August 09, 2022

I'm excited to begin my tenure as Superintendent of Farmington Schools. As our students return to the classroom, I want everyone to be excited and ready for the new school year. 

Together we'll continue to make our schools places where every student feels safe, valued, and held to high expectations, where our families want to send their children knowing they'll be safe and expected to become future leaders of our community.

Because we believe teachers collaborating around learning and results is critical to student success, we are providing teachers with dedicated time for student-focused professional learning communities, or PLCs, during Monday early release. Go to our website to see our full calendar and more information.

What does more dedicated time mean? It means all teachers will be supported and monitored by their principals as they identify priorities in learning, design instruction, analyze student work, respond to student needs for remediation and enrichment, and reflect on effective teaching. 

By strengthening PLC practices with time, support, and clear expectations, FMS intends to improve student growth and academic achievement outcomes.

In my previous role, I regularly visited with and listened to teachers, staff, parents, students, and community members. I will continue to do that. You will see me regularly in our schools and at many of the events and celebrations at Farmington Schools. I want your thoughts on how we can improve our school culture and systems. So, make sure you let me know how we are doing when you see me. 

Thank you in advance for your partnership and support, and I look forward to working with you to reach these goals and making FMS a source of pride for our entire city, county, and state.

Have a great school year!

Cody Diehl

Superintendent of Farmington Municipal Schools