
Attached is Desert Willow's calendar for the month of September. Information about next week’s Reading For Education fundraiser will be posted later this week 📖 🏫 📆


Hey, Diamondbacks! We are now accepting candy donations for our October Trunk or Treat event here at Desert Willow. Any donations can be dropped off in our front office. THANK YOU in advance! 🍬 👻 😃 🎃


This Wednesday and Thursday (the 28th and 29th), Desert Willow will be on Half Day Schedule for Parent Teacher Conferences. Students will be dismissed at 11:35am both days.


Next Wednesday and Thursday (the 28th and 29th), Desert Willow will be on Half Day Schedule for Parent Teacher Conferences. Students will be dismissed at 11:35am both days.


Hey, Diamondbacks!
Next week is our first School Spirit Week of the year! Look over the flyer below to see how to dress up for each day! 🎉 🥳


The Scholastic Book Fair is coming back to Desert Willow!! From August 26th-29th, come explore our school library to see all of what Scholastic has to offer! 📚 🤓 ✏️
Scan the QR code on the flyer to preview this year’s book selections.


Attn: KUSD Families and Community,
Kingman Unified School District is experiencing a district-wide outage that affects incoming and outgoing phone calls.
Frontier is currently working to fix this issue as soon as possible.
If you need to contact your student's school please use the following emails below and someone from the school will email you back as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Little Explorers - le@kusd.org
Mt. Tipton - mttp@kusd.org
Manzanita - manz@kusd.org
Hualapai - hual@kusd.org
Cerbat - cbte@kusd.org
Desert Willow - dwes@kusd.org
Black Mountain - bms@kusd.org
White Cliffs - wcms@kusd.org
Kingman Middle - kms@kusd.org
KOLA - kola612@kusd.org
Lee Williams - lwhs@kusd.org
Kingman High - khs@kusd.org


Desert Willow is implementing the ‘Meet the Masters’ art program this year for the very first time! We are looking for Desert Willow parent-volunteers who would be interested in teaching art lessons inside classrooms for our Kindergarten through 5th grade students.
If you are a parent/volunteer and are interested in volunteering your time to teach this program, please email our instructional coach team (minunez@kusd.org or bgutierrez@kusd.org) and we will be able to provide you with more info!


Hey, Diamondbacks!
Here is Desert Willow's calendar for the upcoming month of August. Included on this calendar are the dates for:
• i-Ready Diagnostic 1 Testing (July 30th - August 1st)
• Our first School Spirit Week (August 26th - 29th)
• Our Scholastic Book Fair (August 26th - August 29th)
• Parent Teacher Conferences (August 28th & 29th)


Desert Willow's iReady Diagnostic Testing for students will begin tomorrow (July 30th) and run through the end of the week! This diagnostic test is a great opportunity for students to showcase their strengths going into the new school year. We believe in our students!


Update: Route 10 was able to get through traffic and will only be a few mins late.
Attn Parents:
7/25/24 @ 4:10pm: Bus Route 10 is running 30-45 mins late due to being stuck in traffic. This will affect the last two stops at Fort Beale and Betty and Kingman Station Apartments. If you have any questions about this please call our Transportation Dept. at 928-753-5928


School is starting soon! The 2024-2025 School Year will start on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. 🍎🎒
We are so excited to welcome our staff, students and families back!


Hi KUSD Families,
We have great news!
Kingman Unified School District #20 will be offering healthy meals to all students at no cost every school day in the 2024-25 school year! 🎉
Your child(ren) will receive free breakfast and lunch meals every school day without having to pay a fee or submit a household application. Your child(ren)’s school is approved to operate Community Eligibility Provision. No further action is required of you.
☎️ If you have other questions or need help, please call our Food Service Manager Tonya Green, at 928-753-6190 x2301 or email tgreen@kusd.org



Hi KUSD Families,
The Bus Routes for the upcoming 2024-25 school year have been published on our website!
To view them, simply follow the provided link:
https://www.kusd.org/page/bus-schedules
Please note that bus schedules are continually being adjusted by the Transportation Department based on enrollment and student's needs, which may not be reflected in the documents provided on this page.
If you have any questions or if a bus is late, please contact the Transportation Department at 928-753-5928 between the hours of 4:00am -7:00pm. For after hours please call 760-608-9119.


Welcome back, Diamondbacks! Bring the whole family and come meet your new teacher for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet the Teacher Night will be held at Desert Willow on Monday, July 15th from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. Hope to see you there :)


Hey, Diamondbacks! Hope you are enjoying your last few days of summer break — we are so excited to have you all back! Take a look at our July calendar of back to school information and events!


Catch up with the latest student stories, events, and news updates. It's everything Kingman USD #20, in your pocket. If you haven't already, download the app!
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Save the date! Our Kindergarten Graduation is right around the corner. Come join us at Desert Willow Elementary on May 16th at 1:00pm to celebrate our Kindergarten students and all the hard work they've put in to make it to this point!


We are loving our new app! Access documents, news updates, and even emergency notifications, right from your pocket.
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Our amazing 2nd grade teachers are hosting their Parent University tonight at Desert Willow @ 5:30PM in room 304. All 2nd grade students and their families are invited! Be prepared to learn some fun writing strategies/activities!
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