Altar Valley Elementary School District

Superintendent Message

Build, Grow, Flourish, & Succeed at AVSD!

December 2021

Dear Altar Valley Families,

With one month left in 2021 I want to say thank you one more time to all of our Altar Valley families for their continued support throughout this school year. I am proud of all our families, students, and staff on how we continue to work together during these challenging times to Build, Grow, Flourish, and Succeed!

As we plan for the 2022–2023 school year one of our ongoing challenges is the need for bus drivers. This is a nationwide problem that has affected Altar Valley. We are always looking for substitute teachers and currently we have some paraprofessional openings but most importantly at this time we are in need of bus drivers. If you have any interest or know of someone, please apply or encourage others to apply today at:

Altar Valley Schools - How to Apply

One of our commitments for the New Year is to continue to honor the passing of the 2019 Maintenance and Operations Override and our commitment to free athletics. Supporting our middle school sports is a priority and we are planning to contract with a transportation company to ensure that our middle school students can travel to their sports away games.

May this last month of the year bring you all great happiness. I wish you all the best this Holiday Season!

Sincerely,

Dr. David Dumon

Dr. David Dumon
Superintendent
Altar Valley School District
ddumon@avsd.org
(520) 822-1484

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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.

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