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Rio School District Projects

Rio School District Projects
(Rollover an image to access more information on a program.) Learn More Catchin' the 5 C'sA Play about the 5 C’s The Catchin’ the five C’s is a 1/2 hour educational play inspired by superintendent Dr. John Puglisi focusing around the five C’s which consist of communication, collaboration, caring, critical…
Rio School District Programs
(Rollover an image to access more information on a program.) Learn More After School ProgramsAfter school programs operate at all eight school campuses. EXPLORE program operates at all Rio School District campuses, prioritizing students who are experiencing homelessness, foster youth, eligible for free or reduced priced meals, or English language learners.…
Phase II: Conducting Family Oral History Interviews
Students at Rio Lindo Elementary, Rio Real Elementary, and Rio Plaza Elementary Schools are now preparing to conduct oral history interviews with their parents and grandparents to uncover the diverse culture and traditions of their family members. Not only will the students have an opportunity to learn about their families…
History Harvest
Why Art Matters?
This year the Rio School District has made a concerted effort to develop our Visual arts programs across our eight schools. In doing so, we hired two new outstanding art teachers who are working to develop art lessons and learning with students and teachers alike. This week we will hold…
District News, Rio Artists, Superintendent Blog
What does it take to be great?
The leadership of the Rio School District is aiming at greatness. We are rallying our resources and energies to achieve great things. Our main function as a school District is teaching and learning. Along these lines we have established goals and narratives that aim to help every child develop their…
Superintendent Blog
The Mixtec Game of Kasia
Since 2013, students and teachers in the Rio School District have been learning about and playing an ancient Mixtec game called “Kasia.” We found out about the game through the work of Professor Marcos Cruz Bautista, who teaches Mixtec culture and pedagogy in Oaxaca, as well as the Mixteco language…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American man that left teachers and students an endless legacy of learning for as long as there are schools , lessons, and the country we call the United States of America. In memory of his legacy, I often sing a song I wrote…
District News, Superintendent Blog
Rio’s Teachers are Diverse Learners
Rio’s Teachers are Diverse Learners. Our more than 200 teachers are a diverse set of people. Almost a third are new to teaching and new to Rio. Many more have long experience in teaching and here working for the Rio School District. Our teaching staff are engaged as learners and…
Superintendent Blog
Summer Science Academy
Explore science in hands-on activities. The Summer Science Camp is a fun-filled three/four weeks in many scientific areas. We have a great staff of motivated teachers to excite the students about science. ! Our goal is to have students know what a scientist does. We want them to know that…
Featured Videos, Programs and Projects
Rio Summer Science Academy
History Harvest Project Phase 1
Second grade researchers sharing about the skills and qualities necessary to be researchers – Rio Lindo Elementary Phase I: Students across grade levels at Rio Lindo Elementary, Rio Real Elementary, and Rio Plaza Elementary Schools are learning the skills and qualities necessary to be researchers. During this first phase of…
Featured Videos, History Harvest
2nd grade researchers sharing about their skills and quality of being a researcher - Rio Lindo
Andy and Friends Westlake High School
Future Business Leaders of America of Westlake High School. The FBLA Mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. We bring our mission to life through the application of our Motto: Service, Education, and Progress.  
Migrant Education, Programs and Projects
2015 Support for the Kids Backpack Handout
We are dedicated to providing educational enrichment and comprehensive services to underprivileged and foster kids and their families in our community of Ventura County. We support, help and assist the foster/kinship and underprivileged kids in Ventura County. We help with: School supplies, Backpacks, Clothing, Shoes, Food, Holiday parties, Cultural performances,…
Migrant Education, Programs and Projects
Leadership
The Rio School District actively engages its employees to develop themselves as staff members and people. We look to develop leadership in every employee as well as every student. Our school site leaders, our principals, are key players in the quality of our schools and the resulting student educational outcomes.…
Superintendent Blog
Board Policies & Bylaws
Welcome to the Board Policy & Byaws Page.The board policy and bylaws can be accessed at the GAMUT ONLINE website. Please click the button below to access. Access Board Policy & ByLaws
2015 Biker Toy Run
The rumble of motorcycles greeted children and their parents waiting in the parking lot of Rio Plaza School in Oxnard on Saturday. Santa and hundreds of riders had come to deliver Christmas presents to children from around the area for a toy run organized by the Camarillo chapter of Bikers…
Migrant Education, Programs and Projects
Test Results, Learning, and Improvement
Last year was the first year California’s students took the new computer based SBAC test. Late this summer we received the results from the California Department of Education (CDE) and have been analyzing the data ever since. We look at various levels of the results and have been working to…
Superintendent Blog
How To Be a Substitute Teacher
Requirements CBEST - CALIFORNIA BASIC SKILLS TEST http://www.ctcexams.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/CA_CBEST_TestPage.html LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING (VCOE) http://www.vcoe.org/Human-Resources/Fingerprinting BACHELORS OF ARTS / SCIENCE DEGREE / OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TEACHING CREDENTIAL 30 - DAY SUBSTITUTE PERMIT http://www.vcoe.org/Credentialing/Substitute-Permits Documents required:  CCTC (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing) Live Scan / Certificate of Clearance Passing CBEST scores Copy of Official…
21st Century Learning! What’s it All About?
Rio School District students and staff are working towards new learning goals. Like many Districts across the country we call them 21st century skills or practices. This acknowledges that we live in times that are rapidly changing and in many ways very different than just a few decades ago. Success…
Superintendent Blog
Extended School Year
Extended school year services shall be provided for each individual with exceptional needs who has unique needs and requires special education and related services in excess of the regular academic year. Such individuals shall have handicaps which are likely to continue indefinitely or for a prolonged period, and interruption of…
Caring…..How to Score a “5” on a scale of 1-5 for Caring
Caring is a 21st century skill and practice and has always mattered and will always matter in any century. Rio’s students, staff, and community care. This is why we have made the point of having 5Cs for our 21st Century Learning Aims: Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, and Caring. Caring…
Superintendent Blog
Science Art Google Academy
The Science Art Google Academy (SAGA) is a one week academy that focuses on expanding knowledge with the Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote 21st century learning. The program features Google Apps for Education Ninja Instructors. The academy welcomes all Rio School district children interested in finding out more about Google Apps…
Migrant Summer School
Summer services have historically been a key element of Migrant Educational Program design. It is the most appropriate time to provide clear supplemental services to MEP students, and provides the opportunity for extended learning time to fill the gaps caused by the students’ mobility and the disruption of the school…
The Centrality of Reading
In the last three year at Rio, we have gone all in for reading. We have added many high interest books to our libraries and made sure our libraries are full time places to learn and explore books. We have encouraged students and teachers to engage in our Accelerated Reader…
Superintendent Blog
One to One to the World
This month, October 2015, the Rio School District will achieve its goal of having one connected computer device for each child enrolled. This is sometimes called one to one computing or even one to the world which is, perhaps, a better term. We’re calling it One to One to the…
Superintendent Blog
ViewSonic Interactive TV
David Romano (Rio Del Norte) has put together some great resources on how to use the Interactive TV – check out his Interactive TV Drive folder. ViewSonic has provided the following videos on using the Interactive TV: Flat Panel Display Demo Viewboard 2.0 Software
Proposed Needs Analysis
Posted Sept 18, 2015 RIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A SCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS ANALYSIS INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF LEVEL TWO MITIGATION FEES ON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65995, 65995.5 and 65995.7 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to California State Law and related authorities, the Board…
District News, Public Hearings
School Meal Menus
Communicating with Rio families matters, and we know that many of you plan your children’s meals based on what we offer.  Unfortunately, sometimes we must change plans because we cannot get some ingredients.  This can happen because of nationwide labor shortages in factories, on farms and with delivery companies.  We will post…
District Catering
Let us Cater Your Next EventFrom early morning meetings, to box lunches and dinner options, we will help you plan your up-coming event.  We offer a variety of healthy foods… Fresh Seasonal Fruit Platters for Meetings and Parties Continental Breakfast Farm Fresh & Locally Grown Salads Spa Water Guiltless Tasty…
2015-2016 Bell Schedules
Click on one of the text links below to download a PDF file of that school’s bell schedule. 2015-16 Rio del Mar Bell Schedule 2015-16 Rio del Norte Bell Schedule 2015-16 Rio del Valle Bell Schedule 2015-16 Rio Lindo Bell Schedule 2015-16 Rio Plaza Bell Schedule 2015-16 Rio Real Bell…
District News

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