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VIDA location change beginning in the 2025-2026 school year:  VIDA will be located at 2245 Foothill Drive, Vista 92084

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    We will continue to update our VIDA Community about the relocation.

    VIDA Move Current Status: At the November 7th regular meeting of the Board of Education, the School Board voted on the date for the relocation of Vista Innovation Design Academy (VIDA) to our new home at 2245 Foothill Drive for the 2025-2026 school year. This move will leave us at our existing site for the reminder of this school and place us at the new location starting in the 2025-2026 school year. This is the location of the former Rancho Minerva Middle School which is a far newer campus that will address the basic facility and safety concerns that have been associated with our existing campus.

    To support our community through this opportunity and season of change, there will be a series of upcoming events, informational and collaborative forums, and communications to our team and learning community. Here are a few things that you can expect to see as we move forward:

    • Our January 7, 2024 the VIDA Professional Development Day will be held at their new school site to start the process of exploring our new home;
    • The District will be partnering with VIDA in a series of community meetings and collaborations on the new location. The purpose of these meetings is to share updates, work with us on the and process as we move forward, and to include us in the development of many aspects of the new location. This will include gathering feedback and suggestions from students, staff, and families as we work to prepare the campus to best meet the needs of the VIDA program;
    • The District will be with the VIDA team at many of their regular staff  meetings to provide updates on the steps being taken and to have us engage in the move process;
    • VIDA will be organizing student Design Challenges and opportunities to develop their new home - a process that honors how we developed our current location and ensure a more vibrant future for us all at our new location;
    • The VIDA learning community will receive a series of communications from the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent updating us as to progress and letting them know of decisions made by  the Board of Education. This will include an official notice about the Board decision on our new location for the next school year.  

    November 22, 2024 Update: The following 18 sessions have been scheduled for staff, students, and the community:

    • Staff: 11/19/24 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 12/9/24 @ 2245 Drive; 2/3/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 3/3/25 @ 740 Olive Ave; 4/7/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 5/5/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.
    • Students: 12/12/24 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 1/21/25 @ 2245 Foothill Drive; 2/18/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 3/25/25 @ 2245 Foothill Drive; 4/15/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 5/20/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.
    • Students: 12/10/24 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 1/21/25 @ 2245 Foothill Drive; 2/18/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 3/25/25 @ 2245 Foothill Drive; 4/15/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.; 5/20/25 @ 740 Olive Ave.

    These are just some of the opening supports, collaborations, and plans in place with more information to follow. The District team has successfully managed school moves and that team will be utilizing a proven process to support the VIDA transition and move. 

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