Superintendent's Office
Matthew Cortez
Superintendent of Schools
1458 5th Street
Muskegon, MI 49441
231-720-2004
Welcome to the 2026-27 school year, Big Red Nation! With the start of a new school year and entering the second year of our transformation to a community focus college and career partnership, we are realigning our district to its vision and mission for ALL students to find their own unique pathways into their promising futures.
We are also introducing the values that we use to guide our processes as we move toward our vision and mission.
Innovation: We embrace creative solutions and challenge the status quo to incrementally improve learning and operations over time.
Embracing All: We create a welcoming environment where ALL feel safe, valued, and have the support needed to access opportunities and achieve success.
Trustworthiness: We act with honesty, transparency, and high ethical standards while demonstrating ownership and responsibility for achieving results, both as an individual and as part of a team.
Teamwork: We work together effectively across teams, departments, and with the community to achieve shared goals through honest, timely, and two-way dialogue among all stakeholders.
Student-Centeredness: We place the needs and success of students at the heart of every decision.
With our district living into these values, mission, and vision, we are setting the example and expectation for our students, staff, and community of what is at the heart of being a Big Red. We bring to life the real possibilities for our students to live into their own aspiration or dreams to find a life pathway that is directly suited to them individually.
Our focus this year as a staff is Belonging: You Belong; I Belong; We Belong. Please join all of us in celebrating, supporting, and increasing the Belonging for all students, staff, and community members. This can be done through participation, volunteering, and attending events. We look forward to seeing all of you through this year and hope for your continued health and prosperity.
To the Class of 2027, I look forward to greeting you on the stage, May 26, 2027!
Let's go BIG REDS!
Educationally Yours,
Matthew T. Cortez
Superintendent
