Dawn Koberstein proudly joined the dedicated mountain lion pack of Mesquite Elementary July of 2014 where staff are committed to providing an educational environment where ALL students achieve academic excellence, strong interpersonal skills, self-esteem, and physical growth/development. At Mesquite, we develop the WHOLE child! We offer full day Building Blocks preschool (4 yrs old) and the Amanecer preschool, full-day kindergarten, gifted program and we are a community school. We also host the Performance Academy program. Mesquite Elementary has strong educational and service learning partnerships with Gilbert High School, CGCC/NAU Teacher Prep, First Things First and local businesses. Mesquite is proud to be a FUTP60 (NFL Fuel Up To Play 60) School valuing the need for students to be active to be healthy. Mesquite offers a variety of clubs for students to be involved, i.e.: STEM Club, Oceanography Club, Mesquite Theater, FUTP60 Club, MOVERS Club, NEHS and more! Mesquite prides itself as a safe, “joyful”, supportive, inclusive, best place to work and learn, which provides for ALL children an exceptional educational experience! Students tackle new situations with Grit & Grace. Shared decision making of staff, students and parents are focused around Rigor, Relevance and Relationships!