Welcome Back!!! 

Get ready for another amazing year at Torrey Hills! I am so incredibly happy that I was able to take over as principal of Torrey Hills last school year! Torrey Hills is such an amazing place! Last year we focused on kindness, caring, thinking, fun, and doing great work together! 

Schools should be a place of deep learning and a place that promotes belongingness and joy! 

Mr. Ruth has been helping schools for 15 years. He's been a principal at the innovative Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy in La Mesa, an executive director at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School in the South Bay, and an elementary principal at the wonderful Chula Vista Hills elementary school. He also coached and supported teachers using technology in their classrooms as a Technology Facilitator in El Cajon and taught middle school for many years at Cajon Valley Middle School. 

Mr. Ruth grew up right here in San Diego, loving to go to the beach and spend time outdoors. He went to the University of Hawaii to study History. He also earned his teaching credential from San Diego State University (Go Aztecs!) and has a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership. He has even taught classes at Harvard about creating a Culture of Thinking and Making Thinking Visible connected to Harvard Project Zero. 

When he is not at school, Mr. Ruth is husband and a proud dad to three wonderful children. His family loves to go hiking, surfing, camping, and exploring in the mountains. 

And if you can't find him there, he is probably out surfing the waves in Del Mar!

Mr. Ruth is absolutely thrilled to be a part of the amazing Torrey Hills community! 

I am eager and so stoked to keep learning and growing and having fun together! 

 

Contact Mr. Ruth:

Email: jruth@dmusd.org