Dear Moffat County School District community,

We're back at it for 2025! It's a great time of year to be in our schools.

As we move through the second semester, our teaching staffs and curriculum department are hard at work preparing students for some critical assessments that are on the near horizon. MAP testing takes place in late January, and CMAS testing—the latter a huge contributor to the district's own "report card"—comes in the spring. These opportunities to measure our teaching and our students' learning to this point in the year are not the only determiners of our success, but they are very important pieces of that puzzle. It's so important to have children in school and ready to succeed.

This period of time after the holiday break is a great chance for a reset and a return to our "why." We are here as a district to educate and inspire students to thrive in an environment of change. We remain true to that through hard, focused work, through passionate growth in all phases of our efforts, and through keeping our eyes on our purpose. I'm grateful for our teachers and staff who strive daily to ensure we are succeeding in this mission.

We’re working hard for our students in other ways, including moving in the direction of unified mental health support. We have some wonderful counselors in the district, and soon, we plan to have a more cohesive system to support their dedicated service. This will create more opportunities for connection and compassion for students who need it most. Our primary purpose is instruction and academics, but it’s not easy to learn and achieve when something is amiss in regard to your mental health. We’re working to improve and expand these already-excellent services for our kids.

Communication remains a focused priority of mine, and we’re proud of the ongoing work and progress in that arena. Establishing and maximizing tools that help us collaborate with and be transparent for parents and the community are essential, and we continue to work hard in the district to improve the outcomes there. Hearing from you is critical, too, and we hope two-way communication grows in the district.

We know that taking care of precious taxpayer dollars is also absolutely crucial, and we’re working very hard to get our financials in better and better shape. We cherish the funding we receive, and though turnover at critical positions has at times made this difficult, we’re on track for an increasingly clear picture of our finances in the near future so that we can invest wisely in our students and their teachers.

I hope you’ll keep partnering with us and letting us know what’s working and what you need. I have the highest of expectations for this district, and I’m grateful to share that vision with wonderful leaders and an incredible community. In Moffat County schools, we look to a bright future for education in this district and for your child. We’ve got lots of work to do, but I know we’re on our way.

Gratefully,

Dr. Mathew Neal,

Superintendent of Schools

Moffat County School District