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oaching football is a passion — and something he plans to keep doing in retirement — so it only figures that Mike Moss took a team approach during his career as a teacher. During 12 years as a resource teacher at Indian Hills Middle, that team included Coach Moss, the District’s Special Education Department, school administrators, parents, and the most important members: students. They were all in it together. “The legacy I hope that I leave is that, ‘Mr. Moss cared about my kid, we had an open line of communication, and that he was there for me.’ ” Moss’s 31-year career began in California. Two decades later, he decided to try a new adventure — teach and coach in Utah. He was already familiar with the state, having worked basketball camps at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. Moss was pointed in Alta’s direction, and he ended up assisting Les Hamilton’s football teams for 12 years while teaching special ed at the Hawks’ feeder school. “It’s been a good run,” he says. “It’s a great place to live. It’s a great district to be in. The people are really friendly.” CSD’s customer service priority aligned with Moss’s team approach. He was so devoted to his students that he called all 40 special-education kids on his caseload during the COVID-19 shutdown. He simply wanted to let them know they weren’t alone, that their feelings of frustration and stress were valid, and that he had an open ear and was there for them. They were all on the same team, after all.