On Wednesday, Newhall School District (NSD) Superintendent Jeff Pelzel sat down with KHTS to discuss challenges facing Santa Clarita Valley schools now that the transition is taking place from distance learning to hybrid learning. Pelzel discussed some of the biggest challenges facing students, parents, and teachers in his district during the COVID-19 transition early on in 2020. “I think the shift ...

Governing board members and the superintendent of the Newhall School District (NSD) have announced their completion of the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Masters in Governance Program on Monday. Board members Suzan Solomon, Donna Rose and Ernesto Smith and Superintendent Jeff Pelzel completed the program, which aims to help schools govern more effectively and is conducting training virtually amid the ...

The Newhall School District (NSD) announced Thursday that Ken Hintz, the principal of Old Orchard Elementary, would be taking over as head of the district’s human resources department, as well as revealing fellow NSD teacher Daria Ramirez would be assuming his former principal role. Old Orchard Elementary Principal Ken Hintz has been selected for the position of director of human ...

On Wednesday, Newhall School District (NSD) Superintendent Jeff Pelzel spoke to KHTS about the adjustments being made and resources being provided by NSD in the midst of its first fully online start of a school year. “I think when you have an opportunity to plan through the summer it’s a very different game than it was in the spring,” said ...

Officials with Newhall School District voted Tuesday to adopt a re-entry program that would have all students begin classes in the fall online and remain so until it is “safe to transition to in-person teaching.” During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Governing Board for the Newhall School District unanimously voted to have students start classes online in the fall, with ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday that Amanda Montemayor has been named Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and Sheri Staszewski has been named Assistant Superintendent, Business Services. Montemayor and Staszewski are excited to start working collaboratively with Newhall School District teachers, staff, parents and students, according to officials. The newly appointed staff are expected to work hard to ensure high achievement ...

Oak Hills Elementary in Stevenson Ranch celebrated their National Blue Ribbon, recognizing academic achievement. On Friday, Oak Hills Elementary celebrated the national recognition of earning a Blue Ribbon. The recognition is based on the school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups, according to officials. “This is the highest you can earn as an elementary ...

Newhall School District gave back to the community this holiday season, donating over 41 meals on Friday to ensure that every family in their district could have a Happy Thanksgiving, said officials. On Friday, the community partnered with the staff of Newhall School District to provide over 41 families with complete Thanksgiving meal kits, including frozen turkeys and assorted fixings. ...

Newhall School District students have once again excelled in state testing on English language arts and math, posting scores above the state averages on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), officials said Thursday. Sixty-nine percent of the Newhall School District’s students in grades 3-6 met or exceeded standards on the English-language arts assessment, compared to 50.9 percent ...

Three Newhall School District schools have been recognized as Blue Ribbon schools, officials said Thursday. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized 362 schools Thursday, including three Newhall School District schools, as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. Santa Clarita schools on this year’s list for high academic performance include Oak Hills Elementary, Pico Canyon Elementary and Stevenson Ranch Elementary. ...