Hello and welcome! My name is Debi Parks and I have taught 1st and 2nd grades for the past 26 years in The Deer Valley Unified School District, 20 of those years I have taught the gifted cluster in 2nd grade. I started my teaching career right here at Las Brisas!  I taught at Las Brisas for 10 years, Sunset Ridge for 1 year, Desert Mountain for 7 years and I worked as an Academic Facilitator supporting teachers for 1 year. I was honored with the distinction of Deer Valley Teacher Of The Year in 2013-2014. It is a real pleasure to be back home at Las Brisas and a part of such a wonderful learning community!

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree and teaching credentials with an early childhood emphasis from Arizona State University and my Masters in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University. I am endorsed as a Reading Specialist, in Early Childhood, and SEI along with gifted education endorsement. I devote my studies to gifted education with the belief of trying to meet the needs of each learner. I truly believe that every child is gifted - in different ways on different days!

I've been married for 46 years to Rob. He has recently retired from Rob's Creative Woodworks, a custom cabinetry business he owned for 40 years. We have 2 grown sons, Sean and Kevin and I am blessed with 2 great daughter-in-laws, Stephanie and Carrie. I have a fabulous grandson named Matthew who will be 12 years old and is in the 6th grade Renaissance Program here at Las Brisas! We also have another beautiful grandson named Shane who is 4 years old and will be attending the Renaissance Preschool Program here at Las Brisas as well. We have 2 lovely  granddaughters, Ashlynn 20, and Izzi 17, a senior at Boulder Creek High School.  

My most treasured time is spending time with family, friends, and especially my grandchildren. Teaching is my passion and I LOVE coming to school each day to a classroom full of eager (and energetic) learners!