Welcome Back Students!
It’s time to sharpen your pencils and crack open the books, because the 2020-2021 school year has officially begun! We’re so excited to commence the first year of the new charter school organization, River Islands Academies. River Islands Technology Academy and the Next Generation STEAM Academy are joining together for the first time and we […]
River Islands Named One of the Nation’s Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2020
We’re so pleased to announce that River Islands has been ranked #20 on the RCLO Real Estate Advisors’ list of top-selling master-planned communities of mid-year 2020! This is such a huge honor, as our community was the only master-planned community in Northern California to make the list. We are proud to be recognized as one […]
Introducing the River Islands Academies
The highly-anticipated creation of an all-new charter school organization, authorized by the Banta Elementary School District, is complete. The result? Commencing with the Fall 2020 Term, all of the River Islands K-8 students will be a part of The River Islands Academies. No matter whether they are enrolled in River Islands Technology Academy or Next […]
Virtual Classrooms at River Islands Provide One of Few Live, Online Teaching Programs in CA
When Governor Newsom shuttered California schools in mid-March, he told reporters that it was “unlikely that they would re-open” for the rest of the academic year. Six million public school students and their families will now remain home for an unprecedented length of time with school districts responding with their own versions of online learning. […]
River Islands Academies: Open Letter from Susan Dell’Osso
Something wonderful is in the works for the parents and students of our schools at River Islands: in an extraordinary act of cooperation and visionary planning for the good of ALL the students, the Banta Elementary School District (BESD) board of directors have voted unanimously to approve a new charter organization, “River Islands Academies”. What […]