I would like to congratulate Valerie Dehombreux for seven wonderful years serving as our principal of McDowell Mountain Elementary School in our Fountain Hills School District! Ms. Dehombreux (or âMs. D,â as the students and teachers affectionately call her), you will be dearly missed and we deeply thank you for your service.
Ms. D had huge shoes to fill when she started serving as principal after Ms. Joanne Meehanâs 30 wonderful years of service at our elementary school. Ms. D came in with a tremendous attitude and enhanced our school in many ways. She added a new data-driven approach and provided tremendous metrics. One of her most outstanding commitments was working tirelessly for McDowell Mountain to receive the coveted âA+ ratingâ two years ago. This makes a huge difference to parents when deciding which school their young children should attend.