New Valley teachers preparing for a school year of firsts Students are not the only ones wrapping up their first week back to school, new teachers are also on campus getting ready for a year of firsts. and last updated 2021-07-23 20:15:10-04 SURPRISE, AZ â Students are not the only ones wrapping up their first week back to school, new teachers are also on campus getting ready for a year of firsts. A half-dozen new teachers learned the Canyon Ridge Elementary campus on Wednesday, ahead of their first official day of classes on August 3. "Last year we did all of our training virtually because of the circumstances, so this year we just really made sure that the in-person training that we're providing had that personal touch," said Adriel Grieshaber, Dysart Unified School District's literacy coordinator.