Hello and welcome! My name is Debi Parks and I have taught 1st and 2nd grades for the past 24 years in The Deer Valley Unified School District. 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. 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 43 years to Rob. He owns Rob's Creative Woodworks, a custom cabinetry business. 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 9 years old on March 1st and is in 3rd grade here at Las Brisas! We also have another beautiful grandson named Shane who will be 2 in January! We have 2 lovely adopted granddaughters, Ashlynn 19, and Isabella (Izzi) 14.  

My most treasured time is spending time with family, friends, and especially my grandchildren when I am not teaching and trying to make a difference in the lives of my students. Teaching is my passion and I LOVE coming to school each day to a classroom full of eager (and energetic) learners!