NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
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.
Two organizations in the North Valley have stepped up to offer free daycare for DVUSD parents on Thursday, April 26, the planned #RedForEd walkout day. If your non-profit is offering significant space free or at low cost on that day in NoPho—the I-17 corridor from Norterra to New River, including Anthem, Tramonto, Sonoran Foothills and Norterra—let us know so we can add you to the list.
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Deer Valley Unified School District administrators decided Friday evening to cancel school for Thursday, April 26, the day educators around the state say they’ll walk out if their demands for increased education funding aren’t met.
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Public school employees across Arizona voted in favor of a walkout over pay for teachers and support staff and funding for education in general. With more than 57,000 votes, 78 percent said yes to a walkout, organizers announced Thursday night.
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A common misconception about the statewide #RedForEd movement is that it’s just about teacher pay. In fact, educators are fighting to raise salaries for vital support staff, too, and to increase funding for school supplies and equipment. Learn all the details about Arizona education funding cuts, why educators are voting this week on a possible walkout, and why research shows how important it all is.
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Boulder Creek High School’s choir Department brought home major honors in its first attempt at the Burroughs Music Showcase in Burbank, California. BCHS came close to sweeping the competition in the concert choir division and earned a special acknowledgement for “best vocal sound” for the men of the Bel Canto Honor Choir.
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As Arizona teachers stage walk-ins and threaten potential walkouts to bargain for higher pay, Deer Valley Unified School District Superintendent Curtis Finch argued today that his district and other Arizona public schools face additional funding challenges beyond the need for higher salaries.
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Teachers and staff at several DVUSD schools staged walk-ins today to raise awareness for how much they typically do outside the classroom, and to prepare for a broader statewide walk-in next week protesting low teacher pay and school funding.
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Students in Grades 3 – 8 take the AzMERIT assessment in English language arts and mathematics at their grade level. Students in Grades 4, 8, and high school will take the AIMS Science test.
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Thirty-three teachers recently received Impact Grants to be used for special school projects. The teachers come from Barry Goldwater and Sandra Day O’Connor high schools, as well as Sonoran Foothills School and multiple Anthem elementary schools and others in the Deer Valley Unified School District.
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Some students at two Deer Valley Unified School District high schools plan to hold an in-school memorial and demonstration Wednesday, March 14, in support of a nationwide student demonstration against gun violence in schools and in memory of the victims of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Feb. 14.
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In fall 2017, Caurus Academy opened its new middle school in Anthem Commerce Park, in the former digs of North Valley Christian Academy. Now, the charter school plans to grow again―into its high school.
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