District 11 announces interim superintendent

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Monday night, District 11 announced a new acting superintendent. This comes after the district parted ways with Superintendent Dr. Michael Thomas.

Last week, the district confirmed a "mutual separation" with Thomas effective March 2, 2022.

Following his departure, the District 11 Board of Education appointed administrator Daniel Hoff as Acting Superintendent.

Now, the district announced Dr. Nicholas Gledich will step in as acting/interim superintendent on March 8, 2022.

According to the board, Gledich is the former superintendent of D11 and served nine years in the district before his retirement in 2018.

The district said the search process is still ongoing and no specific candidates have been identified or recruited yet.