Schools

DVUSD Superintendent Curtis Finch recently released his 2018 State of the District, citing accomplishments and goals. See selected highlights plus the full statement.

The only new Deer Valley Unified School District board member was one of three who voted to build the new K-8 school in Norterra. Prior to the vote, In&Out Publications asked her about her priorities.

When In&Out asked then-candidate Kathy Hoffman what was the biggest challenge facing Arizona schools, she said: “Due to our teacher shortage, large class sizes and under-qualified teachers shortchange our children’s future.” Now that voters have put her in charge, we posed some new questions.

Despite opinions from some residents that Deer Valley Unified School District needs another high school in the growing I-17 corridor from Happy Valley to Dove Valley Road, district officials say there’s no need yet.

The new facility will house the Anthem charter school’s middle and high school on land recently acquired near the post office north of Outlets at Anthem.

All DVUSD elementary schools will be open Thursday, Jan. 31 between 5:30–7 p.m. Visit classrooms, meet teachers, learn about the program and register for the 2019-20 school year.

A decision on whether to build another Norterra-area school may be determined Tuesday night, as the Deer Valley Unified School District Board is set to discuss and likely vote on a land-exchange agreement with USAA, developer of Union Park at Norterra’s master-planned community.

A handful of North Phoenix high school students scored better than 99 percent of students nationally on the ACT, a standardized exam used for college admissions.