Altar Valley Elementary School District

Message from Our Superintendent

Superintendent Message

April 19, 2021

Dear Altar Valley Community:

Many schools across the country have implemented a four-day school week as a cost saving measure, to retain highly qualified staff, and to increase valued family time. Altar Valley School District would like to know your thoughts on the implementation of a four-day school week for the 2021-2022 school year. To get your input, we invite you to complete the survey located on our website at www.altarvalleyschools.org and/or attend one of the upcoming meetings to get more information.

Upcoming Meetings:

April 29, 2021 at 3:00 pm, Virtual meeting– please visit our website for more information
May 12, 2021 at 5:00 pm, Altar Valley Middle School Professional Development Room

Below are a few details on the proposed 4-day school week plan:

School Days - Monday-Thursday; No school on Friday
School Hours
- Robles Elementary: 8:45 am -3:45 pm *
- Altar Valley Middle School: 7:30 am -2:45 pm *

*Please note: Robles and AVMS will change start times.

Community School - A Community School option would be provided on two or three Friday’s a month from 8:45am – 1:45pm for Tutoring, Re-teaching, Enrichment, Accelerated learning, and Training (TREAT) for interested students in grades PK-8th Grade. Transportation and meals will be provided. Please note: one Friday each month will be designated for staff development and no community school will be provided.

Working together we can continue to offer a safe learning environment in AVSD schools as we return to full-time, in-person learning. Please contact your child's teacher, principal, or me, at ddumon@avsd.org or 520 822 1484 for more information.

Sincerely,

Dr. David Dumon

Dr. David Dumon
Superintendent
Altar Valley School District

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Meet Our Superintendent

Dr. David P. Dumon began his career in 1995 as a social studies teacher at Alhambra School District in Phoenix. In 2000, Dr. Dumon became an assistant principal at Surprise Elementary in Dysart Unified School District (DUSD). Dr. Dumon spent the next 14 years of his career in DUSD, most of which was as the principal at Surprise Elementary, a K–8 school with an enrollment of approximately 900. When Dr. Dumon became principal of Surprise Elementary in 2002, the school had an under-performing label. Under his leadership, Surprise Elementary achieved a Performing Plus label in his last three years as principal. These achievements were recognized in 2012 when Dr. Dumon was selected for the Arizona School Administrator, Distinguished Administrator Award – Elementary Division and honored as a finalist for the Rodel Exemplary Principal Award.

As superintendent of Altar Valley, Dr. Dumon has focused on ensuring schools run efficiently, that resources are allocated appropriately, and that they are focusing on what is best for kids. Dr. Dumon is committed to maintaining small class sizes and offering free full-day pre-school and kindergarten. Additionally, in 2015-2016, Dr. Dumon, with the support of the governing board, developed a new salary schedule for teachers, making starting teacher salaries among the highest in Pima County.

Dr. Dumon is a three-time graduate of Arizona State University where he received his bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees. He lives in Tucson with his wife, daughter, and dogs.