Superintendent

104It is my pleasure to serve as the Superintendent of the Rio School District. Rio is making great strides towards becoming a world class learning organization that achieves world class student achievement results. Each of our eight schools are working together to help students improve their literacy skills while developing their 21st century learning
practices; communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and caring. It is amazing to visit our schools and observe the great work staff and students are doing to transform learning for all involved.

Rio offers 1 to 1 computing providing every child with a mobile computing device that they can use throughout the day to be connected to the vast information and tools on the Internet as well as personalized learning tools they can use to develop their literacy skills.

Transforming an organization takes time and commitment, however, I am impressed with the progress made in the last four years as our our staff and students collaborate to achieve. Of course, we are challenged to continue this work and begin to demonstrate tangible and documented results. Partnerships with our staff, families, and the community are key to the work accomplished to date, and have the potential to be a model for what the greater Oxnard plains community can do when focused on high expectations and world class goals.

The Superintendent’s Office is a great team. Ms. Sonia Cervantez supports a great variety of activities that contribute to the work of leading the Rio District.

The Rio School District is truly engaged in great things. Students, educators and families are taking on the challenge of becoming a 21st Century Learning Organization and this makes it an exciting place to learn and work.

John D. Puglisi, Ph.D.

Phone: 805-485-3111
Email: John Puglisi

Superintendent News

What we measure…

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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…
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Why M.L.K. Matters to Children Today

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Childhood

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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…
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Children as Infrastructure

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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…
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Who Do We Learn From?

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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…
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Who are Classified Employees?

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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…
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Just 18 days left

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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…
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Superintendent Office Staff

Sonia Cervantez

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

(805) 485-3111 ext. 2102

Veronica Rauschenberger

Executive Director, Educational Excellence and Innovation

(805) 485-3111

Araceli Lyon

Administrative Secretary

(805) 485-3111

Carlo Godoy

Media Coordinator

(805) 485-3111

Fernanda Izquierdo

Secretary

(805) 485-3111

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