Scott Guttentag — known as Dos Pueblos High School’s “Mr. DP” and “Scotty G” for 36 years — has already found a new position helping students.

Guttentag announced last month that he would start a new role as a paraeducator at Peabody Charter School after ending his decades-long career at Dos Pueblos.

He started just two weeks after leaving Dos Pueblos, he told Noozhawk.

Guttentag said that after he left Dos Pueblos, he knew he was not ready to retire and was already looking for new opportunities.

“There was really no reason I was leaving except that it was time to start kind of slowing down, but not stopping work,” Guttentag said.

Guttentag was Dos Pueblos’ activities director and counselor, where he was in charge of organizing events and supporting students.

He announced his retirement early in the 2025-26 school year and officially left in July. The high school celebrated him by announcing a new senior award: the Scotty G Spirit Award.

The school also surprised Guttentag by naming the Greek Theater the Scott Guttentag Greek Theater until June 2027. A sign with his name was added to the building in May.  

Even though he loved his job, he said he knew he needed a position that did not require late nights or weekends. He was offered a reduced role at DPHS, but he knew he would struggle not to fall into old habits.

Guttentag said he applied to other schools in the area, but Peabody showed the most interest.

Peabody’s principal, Demian Barnett, said the school is grateful Guttentag was interested in becoming a member of the faculty.

Barnett said he knew that Guttentag was looking for something new and still wanted to help educate students.

“I think that Scott is such a pillar in the educational community, and we felt so blessed that he wanted… (a) change,” Barnett said.

Barnett said he already knew of Guttentag’s work. Barnett’s two children graduated from Dos Pueblos.

“When Scott had announced that he was going to be leaving DP, there was just so much sharing of his contribution to DP. Our family obviously learned even more about him through that process,” Barnett said.

“So, when he showed up with his application for a role here at Peabody, we were just really excited that he wanted to do that.”

In his new role, he provides extra assistance to students. He has been assigned a handful of students with specialized education plans, but generally helps out in classrooms and with the teachers.

He also assists in the after-school Panther Program. 

Even though he is working with younger students at Peabody than he did at Dos Pueblos, he said he has experience working with this age group and has enjoyed returning to his roots. In the 1980s, he worked at various homework- and computer-focused camps.

“It’s great,” Guttentag said. “I just love helping the kids. I love the energy that those kids have. It’s just been a super fun experience.”

Guttentag said he is familiar with the staff and the campus. His kids were enrolled at and graduated from Peabody. Some of the teachers at Peabody are even former students of his from the ’90s.

His reputation has even spread to the younger kids who sometimes refer to him by his old nickname: “Scotty G.”

Guttentag said some of the kids have passed on hellos from their older siblings or parents. He sometimes sees a parent who had a kid enrolled at Dos Pueblos, and has another child at Peabody.

“It’s just been this full circle of… joy and happiness,” he said. “Seeing how much my connection at one school has made to it to the community and how broad that community is.”