Schools That Make the Grade
See the seven DVUSD schools in NoPho that received the A+ School of Excellence rating in recent years, and learn what the ratings are all about.
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Schools
Here you’ll find the latest news and information on private, public and charter schools in North Phoenix, including the Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD). See also our Guide to NoPho Schools, including enrollment data and a performance comparison.
Deadline is Aug. 8 for DVUSD School Board Candidacy
A pair of four-year-term seats—those held by Kimberly Fisher and Ann O’Brien—are up for election on the five-member board.
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New High School Option for North Valley
A new public high school opens this fall in North Phoenix as Caurus Academy, an established K-8 charter school, launches grades 9 and 10 when school resumes Aug. 7.
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DVUSD Faces Over- and Under-Capacity Issues
When classes start Aug. 7, enrollment will range from less than 50 percent in some schools to over capacity in others. Find out why, and what might be done.
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Giant BCHS Mural Getting Facelift
When the giant mural of Boulder Creek High School’s mascot was dedicated on March 30, 2010, there was talk that the paint would last 50 years. But after eight years, it’s getting a much-needed facelift.
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DVUSD Crossing Guard Indicted on Child Sex Charges
A woman who worked briefly as a crossing guard at a Deer Valley Unified School District school and another person were indicted by a state grand jury on charges related to sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in Coconino and Yavapai counties, the Arizona Attorney General announced today.
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Housing Explosion Prompts Creative DVUSD School Solution
To accommodate new students expected in the fast-growing area between Happy Valley and Dove Valley roads, Deer Valley Unified School District is considering a land exchange with USAA for a new school in the company’s Union Park at Norterra planned community.
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Why Not Bus Kids or Close Small Schools?
Nine of 12 elementary schools in the North Valley, including those in Anthem, are projected to be below capacity over the next five years. But closing schools, even one with few students, means battling against parents’ emotions and the desire for kids to attend a school close to home.
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DVUSD: No Makeup Days Needed
Parents and students who worried school might extend to Saturdays and even beyond Memorial Day will find relief in a decision today: No extra days will be added to school schedules to make up for the five days missed during the educator walkout. There will be some additional hours, however.
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DVUSD Schools Reopen Friday, May 4
Following the passage of an education funding bill early this morning and a mid-day announcement by #RedForEd leaders that teachers would return to class Friday, DVUSD announced it would reopen. Questions remain, however, about makeup days.
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Governor Signs Education Funding Bill, Teachers to Return to Class
#RedForEd leaders announced that teachers will go back to the classrooms Friday after legislation passed to increase teacher salaries and other education funding. Now parents wait to hear if DVUSD schools will in fact open Friday how makeup days will be handled.
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