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Superintendent details summer work, bond progress and staffing as schools reopen
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Hill told the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 board that phase 1 of the 2024 bond delivered nearly $29 million in work, highlighted extensive summer maintenance and operations efforts, and reported strong hiring outcomes with 107 new-to-district hires and about 430 substitutes, while preliminary enrollment is down roughly 291 students year-over-year.
Superintendent Doctor Hill gave a broad report on district activity preparing for the 2025–26 school year, saying central-office teams, operations, maintenance and school staff completed extensive work over the summer to support school reopenings and bond projects.
Hill said the district completed nearly $29,000,000 of work under phase 1 of the 2024 bond and that planning for phase 2 will move forward next summer. He credited the community for passing the bond and said projects ranged from classroom additions to security upgrades and other capital improvements.
On operations, Hill cited 3,267 completed work orders this summer, with 84% closed within six days, custodial…
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