Dr. Finch catches up with Boulder Creek High School AP history teacher Ryan Donovan on being recently named a Top 50 trailblazing teacher in the country. And we get to know Gavilan Peak School principal Kelly Zywczyk, who is now leading her community's school.

Dr. Finch discusses the long range planning for DVUSD, with an eye on 2035 in 2025. Learn why DVUSD is balancing resources now instead of a few years from now when new communities near the TSMC chip plant open to residents.

Get the facts on DVUSD's long range planning at DVUSD.org/boundaries.

Dr. Finch sits down with three new DVUSD principals who are not new to the Deer Valley district! Get to know Sunrise Elementary principal Michelle Martelli, Esperanza Elementary principal Amber Landis, and Manager of Aspire, Chelsey Laningham.

With the annual CTE Career Expo coming up on October 20 at the Innovation Center, Dr. Finch learns more about CTE opportunities for high school students in accounting, media production, and law & public safety.

You can learn more about DVUSD CTE programs at DVUSD.org/cte.

When a student picks up a tray of food at the school cafeteria, that meal didn't just magically appear from a microwave oven. It takes months of planning for menus, ingredients, and storage to make school breakfast and lunch happen every day for 180 days a school year!

Dr. Finch sits down with Joan Chiarello, the Director of DVUSD's Food & Nutrition department to learn more about how meals go from "farm to table" nearly 22,000 times a day and almost 4 million times a year in DVUSD schools.

Dr. Finch meets the new principal at Desert Sky Middle School, and a new assistant principal and athletic director at Barry Goldwater High School.

Dr. Finch introduces us to Dr. Janet Gilbert, a "new" principal who is back in the principal's office at Constitution Elementary School after a year of working for the district's PLC program.

And how do we keep all of the classrooms cool and comfortable in these hot summer months? Jeremy Bushong from the DVUSD facilities team shares the high-tech secrets and simple habits to making the school campus feel just right.

Dr. Finch speaks with the two DVUSD rookies of the year for the 2024-25 school year: Austyn Lucero-Storlid and Dawson Caldwell. While each teacher has a unique path to the head of the classroom, they had the same inspirations to set them on their path.

Dr. Finch learns more about the DVUSD Mandarin Immersion program from a student, teacher, and a national champion speaker all in the program's Gavilan Peak/Boulder Creek track. You'll see how language immersion can open doors in the classroom and in a student's everyday life.