A principal has been named and construction is well underway on Deer Valley Unified School District’s newest elementary school located north of Happy Valley at 21st Avenue in the new Union Park development.
Masonry walls are going vertical on the first classroom building. Stem walls have been set and grouted on three other buildings. Work is progressing towards the opening day in August 2020.
Tricia Graham, current DVUSD Principal at Canyon Springs STEM Academy, was recently named the principal of the new school, temporarily being called Elementary #31.
“I am honored to be the very first principal at DVUSD Elementary #31. I am also excited to hire amazing staff who will nurture, cultivate, and shape our school community into a family where students, parents, and staff alike love to teach, learn, and work in partnership towards an extraordinary education for our students,” said Graham.
In addition to hiring teachers and staff in the coming months, Graham will coordinate the selection process to determine a name, colors, and mascot for the school.
The school will feature a Spanish Immersion curriculum for students. “I look forward to building an amazing Spanish Immersion school from the ground up, literally and figuratively, together with Union Park and the surrounding community,” Graham added.
The District provides updates about the school and links to construction photos at www.dvusd.org/elementary31
