Desert Willow Elementary School

Hello Families! Have you heard about all the cool projects and events that our PTA has coordinated? Read all about our PTA and the ways that they support Desert Willow in the Apri...

Vail is excited to share the newest feature of the Vail School District App - up-to-date breakfast and lunch menus! If you haven’t had the opportunity to download the app, head ...

The PTA will be presenting a Family Prom on Friday from 6-8pm at Empire High School! The theme is "Under the Sea" and you can dance the night away with your family and friends! Ti...

Our spring break begins Monday, March 7. Our office will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:00am-2:30pm during the first week of break, and by appointment only the second week...

State Testing for 3rd-5th graders begins March 31st for 5th grade, and then continues once a week for the month of April. Please visit our All About AASA State Testing Page for c...

Desert Willow Yearbooks are now on sale! You can pre-order and pay online or print and complete the attached order form.

School will be closed February 24th and 25th for Rodeo Break. Our front office will also be closed. We hope you enjoy the days off!

Vail Pride Day will be Saturday, February 19 from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Pima County Fairgrounds. View the activities in our virtual handbook here!

Dear Parents, As per VUSD’s mission statement, we exist to ". . . provide parents with safe and nurturing school communities where their children can obtain a quality education....

January 28, 2022 We are quickly approaching the time for Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences! As in previous years, Spring conferences are for those students whose parent or tea...

Kindergarten Enrollment In order to register as a kindergarten student, your child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2022. Step 1: March 3 Walk-thru enrollment ...

This is a friendly reminder that Wednesday, January 26th is a 1/2 day and dismissal is at noon. Please contact the front office at 520-879-2302 if you need to make any changes to ...

Our Science and Engineering Showcase will be February 10th! We are in search of judges to help determine the class and individual winners. Judging will be 2/10 from 9:30am-11:00am...

On Monday, January 17th, school will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our front office will be closed. School will resume Tuesday, January 18th.

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If you have a child in the Vail School District and would like to transfer to another school outside of your attendance boundary or your family resides in a neighborhood outside o...

Friday, December 17th is a half day and dismissal is at noon. If you need to make any changes to your child's routine transportation please notify the front office by calling 520-...

Sick of rushing your kids to the bus stop or standing outside in the heat waiting? You no longer have to guess where your child's bus is because you can now track it at your fin...

Next Monday, December 13 the orders from the Holiday Cheer Catalog will arrive at Desert Willow! Orders small enough to fit in backpacks will be sent home with students, but if yo...

The Computer Science Advisory Team is super excited to host a Virtual Hour of Code for all students in the Vail School District. During the week of December 6-10, they hope that e...