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Del Valle ISD Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez has accepted a position with the Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston and will leave the district on November 6.
![A group of ten educators and healthcare professionals posing for a picture in front of a banner that reads "There's no place like Dell Seton" inside a hospital building.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1791383928/dvisdnet/jdpin9wz5bce8nl94wh3/IMG_81433.jpg","width":2200}])
The joint initiative, formally announced on September 18, 2026, aims to broaden access and specialized support for transition-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through the partnership, eligible students in both Central Texas school districts participate in a year-long, immersive workplace internship within Ascension Seton’s flagship teaching hospital
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Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal. Raul Rendon (Class of ’03) is stepping into a new role this fall as Del Valle ISD’s new Electrical CTE Teacher.
![A group of young women and one young man in white tops and long red or black skirts pose in a dance studio with mirrors and a door in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790265976/dvisdnet/alacxhoxpcxad9goy2ds/IMG_2958.jpg","width":2200}])
Music, colorful skirts and plenty of energy are once again filling the practice space as Ballet Folklórico makes its return.After about three years without an official group, the program is coming back largely because students refused to let the tradition disappear.
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Del Valle Independent School District has been named a recipient of the 2025–26 Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) District of Distinction Award, one of the highest honors a school district can receive for excellence in visual arts education.
![Judge Raúl Arturo González and State Rep. Lulu Flores speak to seated middle school students in a school library.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790013209/dvisdnet/b2hkkialka62fsukxomt/IMG_2815.jpg","width":2200}])
Eighth-grade students at Del Valle ISD are being invited to participate in the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin’s Draylen Mason Essay Competition.
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From sitting in a Del Valle High School classroom to running her own, DVHS alum Jessica Suarez Ruiz (Class of '19) has officially come full circle, returning to her alma mater as our newest Hospitality teacher.
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Del Valle ISD is excited to announce that two school leaders in our district have been accepted into prestigious programs to help advance their leadership skills.
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Del Valle ISD elementary school students were surprised on Friday with free school supply kits that include all the materials they’ll need to have an awesome start to the school year.