Debbie Duty Deery is a graduate of Montana State University. She began her career as a primary grade teacher in Havre, Montana. During that time she developed and implemented a full day kindergarten for at-risk children. In 1991 she was chosen as Montana Teacher of the Year and served on the Governor’s Task Force on Education. Becoming a Principal in 1991, she was also responsible for Title IX and Multi-age Programs for the Havre School District. Debbie has been a principal in Billings, Montana Public Schools and in 2000 relocated to Reno, Nevada. As a Principal in Washoe County Public Schools in Reno, her school has gone from a Title school labeled in need of improvement, to a Nationally Distinguished Title School. Debbie was the recipient of the Nevada Commissioner on Governor’s Committee on Educational Excellence award in 2007.
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