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![Post-Earthquake and Tsunami Alert: Safety Debrief for Del Norte Families. Click to learn more.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733524760/dnusdorg/ccsldbyk9j0hbkejk2ht/DNUSDPostEarthquakeSafetyDebrief.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733524760/dnusdorg/ccsldbyk9j0hbkejk2ht/DNUSDPostEarthquakeSafetyDebrief.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733524760/dnusdorg/ccsldbyk9j0hbkejk2ht/DNUSDPostEarthquakeSafetyDebrief.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733524760/dnusdorg/ccsldbyk9j0hbkejk2ht/DNUSDPostEarthquakeSafetyDebrief.png","width":1080}])
![Tsunami Warning Lifted. Click for more information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733429433/dnusdorg/oray4p2rrln2ixabuizp/Earthquakeupdate3.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733429433/dnusdorg/oray4p2rrln2ixabuizp/Earthquakeupdate3.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733429433/dnusdorg/oray4p2rrln2ixabuizp/Earthquakeupdate3.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733429433/dnusdorg/oray4p2rrln2ixabuizp/Earthquakeupdate3.png","width":1080}])
![Earthquake Update. Click for more information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733425718/dnusdorg/rh9hakyku3blcgmfz4v2/Earthquakeupdate.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733425718/dnusdorg/rh9hakyku3blcgmfz4v2/Earthquakeupdate.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733425718/dnusdorg/rh9hakyku3blcgmfz4v2/Earthquakeupdate.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733425718/dnusdorg/rh9hakyku3blcgmfz4v2/Earthquakeupdate.png","width":1080}])
![Student incident at Bess Maxwell Elementary. Click for more information.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733271951/dnusdorg/wlsdxl55drzovs13iehh/IncidentatBessMaxwell.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733271951/dnusdorg/wlsdxl55drzovs13iehh/IncidentatBessMaxwell.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733271951/dnusdorg/wlsdxl55drzovs13iehh/IncidentatBessMaxwell.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733271951/dnusdorg/wlsdxl55drzovs13iehh/IncidentatBessMaxwell.png","width":1080}])
Please take time to read our Post-Earthquake and Tsunami Alert: Safety Debrief for Del Norte Families. Click to for more.
Tsunami Warning Lifted
Earthquake and Tsunami Information Update
Headlines & Features
Join us for a day dedicated to empowering families with resources and tools to support their children’s success. Click to learn more
Bess Maxwell and Mary Peacock Elementary Schools have received the coveted Silver Implementation Award from CA PBIS! Click here to learn more.
Bess Maxwell celebrates their students and staff awarding them with gifts and awards. Click here to view more images!
Learn more about Proposition 28 funding and how our district plans to enhance art education in our schools.
![Building Bridges Family Summit flyer. Click to learn more about this event.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732732385/dnusdorg/u4hmy9evskim88y4vsuq/BuildingBridges.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732732385/dnusdorg/u4hmy9evskim88y4vsuq/BuildingBridges.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732732385/dnusdorg/u4hmy9evskim88y4vsuq/BuildingBridges.jpg","width":737}])
![California PBIS Recognition for Bess Maxwell and Pine Grove. Click for more information.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725401053/dnusdorg/dftwhew03pimpbuyyh0t/CAPBISRecognition2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725401053/dnusdorg/dftwhew03pimpbuyyh0t/CAPBISRecognition2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725401053/dnusdorg/dftwhew03pimpbuyyh0t/CAPBISRecognition2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725401053/dnusdorg/dftwhew03pimpbuyyh0t/CAPBISRecognition2.png","width":1080}])
![BM Awards Assembly Click here for more information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717178959/dnusdorg/c48czyzkrahstnxkk8g9/BMStaffRecognitionandAwardsAssembly.jpg","width":2048}])
![Proposition 28 story. Picture of students engaging in various performing arts. click for more information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714493047/dnusdorg/y3cxwn3jkpnyoz44qb4p/Prop28FundingStoryPic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714493047/dnusdorg/y3cxwn3jkpnyoz44qb4p/Prop28FundingStoryPic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714493047/dnusdorg/y3cxwn3jkpnyoz44qb4p/Prop28FundingStoryPic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714493047/dnusdorg/y3cxwn3jkpnyoz44qb4p/Prop28FundingStoryPic.png","width":1080}])
Mission & Philosophy
Equipping Students for Success
DNUSD is dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment where each student is provided with high-quality instruction that meets them where they are and leads them to content mastery in each grade level. In addition, students benefit from access to counselors and other programs that coach them in life skills, high school and college readiness, and career awareness. To these ends, students will be offered meaningful learning experiences to enable them to access and critically analyze information, pose substantive questions, to communicate and collaborate effectively, and to build lasting and profound connections to the community.