Childhood
Childhood   As I get older in years I have taken to rereading books from our home’s many bookshelves. We are a family of readers and some books have kept a thirty plus hold on the mind. For various reasons, the works of Colin M. Turnbull are certainly among those…
Superintendent Blog
Children as Infrastructure
Children are our infrastructure.   America is a country that is fairly young by country existence standards. Born in 1776 and existing to 2017 that makes 241 years of the United States of America as a democratic sovereign nation. In 1776 there were approximately 2.5 million people living in the…
Superintendent Blog
October Harvest of the Month – Tomatoes
The tomato is the edible, red fruit, commonly known as a tomato plant. Numerous varieties of tomato are widely grown in temperate climates across the world, with greenhouses allowing its production throughout the year and in cooler areas. Its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world. Tomato is consumed in many ways, including raw, as an…
Child Nutrition Services, Harvest of the Month
September Harvest of the Month – Sweet Peppers
The bell pepper also known as sweet pepper. The plant produces fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, chocolate/brown, vanilla/white, and purple. Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as “sweet peppers”. Peppers are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Pepper seeds were…
Child Nutrition Services, Harvest of the Month
Who Do We Learn From?
Who Do We Learn From? This is a question we educators need to ask and re-ask. Do we learn from teachers? Do we learn from peers? Do we learn from our parents? Our coaches? Our elders? Television? Computer? Experience? The list goes on. As humans, we have realized that we…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
Cue Rockstar Teacher Oxnard 2017
CUE Rock Star Camps are about changing education through technology, building an ever expanding group of educators who want to lead and use technology in deep, meaningful ways that create truly transformational pedagogical experiences for the students they work with.  CUE Rock Star is built for educators to socialize in…
District News
2017 Skoolcade
Coding is being taught throughout the county by creative teachers. We want to provide a way of bringing out the best student coders in our area and get some local High Tech businesses to take notice of the creative processes happening in our county. In this challenge, students will create…
District News, Featured Videos, Programs and Projects, Skoolcade
Smashing Veggies the Healthy Living Band
The Healthy Living/Smashing Veggies songs grew from an idea that combines Creativity with Collaboration. We asked our Director of Child Nutrition to think of ideas for songs that can work as nutrition and well being learning for children. Next, the superintendent turned them into song lyrics and basic compositions and…
Featured Videos, Rio Music
2017 Gate Symposium
Step into the world of STEM Education! The 2017 GATE Symposium was hosted at Rio Del Norte Elementary School. Students from all over the Rio School District brought their parents and engaged in fun activities that included: playing keyboards, coding computer games, shooting water rockets, building robots and much more. These…
Featured Videos, GATE
Who are Classified Employees?
Who are Classified Employees? Classified employees in the Rio School District are represented by the California School Employees Association (CSEA). Along with confidential employees, they perform a wide range of essential work, including: security, food services, office and clerical work, school maintenance and operations, transportation, academic assistance and paraeducator services,…
Superintendent Blog
Just 18 days left
Just 18 days left There are just eighteen days remaining of the Rio School District 2016-17 school year. The more than 5000 students who attend our eight schools are surely thinking about the year’s closure. They are surely thinking about their classroom cultures coming to an end. They are surely…
Superintendent Blog
May Harvest of the Month – Peas
A pea is a most commonly green, occasionally golden yellow, or infrequently purplepod-shaped vegetable, widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. The seeds may be planted as soon as the soil temperature reaches 10 °C (50 °F), with the plants growing best at temperatures of 13 to 18 °C (55 to 64 °F).…
Child Nutrition Services, Harvest of the Month
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