Dear Riverview International Academy Families,
¡Bienvenidos! 欢迎! Welcome! As Southern California’s Premier Mandarin and Spanish Immersion School, Riverview International Academy is committed to fostering a welcoming and safe learning community. We believe in creating a culture of thinking within our school, where every student is encouraged to explore, inquire, and grow. Our staff pays close attention to the unique needs of each child and provides targeted, differentiated instruction to match those needs.
As a school of choice in the Lakeside Union School District, our school attracts families from all over San Diego County! We expect a commitment of strong academics, kind behavior, and great attendance for continued participation in the school. Our community is composed of individuals representing a diverse and wonderful range of backgrounds. This diversity enriches our learning environment and prepares our students to thrive in an increasingly global society: We are creating tomorrow’s global leaders today!
Our dedicated and talented teachers and staff are eager to support your child. The strong sense of community and parent involvement at Riverview International Academy make our school a success. I encourage you to get involved with our PTSA, SSC, or ELAC. You may also wish to serve as a volunteer for our school, such as reading in the classroom or chaperoning a field trip. Together, we create a supportive school that champions the academic, social, and emotional development of every child. It is through the collective efforts of our entire school and district community that we earned the distinctions as a 2025 California Distinguished School for Exceptional Student Performance by the state of California and a 2025-2027 School of Excellence by the National PTA!
The RIA Family Handbook is current as of the start of the school year in August 2026. The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with general information about our school and an overview of school policies and procedures. It is also available on our school website: https://www.lsusd.net/riverview/. The updated RIA Family Handbook is intended to be informative and provide you with policies, procedures, and other information pertinent to our school. Please take some time to read through it, explain what it means with your child, and have it available for easy reference throughout the school year. In it, you will also find our school’s Family Engagement Policy and Home-School Compact. These documents, along with our updated RIA Family Handbook, discuss the high expectations that our school has for excellent attendance, behavior, and academic effort!
I am so grateful and fortunate to be serving RIA students and families as well as working alongside our exceptional staff once again this year. Together, we will ensure that children thrive at Riverview International Academy.
Warm regards,
John Greenwell
Proud Principal of RIA
Communication with Our School Team
The school will make every effort to communicate with a child’s legal parent/guardian(s). The school sends newsletters, emails, and texts on a regular basis. Please be sure to contact the school office if you are not receiving them: You may also need to check your email spam or junk folders. Please be sure to update all information on the Infinite Campus portal and with the school office if your information changes. The school cannot accept changes over the phone. Your child’s teacher is the best point of contact for questions regarding your child’s academic progress and social-emotional well-being. Please contact the appropriate campus office for other inquiries. Some information is best accessible via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
The school’s administration also is available to all parents and legal guardians. You may email the Principal directly at jgreenwell@lsusd.net or schedule appointments through the school’s offices at Winter Gardens and Riverview campuses. Please note that we generally respond back to parent concerns within 48 hours, although some matters take more time to respond to completely. Parents and guardians are welcome to request to speak with the Principal or Assistant Principal to address urgent matters in the school office. Please be mindful that due to the nature of the administration’s responsibilities (directly supporting students and staff during the school day), there may be times when the principal or AP are not available. In such instances, our support staff will assist you in completing a “Request to Meet with the Principal/AP” form. We will then follow up with a phone call or meeting to address your concerns.
RIA also hosts regular meetings and events to engage in two-way communication, such as PTSA, SSC, and ELAC meetings. Our goal is to ensure that every parent feels valued as part of our school community. Other opportunities for two-way communication are available through the district. We believe that open and consistent communication between the home and school is vital. Please visit the Parents tab on our school’s website for detailed information regarding SSC, ELAC, and PTSA meetings, including meeting locations, times, and dates. You may also contact our campus offices about this.
For privacy reasons, we can only disclose information regarding your child to designated legal guardians and parents with educational rights. We cannot disclose information about your child to other people (including family members not listed as Emergency Contacts) without a signed FERPA/Release of Information (ROI) form. We will not disclose information about your child to another child’s family, nor will we share information about another family’s child with you.
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