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The Deer Valley Unified School District is large. It covers 367 square miles and serves portions of the cities of Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Anthem, New River, and Cave Creek, as well as unincorporated areas of Maricopa County in the northwestern portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area. DVUSD educates students from Preschool through 12th grade. Currently, nearly 34,000 students are enrolled in the district in 15 K-6 schools, 17 K-8 schools, three middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative campus. In addition, more than 1,200 preschool students are enrolled in 19 typical preschool sites and over 20 developmental preschool sites for preschoolers with special needs. Additionally, DVUSD provides before-school and after-school programs through its Community Education department. The district also offers online learning program courses and evening high school courses for students who need alternative schedules.

The Student Services Department in DVUSD provides support and services to approximately 4,000 students identified with special education needs and an additional 1,000 students with 504 accommodations. The district provides instruction in elementary schools for students with gifted abilities and also has two programs housed on campuses that serve students with highly gifted abilities. DVUSD employs 35 school psychologists. Other staff members working in the Student Support Services department include speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, adaptive P.E teachers, special education teachers, audiologists, teachers of the hearing impaired, teachers of the visually impaired, and paraprofessionals.

Deer Valley Unified School District provides a wide variety of educationally-based services to diverse populations. Trainees will receive a broad experience with diverse populations. In addition, the internship program at DVUSD values staff diversity and strongly encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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