.
Hoffman said she applied for the position because she saw great things happening at Triad. She commended Piper’s work at the district, and said she’d like to continue it.
“It was something that I felt would be a good match for me,” she said.
She described her role as Chief Academic Officer at North Union as dealing with, “anything that has to do with student learning.” This includes review of the district’s curriculum and, “supporting staff so they’re all individually growing.”
She said her role at North Union essentially gives her experience doing many tasks that will be expected of her when she comes to Triad.
Previously, Hoffman was an assistant principal, then principal, of North Union Elementary School.
Hoffman received her Bachelor’s of arts degree from Wright State University, Master’s of education degree from Ashland University and is in the process of earning a Ph.D. in education and superintendent license from the University of Dayton.
“It was Ms. Hoffman’s curriculum and professional strengths as well as her enthusiasm and work ethic that made her stand out in the interview process,” according to a press release.
The release states board members only received “outstanding” recommendations when asking about Hoffman’s leadership abilities.
Hoffman said the first year of her new role at the district will be spent building relationships.
“I plan to spend a lot of time in classrooms getting to know teachers,” she said.
She doesn’t have any immediate plans for large, sweeping changes, and said she wants to focus on nurturing a collaborative environment at Triad.
The move, Hoffman said, is bittersweet. She said she’s been at North Union for a long time. While she’s excited to open up a new chapter in her life, she said leaving a place that has allowed her to grow will be difficult.
“It’s a little sad to leave the people you’ve been working with,” she said.
She said she’s certain “great things” will continue to happen at North Union.
The release continued with, “the Board of Education looks forward to working with Ms. Hoffman and seeing our district continue to move toward achieving all of our educational goals.”