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Welcome to Palm Springs Unified!

The Palm Springs Unified School District is proud to be one of the finest of California’s school districts. A team of over 2,000 outstanding employees is providing a quality education to students in Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Sky Valley, and Thousand Palms some of the fastest growing regions in California.

Currently, PSUSD has sixteen elementary schools, five middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, two continuation high schools, alternative education programs, HeadStart/state preschools, full-day HeadStart programs and childcare programs. In striving to meet the needs of a diverse student body, the district provides a wide array of programs, including special education, instruction for English Learners, Tech Prep, athletics, advanced placement, Title I, Career Technical Education (CTE) career pathways and California Partnership Academies (CPA), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) a 24/7 laptop program, and many other services.

At Palm Springs Unified Schools, we are dedicated to reaching our mission: Students will graduate prepared and motivated to succeed in their choice of career and higher education and to contribute to the common good. We strongly believe that we must work in partnership with the students, parents and community to achieve this mission. After looking into our District, you will understand why we are proud to be members of PSUSD.

Interim Superintendent of Schools

Phone: (760) 883-2701

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Tony Signoret

Tonatiuh (Tony) R. Signoret, Ed.D. earned his master’s degree in educational administration from Chapman University in 1996, and his doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne in 2011. He began his career at Palm Springs USD in 1992, as a bilingual teacher at Agua Caliente Elementary School. Over the next nineteen years, he was promoted to Site Coordinator at the elementary level, Assistant Principal, and later, Principal at the elementary and secondary levels. In July 2011, Dr. Signoret was appointed as the Director of Certificated Human Resources.  Four years later he was selected to serve as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in Desert Sands Unified School District. In November 2017, he returned to Palm Springs USD as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. In his role as the Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Signoret has been a member of the Executive Cabinet and has been instrumental in all district-wide decision-making processes. He was recently recognized as the ACSA Region XIX Personnel/Human Resources Administrator of the year.

Dr. Signoret has been responsible for all personnel-related services for Palm Springs Unified, including approximately 22,000 students, 1,300 certificated employees, 1250 classified employees, and 160 management employees.

He is the lead negotiator for both certificated and classified contract negotiations, oversees the Risk Management department (employee benefit programs, worker compensation, employer liability insurance), and carries out personnel procedures relative to candidate recruitment, diversity goals, the application process, eligibility, interview procedures, and appointments for certificated, classified and management vacancies.

A long-time resident of Palm Springs, Dr. Signoret and his family have been an integral part of the community for decades.

Dr. Signoret’s accomplishments are extensive. He is a knowledgeable, skillful, and experienced leader. His wisdom and fairness have allowed him to maintain the relationships, the high standard of student and employee conduct, and ultimately the respect of many.