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Principal Profile December 2019
Maria Hernandez, Ed.D. Principal Rio Real Dual Immersion K-8 School 10 Years as Rio Real Principal 13 Years as Principal 7 Years as Teacher This is Dr. Hernandez’ 10th year as principal of Rio Real, previously she served as principal at Rio Del Valle Middle School. Dr. Hernandez was a…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
Rio and the Arts
Rio and the Arts The Rio School District supports the Arts. It provides opportunities for learners to learn and develop as creative, making people. It also provides chances for the community and other experts to engage with the arts being made in Rio. This takes many forms. In many and…
Superintendent Blog
November 2019 Principal Profile – Adeline Mendez
November 2019 Principal Profile Adeline Mendez Principal – Rio Lindo Elementary School 1st Year as Lindo Principal 1st Year as Principal 12 Years as Teacher   This is Ms. Mendez’s first year as principal, previously she served as assistant principal for both Rio Vista and Rio Del Valle middle schools. Ms.…
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2 BOOKS
2 BOOKS Post by the Supt. John Puglisi Ph.D. I just finished reading two books, both connecting me to a teacher I have known for some time (Judith Green) and to many other teacher ethnographers. We have many common threads that connect us all but surely ethnography is an elemental…
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Math Interest, fluency, and meaning – making.
MATH INTEREST MATH FLUENCY MATH MEANING MAKING   Math Interest, unlike motivation, means exactly what it says – that a person is interested in mathematics. Math as language, math as a way to solve problems, math as a skills set, math as a historical human phenomenon, math as a structure…
Superintendent Blog
Principal Profile – Ryan Howatt
This year I have decided to write and post a monthly Principal Profile. Principals are key leaders in their community and within the school system itself. Rio’s principals are great examples of a diversity of pathways to manegament/leadership. We ask so much of them on multiple levels and they deliver…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
THRIVE19
This week we held our first annual THRIVE conference, THRIVE19. On two days in late September we came togethers as leaders in our educational community. Students, teachers, support staff, parents, partners, business and other leaders came together to celebrate and learn about what is THRIVING in our schools and educational…
Superintendent Blog, Texts
Public Schools in 2019
Public schools serve multiple functions in our 2019 American society. They work directly with children, families and community to foster the development and learning of children. They harbor children and keep them safe during the school day while most parents are engaged in work or other related activities. They offer…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
Spring is in the Air!
Spring is in the Air and Spring Break is upon us in the Rio School District. This means there are only 8 weeks remaining of the 2018-19 school year. We hope each and every child experiences opportunities to develop their learning literacies and their 5Cs; communication, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity,…
Superintendent Blog
The Reading Classroom
The Reading Classroom Rio School District children are thriving in many ways. Our recent years’ emphasis on critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and caring has helped the adults in our organization create classroom and school environments that are suitable for young children’s development as full human beings as well as…
Superintendent Blog, Texts
Thriving
Thriving…………. thrive verb \ ˈthrīv  \ thrived or throve\ ˈthrōv  \; thrived also thriven\ ˈthri-​vən  \; thriving\ˈthrī-​viŋ  \ Definition of thrive intransitive verb 1: to grow vigorously : FLOURISH 2: to gain in wealth or possessions : PROSPER 3: to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of…
Superintendent Blog, Texts
Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
On this day, 1.21.19, I have taken a look at the “I have a dream speech” again and selected some quotes from it. The speech, of course, should be taken in its entirety and full context. Still, I thought this selection might serve a purpose. I took the time, as…
Superintendent Blog
S.T.E.A.M. : What’s it all about?
S.T.E.A.M. : What’s it all about?   S.T.E.A.M. learning focuses on science, technology, engineering,arts, and math. These disciplines and practices have become more prominent focal points for school  curriculum and learning activities in recent times. The Rio School District has been engaged in developing S.T.E.A.M. learning for the last six…
Superintendent Blog, Texts, VCSTEAMN
What we measure…
What we measure….   Is what we measure what gets done? All that gets done? Is what we measure what we value? Is how we measure what we value indicative of what we value and how much we actually value it? How much do we actually know and care about…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
Why M.L.K. Matters to Children Today
Why M.L.K. Matters to Children Today   Martin Luther King was a tireless worker for creating a better America. In this sense, children should know who he was and what he was all about. MLK’s work was all about making things better for children. He knew the things he was…
Superintendent Blog
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
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
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
College. Go For it! Complete it! Enjoy it!
College Go for it! Complete it! Enjoy it!   This month’s Ventura County gathering of school superintendent’s was noteworthy. We were fortunate to be visited by three educational leaders in our community. The president’s and chancellor of California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI), California Lutheran University (CLU), and Ventura County…
Superintendent Blog
21st Century Skills? Practices? Stuff?
As we enter into the year 2017, there is quite a buzz afoot in education circles about 21st century skills. As an educator for the last 31 years it’s refreshing and a bit exciting to see the recent reform 21st century learning movement. The origins, as have been described to…
Superintendent Blog
Profound thoughts from the Reading Forum
On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 6:00 pm during a mild but rare Southern California rain, we held our first Superintendent’s Reading Forum. Parents and staff were invited and a few dedicated folks came even though it was a day before the last day of school before the Winter break.…
Superintendent Blog
What’s up in 2017 ?
What’s up in 2017? These days of Fall to Winter are filled with expectations of vacation days, holidays, and time away from school. They are also filled for many educators with plans and ideas for the new year. As 2017 is upon us, Rio staff are engaged in a variety…
Superintendent Blog, Uncategorized
Reading, Reading, Reading…
This year the Rio School District, more than ever perhaps, is focused on guiding every child to become an interested and excellent reader. Interested readers choose to read as a discretionary activity as well as finding the interest in the reading they are assigned at school. Excellent meaning that they read…
Superintendent Blog
Amazing Rio Technology Team
The Rio School District employs nearly 500 people in one role or another. All working together to provide the best possible learning environments and opportunities to our more than 5000 students in grades TK-8. One amazing team of four people, Kathryn, Tony, Oscar, and Brian make up our technology team.…
Dr. V’s Tech Blog, Superintendent Blog, Technology news
Portrait of a Graduate
As we commence the 2016-17 school, we have begun to reflect on the basic AIMS of this school year and every year. We are asking ourselves again the simple question; what do want our students to be like when they leave us in the 8th grade? We call this the…
Superintendent Blog

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