Desert Sky will be accepting parental requests for teachers and teaching teams for the 2012-2013 school year during the period of May 16th-25th. Please note the following with regard to parental requests for teachers:

Requests must be made in writing to the Assistant to the Principal, Shannon Woolridge.  This can be done by dropping off a written request in the Desert Sky front office or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  In addition to stating which placement you would like us to consider for your child, your request should also include your child's name, current grade, and current teacher.

Please be aware that we will do our best to accommodate all requests.  However, we also believe that it is best common practice to balance our classrooms and teams with regard to class size, ELP students, special education students, high achievers, low achievers, gender, behavior, etc.  Therefore, parents are highly encouraged to also indicate a second choice in case we are unable to honor your first choice.

Requests are not granted on a first come first serve basis, so it does not matter when you send it in as long as it is during the designated dates listed above.

If you choose not to make a request, we will place your child with the teachers and team that we feel is best suited for your child and aids us in forming balanced classrooms or teams.

2012-2013 Teacher/Team List

Textbook check-in is fast approaching.  If your student has lost one of his/her textbooks, Mrs. Koenig has researched various options to help you with the cost.  Please click on the link to be forwarded to her blog:

Mrs. Koenig's blog

This year’s 8th grade promotion ceremony will be held on Friday, May 25th at 10:30am in the Desert Sky Gymnasium. We look forward to seeing you in attendance to help honor our 11th class of promoting 8th graders!