
August 1, 2025
We recently received news from the Arizona Educational Foundation that TWO Vail teachers made it to the Top 10 for Arizona Teacher of the Year earning the right to be candidates f...

August 11, 2025
Mica Mountain High School launched an exciting new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Aviation Program this year! Students will dive into projects like building windmills, using...

August 11, 2025
Vail’s Special Education Department recently launched a new program called THRIVE (Transition from High school to Real world Independence through Vocational Education). This new p...

May 20, 2025
Kindergartners across the district dream of one day being a celebrity back at their own schools… twelve years later… at one of Vail’s most treasured traditions - senior parades. V...

May 6, 2025
In mid April we held an appreciation breakfast for the many volunteers across the district who help mentor, coach, and read to our students. Nearly 200 students are served by thes...

May 6, 2025
When our sports teams win state championships, we celebrate big. The All State Music Festival is like a sports state championship for our talented musicians. This year, Vail had F...

April 25, 2025
Congratulations to Amy De La O, Mica Mountain Culinary Teacher, for being selected as the 2025 ACTEAZ (Association for Career and Technical Education Arizona) CTE Teacher of the Y...

March 13, 2025
The Vail School District invites public review of the proposed Tier Two High School Drug Prevention Program, which aligns with our commitment to supporting student health and well...

February 27, 2025
We are proud to announce that two of our schools applied for the Arizona Educational Foundation A+ School of Excellence Award and have earned the distinction! Vail celebrates a t...

January 22, 2025
Vail Pride Day (VPD) is a culmination of celebrating our students, our community, and our culture! We hope you can join us this year to be a part of Vail Pride Day and make this a...

January 14, 2025
The Vail School District believes in providing parents with a choice of the high school that their children attend. We have created six unique high schools from which you can choo...

November 27, 2024
Vail again has FOUR of the nine finalists for the University of Arizona High School Amazing Teacher of the Year! A huge congratulations goes out to: Justin Villard - Engineer...

November 27, 2024
The Vail School District invites public review of the proposed Tier One High School Drug Prevention Program, which aligns with our commitment to supporting student health and well...

August 19, 2024
On May 2, 2024, we broke ground on our 22nd school, Saguaro Creek K-8! The school is set to open July 2025. To learn more about the school go HERE .

July 5, 2024
We are looking for staff and community members to mentor middle and high school students in the Vail School District!! Our mentoring program, Check & Connect, is available at eigh...

April 29, 2024
We are excited to have officially launched a Student Ridership System (SRS), which now allows the Transportation Department to more effectively perform the task of tracking stu...

April 3, 2024
The Vail School District welcomes you to an award winning school district of choice! Vail has been recognized locally, statewide, nationally, and even internationally for its outs...

March 7, 2024
Start your child's educational journey in an award-winning Vail School District preschool today. We have 12 preschools across the school district where children are immersed in ...

January 19, 2024
Vail Pride Day (VPD) is a culmination of celebrating our students, our community, and our culture! We hope you can join us this year to be a part of the 25th Annual Vail Pride Day...

January 27, 2023
Vail is announcing a new Spanish language immersion program at Cottonwood Elementary School for the 2023/2024 school year.
Since 2014, Mesquite Elementary School has opera...