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Vote TODAY! Help MUSD retain the title of Best Place to Work! Celebrate your favorite school, teacher, and/or principal by voting in the Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest contest!
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Find your career at Marana Schools! MUSD is hosting a Job Fair on Saturday, Feb 1 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Mountain View High School Library. Numerous support staff and certified/exempt positions across MUSD schools and the District are being filled.
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MUSD’s Marana Cares Mobile food bus will be on the streets again during the upcoming 2024 Winter Break serving FREE, nutritious and delicious meals to ALL children.
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MUSD is one of the 60 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) chosen to participate in the 2024-2025 Energy Champions Leading the Advancement of Sustainable Schools program.
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Cultural Event Night brought families together for a hands-on journey into the art of painting and etching horse hair ornaments.
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The renewal of the existing override allows us to continue to offer full-day kindergarten, elementary and secondary school electives, access to counselors, and protect class sizes. The approved increase of approximately $5 million will be used for people, specifically to increase teacher and support staff salaries and wages.
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A generous $33,000 donation from the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene will help provide nutritious snacks to students identified as chronically hungry through the district’s Power Pack Program.
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MUSD celebrates Substitute Educator Appreciation Day on November 22. Thank you to all of our substitute teachers at MUSD who support Marana Schools and our students!
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MUSD is proud to announce Lindsey Lara, pre-K teacher at Play & Learn PAL Preschool, and Danielle Schroeder, teacher at Mountain View High School, were named Raytheon Leader in Education Award winners!
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MUSD Student and Family Services hosted a successful Winter Warm Up event, providing jackets, winter clothing and blankets to more than 230 people.
Upcoming Events
for applications received by December 15, 2024
all day
SCHOOLS CLOSED
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SCHOOLS CLOSED
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Dove Mountain CSTEM K-8 5650 W. Moore Road MaranaAZ85658
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Marana Middle School 11285 W. Grier Rd. Marana, AZ
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Twin Peaks K-8 School 7995 W. Twin Peaks Rd. Tucson, AZ
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Tortolita Middle School 4101 W. Hardy Rd. Tucson, AZ
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All Elementary Schools (Excludes K-8)
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Tortolita Middle School 4101 W. Hardy Rd. Tucson, AZ
Highlights
PAL is an inclusive preschool program providing the highest quality education during the school year to children with identified learning challenges and their non-disabled peers, three years of age until eligible for Kindergarten.
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PAL is an inclusive preschool program providing the highest quality education during the school year to children with identified learning challenges and their non-disabled peers, three years of age until eligible for Kindergarten.
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Students enjoy a safe and nurturing environment, small class size, and personalized attention from certified teachers and highly trained educational assistants.
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I am honored to be a part of the Marana community. It is a community I truly love and I enjoy being able to serve and support the teachers, staff, and students. I am incredibly excited to be a part of PAL!
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PAL implements a Positive Behavior Support System in which consistency of behavior will be expected throughout all parts of the school community.
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Our valued staff and educators have voted Marana Unified School District as the "Best Place to Work" for three consecutive years in Explorer News' annual 2022, 2023 & 2024 Best of the Northwest competition!