Classes began in October 1912 with 19 deaf students on a converted residence on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson.
The first principal was Henry C. White, appointed by Arizona's first governor, George W. P.
She is the first deaf and visually impaired Superintendent in ASDB's 104 year old history.
[citation needed] Due to the certification requirements for faculty, in 2017 the school system had a lack of teachers and it was making efforts to recruit more.
[4] On a December 1, 2016, visit of Paul Boyer to PDSD, students expressed that they wanted a dormitory.