Parent Update September 2025
If your child receives free & reduced meals and you have not yet renewed your application for the 2025-26 school year, your application will expire Thursday, September 11, 2025. To avoid any lapse in meal and other benefits, such as reduced academic and athletic fees as well as possible SUNBucks benefits, please submit a meal application online at EZMEALAPP.com by September 11.
Questions can be directed to Lisa Romberg (Lisa.Romberg@dvusd.org), Food and Nutrition Specialist at 623-445-5166.
As more students bike, scooter, and walk to school, we want to partner with families to make every trip to and from school as safe as possible. Please take a moment to remind your child about these key safety habits:
Helmet use saves lives. A properly fitted helmet greatly reduces the risk of serious injury.
Use crosswalks the right way. Wait for crossing signals where available, walk bikes and scooters across, and make eye contact with drivers before entering the roadway.
Ride with traffic, not against it. When using bike lanes, students should always ride in the same direction as traffic to stay visible and predictable to drivers.
Stay alert and aware. Earbuds and phones should be put away during travel so students can hear traffic, crossing guard directions, and the sounds around them.
When a threat is reported, our district uses the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) process. This research-based approach helps us assess the seriousness of a threat, support students in need, and take appropriate action to ensure the safety of our school community. The CSTAG model emphasizes early intervention, problem-solving, and keeping our campuses safe while helping students make better choices.
Together, by promoting safe routes to school and safe choices online, we can keep our students protected, aware, and ready to learn.
Deer Valley Unified School District is pleased to announce the return of DVUSD’s graduation ceremonies to State Farm Stadium for the Class of 2026. The stadium is located at 1 Cardinals Dr. in Glendale.
This year, all graduation ceremonies will take place on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
The schedule of the day is as follows:
Sandra Day O'Connor High School: 8:00 am
Deer Valley High School: 11:00 am
Boulder Creek High School: 1:30 pm
Mountain Ridge High School: 4:30 pm
Barry Goldwater High School: 7:30 pm
DVUSD is also excited to share the news that Aspire- Deer Valley's Online Academy will host their graduation on Friday, May 15, at 6 p.m. at the Barry Goldwater High School auditorium
Details regarding parking and other information will be available soon. For the latest announcements and up-to-date information on graduation, visit: www.dvusd.org/graduation
We look forward to honoring the Class of 2026 and helping families celebrate this momentous achievement in their educational journey at DVUSD together!
The DVUSD Override, as well as a District land sale, will be placed on the upcoming mail-in ballot on Nov. 4!
We know that every DVUSD family wants to provide the best educational opportunities for their students. By casting your vote, you are letting your voice be heard on these matters!
Last mail-in election, only 9% of eligible parents turned out to vote! We encourage all parents living within the DVUSD boundaries to participate in this year's election, as these matters will directly impact your student(s).
Arizona historically ranks 49th or 50th in per-pupil spending. Overrides help school districts overcome chronic under-funding to support their students and staff.
This additional amount provides local support for instructional programs deemed important by the community. See the graph below, created by the Arizona Auditor General, explaining exactly how DVUSD's funds were spent. Of the district funds, 72.5% went directly into the classroom, with the remaining 27.5% used toward programs that support students, including transportation and food services.
The District land sale must also be voter-approved. This land sale involves approximately 19 acres of land northwest of Happy Valley Road and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. The land was originally donated by a developer and is currently unusable for DVUSD due to a lack of road access to the land.
Proceeds from the sale have limited uses, but can be applied toward items such as facilities, technology, transportation, and other infrastructure needs that benefit students.
