Hart district officials held a special meeting Tuesday to appoint a new chief financial officer to oversee the finances for the Santa Clarita Valley’s junior high and high school district.<br /><br />Erin Lilllibridge is expected to replace Sue Hoerber, who retired at the end of November, a Hart district official said Tuesday.<br /><br />The meeting took place at 7:30 a.m. at the Hart district office on 21515 Center Pointe Parkway, according to the district agenda online.<br /><br />Lillebridge, who previously worked for the Nuview Union School District in Riverside, is from the Santa Clarita Valley and a Hart High graduate, said Hart district board President Steve Sturgeon.<br /><br />“(Lilllibridge) comes with a fairly broad experience base,” Sturgeon said, “beginning with the state level, where she worked with the state board of education, and subsequently with the Riverside County Board of Education.”<br /><br />The Nuview Union School District has more than 2,700 students in two K-5 schools, one 6-8 middle school and one charter high school.<br /><br />The search was published on the school’s website, and a number of applicants were interviewed, Sturgeon said.<br /><br />A panel of administrators and staff conducted an interview that included simulating challenges for the applicants to see how they would respond.<br /><br />Lilllibridge was previously chief business official for Nuview Union School District, a kindergarten to 12th grade district headquartered in Nuevo.<br /><br />She is married to Santa Clarita Assistant City Manager Frank Oviedo.<br /><br />The appointment isn’t expected to be effective until Jan. 6, and the contract is expected to be approved at a Jan. 22 meeting, Sturgeon said.<br /><br />Hoerber’s skill made her an asset for the district that will be hard to replace, Sturgeon said.<br /><br />The William S. Hart Union High School District oversees approximately 22,000 students at all of the Santa Clarita Valley's junior highs and high schools.<br /><br />“(Hoerber) had 28 wonderful years with the Hart district,” Sturgeon said. “It’s going to be a challenge, there’s a lot of institutional knowledge that left the building.”<br /><br />However the board is optimistic about her replacement, who they hope will be around for a while.<br /><br />“She seems quite capable and I’m quite confident she’ll do a good job for us,” Sturgeon said.