Author spotlight: Anthony Ranii

This occasional series focuses on education, learning, teaching, and instruction, with a special focus on Santa Barbara County. Anthony Ranii has been a tutor, teacher, curriculum writer, principal, and professional development trainer and is currently the superintendent of the Montecito Union School District.

Letter sent from MUS on June 2, 2025
By Anthony Ranii   |   June 10, 2025

Dear MUS Staff and Families, In March 2023, we shared with our community that MUS had been served with a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse from 1972-1976 by a former employee. While we are limited in what we can discuss due to the ongoing litigation, the Montecito Union School District Board has asked me to communicate […]

SB County’s Educators are United
By Anthony Ranii   |   April 9, 2020

When Gwyn Lurie approached me to write an occasional series on education, I jumped at the chance. It combines two things I love: thinking about education and working with Gwyn (she served on the Montecito Union School [MUS] Board during my first two years and made me think almost as much as she made me […]