Greetings Parents, Students, and Community members,
The 2019-20 school year is now one third complete. Rio staff are fully engaged in serving our students, families, and community as we co-create “world class” learning opportunities for all our students. This year we continue to develop our schools and classes so they guide students in becoming excellent communicators, collaborators, creative and critical thinkers and doers as well as caring citizens, community members, and learners. Our focus aims at developing 21st century practices built on a foundation of literacy. Along these lines, we are doubling our efforts to assist all our students to develop literacy levels to meet the very high expectations of California standards. Our continued focus on guiding students to become interested and competent readers is at the core of these literacy efforts.
We look forward to engaging learners during the 2019-20 school year,
John Puglisi, Ph.D.
Superintendent – Rio School District – Educating Learners to Thrive
Words
/in Superintendent Blog, Words /by rioschoolsHere are some words we have been using and th8inking about lately: World Class Ranking among the foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence; of the highest order: a world-class figure skater. Great, as in importance, concern, or notoriety. Professionals Developing…not Professional Development Professional development..to teachers.. usually means workshops, or one time events, sometimes […]
Books
/in Books, Superintendent Blog /by rioschoolsThe Leader’s Guide to 21st century Education Measurement Euler’s Gem The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited Whole new mind World class learners Thinking in Systems Bakhtin and the Human Sciences Here are some great links to explore Bakhtin’s thoughts and their relation to education. What Every Principal Needs to Know to Create […]
Teachers Matter in This World
/in Superintendent Blog /by rioschoolsAll over the world, teachers matter to children, to learners of all ages, to society, to the evolution of the human species. All over the world, teachers matter in the little things they do and the big things they do. They make a difference by being an important person in the life of the learner. […]