Emblem Academy teacher Shannon King was named Teacher of the Year for the Saugus Union School District. King said she was “so surprised” when she learned that she was named the Teacher of the Year for the Saugus Union School District. “It really is such a huge honor,” she said. “Teachers work really hard, and it’s really nice to be ...

Katherine Cooper, a 27-year resident of the Santa Clarita Valley announced Tuesday she is running for a seat on the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) governing board, officials said. The position that Cooper is running for is replacing Julie Olsen’s seat, who represented the Trustee Area 3 and was serving her second rotation as board president. “I want to continue ...

Christian Gadbois, a parent and 44-year resident of Saugus, announced his run for the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) Board Monday. Gadbois announced his run for the Area 3 Trustee Position on the SUSD Board Monday, citing a lack of parental representation on the board. “The Saugus Union School Board currently does not have any parent representation,” said Gadbois in ...

U.S. Army veteran Sage Rafferty announced that he is running for the Area 4 seat in the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) Board in November 2020. In a statement, the candidate said he would advocate for the teachers’ need for “a fair paycheck and manageable class conditions.” Top priorities for Rafferty include improving board transparency, reducing deficit spending and increasing ...

Saugus resident and teacher Matt Watson announced Monday the intent to run for the Saugus Union School Board, seeking election in the Area 4 seat. Watson cites a need for “experienced leadership and innovation” as the Saugus Union School District faces unprecedented challenges, according to a statement. The candidate said his top priorities are “the health and safety of students ...

Saugus Union School District Board President Julie Olsen announced her intention to resign at the July 21 board meeting. Olsen announced she filed a notice of intent to the L.A. County Office of Education for the last day of service on the Governing Board for SUSD on Aug. 16. “It’s with mixed emotions that my family made the difficult decision ...

Saugus Union School District Board President Julie Olsen announced during the Tuesday board meeting that she is not seeking re-election in 2020. The announcement is due to plans of relocating Olsen’s family next year, in light of her father’s recent diagnosis with stage four cancer, according to Olsen. Olsen was elected in 2016 to represent Trustee Area 3 and is ...

Saugus Union School District student safety and construction are to be discussed with the community in February, officials said. Tuesday night, the governing board for the Saugus Union School District reviewed its enrollment needs for each of its schools and approved schools that are now open or closed to transfers, according to District Superintendent Colleen Hawkins. “During that discussion, the ...

The California Department of Education named Rio Vista Elementary and West Creek Academy in the Saugus Union School District as 2020 California Distinguished schools on Wednesday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Wednesday that 323 elementary schools throughout the state were being honored by the 2020 California Distinguished Schools Award Program. “While we are all striving for excellence ...

The Saugus Union School District is looking for community members to assist on the district’s Measure EE Citizens’ Oversight Committee, officials said Tuesday. The district is required to form the committee, comprised of specified members of the community to assist the district in reviewing the expenditures of bond funds as they occur. Measure EE, proposed in 2015, is a Prop ...