My name is Norma Derby and I have been an educator for 26 years, the last 7 years of which have been as the proud principal of MASSA. I am honored to accept the position of Executive Principal of AMS-Prince and AMS-MASSA for the '23-'24 school year. I graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, where I began my career as a Special Education teacher. I received my master’s degree in Educational Leadership in 2014 from Northern Arizona University.
I am a wife to my husband, William, of 19 years and a mother of three: a 24-year-old son, an 19-year-old daughter, and a 9-year-old son. I love to spend time with my family, travel, cook my favorite childhood recipes for the holidays and play with my Aussie-doodle, Penny.