Site Council

The Rio Del Mar Elementary Site Council brings families, teachers, staff, and our principal together to discuss school needs, review student and family feedback, and help shape Rio’s goals and priorities.

About Site Council

The Site Council is not part of the Parent Alliance. Although the two organizations have different goals and agendas, they work closely together to support our school.

Parent Alliance - builds community through fundraising and school events

Site Council - helps shape school goals and priorities, and how certain school funds are used.

Meetings

Site Council meets at least five times a year, online from 6:30-8:00pm.

Please join meetings using this link.

Meeting ID 692 144 4931

Passcode 3tM87D

2026-2027 Dates

Monday, August 31st

Monday, October 5th

Monday, November 9th

Monday, February 1st

Monday, March 1stt

Monday, May 3rd

Site Council Board

President - Anna Stuart, 2025-2027

Vice President - Janie Black, 2025-2027

Secretary - Laura Mottram, 2025-2027

Alternate Voting Member - Angelique Geiger

Listen

Hear what is happening at Rio

Discover what’s going well at Rio and where we can continue to grow together.

Connect

Connect directly with school and district leaders.

Hear from our principal, teachers, staff, administrators, and other parents.

Question

Ask questions and share ideas.

Bring concerns, suggest improvements, and help identify issues for future meetings.

Planning

Help shape Rio’s priorities.

Provide input on the School Plan for Student Achievement, student supports, school
programs, safety, and the use of school funds.

How You Can Help

How to Participate

You do not need to understand school budgets, education policy, or the School Plan for Student Achievement to get involved with Site Council. Come along to a meeting to listen, learn, ask a question, or share an idea. Whether you attend regularly or join us for one topic that matters to your family, your perspective is welcome.

Two easy ways to participate

1. Join a virtual meeting

Hear updates, ask questions, and contribute to the discussion. Attend regularly or join for a topic that interests you.

2. Send us your questions or ideas

The Site Council President can help direct your question or suggest that an issue be added to an upcoming meeting agenda. Email Site Council President, Anna Stuart.

Your voice shapes Rio. Please join us to help shape what comes next for our school.

Our Focus

Site Council focuses on all aspects of life at Rio, such as:

Student achievement and academic challenge
School culture and belonging
Family engagement
Programs, budgets, and campus needs
School technology and device access
Student well-being
Playground and campus safety
Arts, music, library, and playground resources

2025-2026 School Year

These are some of the highlights of our work from the 2025-2026 school year:

$40,000+ in site funding - we reviewed how school funds could support students, staff, programs, and campus needs.

YouthTruth Survey - About 90% of Rio’s third- through sixth-grade students participated in the YouthTruth survey - and Site Council reviewed what they told us. We learned:

37th → 80th percentile - Rio made major gains in students’ sense of belonging.
76 families - provided survey feedback on relationships, engagement, school culture, safety, communication, and resources.

School Safety Plan - we discussed the public section of Rio's SPSA, and fed in ideas