Q&A: DVUSD School Board Candidates Discuss Challenges
A pair of four-year-term seats are up for general election on the DVUSD board of directors. In&Out Publications asked each candidate to briefly answer three questions.
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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.
Q&A: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidates on Arizona Schools’ Challenges
At a controversial time in Arizona education, two candidates vie to be the new superintendent. In&Out Publications asked each to briefly answer questions about funding, teacher pay, charter schools and vouchers.
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Hear From DVUSD Governing Board Candidates in Tuesday Forum
A pair of four-year-term seats on the Governing Board of Deer Valley Unified School District are up for election on the five-member board in November. In a candidate forum Tuesday, Oct. 2, the candidates will answer questions submitted by parents, teachers, students and others in the community.
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School Enrollment Spikes & Dips
Enrollment at schools in NoPho, the I-17 corridor from Norterra to New River, rose just 1 percent overall this year compared to last, but several saw significant change, as expected trends in population shifts played out and most charter schools and the lone private school expanded.
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Stepping Stones Charter School Expanding
With enrollment at its maximum, Stepping Stones Academy, on 7th Street east of Tramonto, is adding six additional classrooms and a high-school sized gymnasium.
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DVUSD Book Club Mails Free Books to Pre-K Kids
Deer Valley Unified School District’s new Big Kid Book Club is giving away books to any kid age 3 to 5 who is not yet enrolled in kindergarten. Find out how to sign your kid up.
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Submit Your Questions to 6 DVUSD Governing Board Candidates
A pair of four-year-term seats on the Governing Board of Deer Valley Unified School District are up for election in November. A Candidate Forum will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2. In advance of the forum, you can submit questions. Deadline to submit questions is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21.
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DVUSD Extends Contract of Superintendent Finch
At its Aug. 28 meeting, the DVUSD Governing Board voted 5-0 to extend the contract of Superintendent Curtis Finch through June 30, 2022.
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Sonoran Foothills School’s New Principal Remembers His Own Week of Detention
Dennis Chartier remembers the fetal pigs episode that sent him to the principals office in high school. Now he’s the principal at Sonoran Foothills School.
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New River Elementary’s New Principal is a Lifelong DVUSDer
Courtney Fredlund went to DVUSD schools, then volunteered, interned, and became a classroom teacher. Now she’s the principal at New River Elementary.
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Sunset Ridge School’s New Principal Was Born to Do This
Cassie Hauck was born to parents who were teachers, and she remembers helping her mom set up the classroom each summer. Now she’s the principal at Sunset Ridge School.
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