About the Scottsdale Unified School District

  • Located northeast of metropolitan Phoenix, the District serves the educational needs of students and families of 22,000 students across 29 campuses. Approximately 240,476 people reside within its boundaries. The District’s award-winning academic, arts and athletic programs draw students from Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Tempe and Scottsdale. A highly experienced, professionally certified teaching staff fosters a diverse and rigorous educational environment to develop the potential in every individual learner. Offering gifted learning, special education, career and technical education, and a variety of athletics, arts and enrichment programs and clubs, SUSD provides the rich environment today’s students need to explore their interests, develop important social skills and grow into tomorrow’s leaders. For more information, visit www.susd.org and follow along on social media: Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, Nextdoor, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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  • SUSD Drive-and-Sign Bus Driver Recruitment Event Coming Up May 20th

    SUSD Drive-and-Sign Bus Driver Recruitment Event Coming Up May 20th

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 12, 2023) – Sixty-three bus routes. Fifty-four bus drivers. Nearly 5,000 riders a day. More than 4,000 miles driven daily, Monday through Friday. Field trips. After-school athletics.
    For the 2023-2024 school year, Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is looking to bolster its Transportation ranks with more bus drivers, bus aides and mechanics, and it starts with an event May 20, during which you can find out what it’s like to drive an 84-passenger school bus.

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  • “Surprise!” Pueblo ES Students, Staff Celebrate Principal’s National School Leadership Award

    “Surprise!” Pueblo ES Students, Staff Celebrate Principal’s National School Leadership Award

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (April 26, 2023) – She thought it was a bit odd that last week’s monthly meeting of Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) elementary school principals was being moved from the district office to her school. But Pueblo Elementary School Principal Shelley Hummon welcomed the opportunity to show her peers the progress on the “new” Pueblo campus that is under construction and will open this fall. She wasn’t prepared for the real reason the meeting was moved: to accommodate a surprise celebration of Hummon’s selection as a 2023 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Distinguished Principal (NDP).

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  • MEDIA ADVISORY: Scottsdale Family ArtsFest Friday, March 24 & Saturday, March 25, 2023

    MEDIA ADVISORY: Scottsdale Family ArtsFest Friday, March 24 & Saturday, March 25, 2023

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Mar. 23, 2023) Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong is a free, two-day festival of creativity that includes performances, interactive demonstrations, creative interventions, and culinary delights from local food trucks throughout the SkySong campus.

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  • Anasazi Accreditation Completes SUSD’s K-12 IB Continuum

    Anasazi Accreditation Completes SUSD’s K-12 IB Continuum

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (February 15, 2023) – Four years ago, Anasazi Elementary School undertook the arduous process of transforming itself into an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) school. That journey is now complete, and Anasazi is officially an IB World School, certified by the globally respected academic organization.

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  • Saguaro High School Names Zak Hill as New Head Football Coach

    Saguaro High School Names Zak Hill as New Head Football Coach

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (January 17, 2023) – Saguaro High School is excited to introduce Zak Hill as its next head football coach, succeeding Jason Mohns. Hill comes to Saguaro with tremendous coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels.

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