The Brief
- A Valley superintendent announced his resignation March 10 following a heated, four-hour board meeting regarding the district’s long-term growth.
- A failed 2-2 vote to adjust school boundaries and manage overcrowding caused by the TSMC plant expansion led to the surprise decision and a deadlocked board.
- The effective date of the resignation and the district’s specific plan for leadership succession remain unknown.
DEER VALLEY, Ariz. – The superintendent of the Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD) announced his intent to resign Tuesday night during a heated school board meeting focused on the district’s long-term growth.
What we know:
Dr. Curtis Finch, who has led Arizona’s fifth-largest school district for nearly a decade, made the surprise announcement at the conclusion of a four-hour meeting. The announcement followed a failed vote to adjust boundaries for the 2026-27 school year intended to manage a looming population surge in the North Valley.…