We Are Future Ready

Rancho Minerva Middle School 8th Graders, Katalina Ramirez and Daniella Ramos were recently invited to speak at the USD MTLC Press Conference in San Diego.  The event highlighted a recent study by the USD MTLC regarding use of technology in our County's schools.  Contrasting some of the data that was shared, including only 11% of middle school students have access to a device full-time; Katalina and Daniella shared about how technology has bridged the gap in their education.
After various superintendents spoke from around San Diego (including Vista's own Dr. Vodicka), Katalina took the podium and virtually stole the show.  Katalina's honest reflection of how technology is impacting her education moved many to react with cheers!

The day was capped off by both Daniella and Katalina being bombarded with requests for interviews from many news sources in San Diego.  From NBC, ABC, FOX to Univision, our Rancho Minerva students represented not only our wonderful school, but the entire Vista Unified School District talking about how we are the true model of excellence in innovation.  Its a good day to be a Mighty Bull!  Its a good day to be a student in Vista.




Read more about the USD Mobile Technology Learning Center.

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This is How We Build Relationships at Rancho Minerva

238,000 is the approximate number of hands that have been shaken as students have walked through out gates over the last year and a half.  At Rancho Minerva, we fundamentally believe that relationships matter and such relationships begin the moment the students walk on campus.

Each morning, a member of the leadership team at Rancho Minerva heads out to greet students at the front gate.  This dedicated hour sets the tone for the day, as we are able to let our students know we are excited to see them.

Rancho Minerva has seen positive growth in student behavior since the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.  Suspensions have dropped over 80% and attendance has shown a positive growth.

Aside from the positive behavior data, there are many benefits from the administrative side. Often 3-5 emails are solved by being out front greeting staff as they arrive.  We are able to have short conversations rather than emailing back and forth from the office.  Furthermore, it is nice to be able to greet first-time students and parents as they arrive at RMMS to enroll.

After an approximate 280 hours of hand shaking, we have seen the positive effects of building relationships with students from the moment they step foot on our campus.   We cherish each of our 850 students and look forward each morning to greet them with a big "Good Morning".

Welcome to the RMMS Happenings Blog

Welcome to the Rancho Minerva Official Blog!  We are excited to begin this journey of telling about the wonderful happenings at our school.  Each week, we will post highlights from the classrooms, stories of students and staff doing wonderful things!  Join us for the journey!  Make sure to follow this blog to stay up to date.