The Deer Valley Unified School District Executive Management Team has identified a set of guiding principles to assist in making decisions about the budget. Among these are to preserve student-teacher ratio and making reductions as far from the classroom as possible.

Guiding Principles

• The primary focus of the organization is service to students.
• Resources should be targeted toward Strategic Plan goals.
• Maintaining student-teacher ratios shall be a priority.
• All staff contributes to the objectives of the organization.
• Preserving jobs is a priority.