School Awards
Our Most Recent Awards
![MUSD Named Best Place to Work, Best Community Leader!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711579289/maranausdorg/gpgdd2e3m25bkibgbvgo/BONWebThumbnail325x355_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711579289/maranausdorg/gpgdd2e3m25bkibgbvgo/BONWebThumbnail325x355_1.jpg","width":325}])
Marana USD has several winners in the Best of the Northwest contest! Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a third year in a row, we have many schools, teachers, and leaders to celebrate!
![MUSD Named Best Place to Work Four Years in a Row!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742394995/maranausdorg/u1fwvuiymefn542pd20d/MUSDBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742394995/maranausdorg/u1fwvuiymefn542pd20d/MUSDBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":300}])
MUSD Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a fourth year in a row in the 2025 Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest competition! Plus Best School, Best Principal, Best Teacher and Best Mascot!
![DMK8 Achieves Level 2 HRS Certification!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731621223/maranausdorg/ymjjzhwrnhdja4b2avwc/DMK8-hrs-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731621223/maranausdorg/ymjjzhwrnhdja4b2avwc/DMK8-hrs-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Dove Mountain K-8 School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom.
![MUSD Celebrates 10 Schools: PBISAZ Level 4 Award!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725400307/maranausdorg/fozhfaydjutypeitwab5/AZPBISlevel4300x300.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725400307/maranausdorg/fozhfaydjutypeitwab5/AZPBISlevel4300x300.png","width":300}])
Congratulations to these ten schools for their hard work instilling and sustaining Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students!
![Marana Schools: AZ PBIS Model Schools!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702165356/maranausdorg/jsjgsgurujdiexgwfu8p/ModelSchools325x3551.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702165356/maranausdorg/jsjgsgurujdiexgwfu8p/ModelSchools325x3551.jpg","width":325}])
Seven MUSD Schools were recognized by PBIS AZ for their hard work implementing PBIS practices in their schools, with Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary and MCAT High School also receiving the Model School Award!
![Dove Mtn K-8 Earns Level 1 High Reliability Certification]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722445329/maranausdorg/hoc1fobg6qoafkewv6gx/DMK8PrideBadge.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722445329/maranausdorg/hoc1fobg6qoafkewv6gx/DMK8PrideBadge.jpg","width":300}])
Level 1 certification as a High Reliability School means that we have created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
An Award Winning School!
The following is a list of awards earned by our school, staff, and school academic and athletic programs:
2024
- State Letter Grade of "A"
- Level 2 High Reliabilty Certification
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"
- PBIS Level 4 Award
- Summer Success Program: Award of Excellence
2023
- Level 1 High Reliabilility Certification
- Level 4 PBISAZ Award
- "A" Letter Grade
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"
2022
- Mrs. Andrea Velazco (2nd Grade) Tucson Values Teachers Excellence Award
- DMK8 Students earned 35 SARSEF Awards at Fair
- Mr. Scafede honored as mid-career/Veteran teachers for Excellence and Resiliency in Math Teaching
- Three DMK8 Teachers namedASU ASAP STEM Fellows
- PBISAZ Award Winning School
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"
2021
- Shelly Wermuth (7th Grade/STEM Elective Teacher) Tucson Values Teachers Excellence Award
- PBISAZ Award
- DMK8 Soccer Team Wins NW League Championship
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"