Everything’s messed up.
Covid19 found its way into our American lives and consciousness early in the year 2020. Soon after it made its way into our American public schools. It came with disastrous…
Superintendent Blog
Will Schools Ever Be The Same?
Will schools ever be the same? The coronavirus has altered many human institutions. It has altered human life. For centuries, people have gone to schools to learn and to gain…
The 2020/21 school year in the Rio School District
This year is unlike any school year in recent history. While the Rio School District was already established during the 1918 flu pandemic, and an historical analysis of what it…
Were Schools Ready for a Pandemic ?
Were Schools Ready for a Pandemic ? No. Was anyone ready for this pandemic? No. Are schools getting ready to serve children in the pandemic? Yes. Our American public schools…
What’s it take to be a great School Principal?
The list of answers to this question is likely very long. Books are written about the role. Many points of view will answer the question differently. Teachers, parents, students, community…
IMAGE A NATION
IMAGINATION IMAGE I NATION IMAGE A NATION Since I can remember, which is probably as a four year old, I have always looked with an artist’s eye. I have always…
What is America?
In this Spring/Summer of the year 2020, we can ask ourselves as educators and community members many questions. One comes to my mind most recently, What is America? In the…
RIO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020: tHE sHOW gOES oN
Each week for the last several weeks I have been meeting on line with Rio School District Music Teachers and our artists in residence. We have been talking and planning…
What are we to do?
When I was seven years old I often took rides with my father as he worked as a sales associate for Whitman’s Chocolates. He would go to different stores, we…
Imagine a Time…….
Imagination is what humans have and do naturally. We make pictures and sometimes video clips in our heads. In these coronavirus times, our school organizations are tasked with imagining and…
Nicole (Niki) / JP Collaborative MIT- Rio Blog # 4
Nicole (Niki) / JP Collaborative MIT- Rio Blog # 4 It was great to hear from a local student today who has made her way to MIT – The Massachusetts…
To the 8th Graders…… and Graduates
To the 8th graders.. Going to high school The High schoolers graduating The college graduates…. Of 2020 As I’ve been observing these last few months I’ve noticed that many people…
From Compulsory to…..
From Compulsory to….. eh… From Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation Engagement and Love and Drive to learn These days teachers are experiencing a great differential in every classroom and learning context.…
Sometimes they call me Teacher.
Sometimes they call me Teacher. My wife has been teaching for almost four decades. This year, for a variety of reasons, she decided to retire. She began as an art…
Principal profile- Robert Guynn
Robert Guynn Principal Rio Del Mar Elementary School 2 Year as Rio Del Mar Principal 8 Years as Principal This is Mr. Guynn’s 2nd year serving Rio Del Mar Elementary…
NEXT NINE WEEKS
The Next Nine Weeks : April 20 – June 18 Completing the 2019-20 School Year in CoronaTimes The next nine weeks through April and the last day of the school…
Principal Profile – Ralph Cordova, Ph.D.
Ralph Cordova, Ph.D. Principal Rio Del Sol Elementary School 2nd Year as Del Sol Principal 28 Years as Teacher This is Dr. Cordova’s second year serving Rio students as…
Spring Break Week One Post
This week marks the first week of Spring Break for the Rio School District in the 2019-2020 school year. It also marks the fourth week of campus closures due to…
Nicole (Niki) / JP Collaborative MIT- Rio Blog # 2
It was great to hear from a local student today who has made her way to MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology – a world class university and seat…
They Call it Multi-Tasking
They Call it Multi-Tasking In the modern times we live in, so infused with demands on our attention and action, we often seem to be juggling many tasks simultaneously.…
Niki / JP Collaborative MIT- Rio Blog
It was great to hear from a local student today who has made her way to MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology – a world class university and seat…
Non-Car Drivers
This post is about pedestrians and bicycle riders, wheel-chair riders and skateboarders, scooter riders and other people in the community not driving cars. This post wants to state the obvious…
Principal Profile – Adrienne Peralta, Ed.D.
Adrienne Peralta, Ed.D. Principal Rio Del Valle Middle School 4 Years as Rio Del Valle Principal 8 Years as Administrator 18 Years as Teacher This is Dr. Peralta’s 4th school…
Principal Profile January 2020 – Ms. Brenda Bravo
Brenda Bravo Principal Rio Plaza Elementary School 1+ Years as Rio Plaza Principal 1+ Years as Principal 8 Years as Teacher This is Ms. Bravo’s 2nd school year…
MLK Day
The Holiday for Martin Luther King Each year in January and many more times throughout the year I ponder how children and teachers think about MLK. I wonder about the…
Math Power… What’s it all about…
Math power rules our money and in many ways money rules the human world and has deep impact on the physical world as well. Math power rules computer mediated systems…
2020 a Collaborative Post – Melissa Wantz (T.O.S.A.) & JP (SUPT.)
The year 2020 is certainly an interesting numeric configuration. If you subtract 1776 from 2020 you get the 244 years of the existence of the United States of America. If…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
the THRIVE CONFERENCE is coming!
Come check out the Thrive Conference….. 9.23.19 version of the brochure is right below….
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…
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…
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…