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CUSD Contracts With Outside Bus Company   

During a special governing board meeting Tuesday, the Castaic Union School District, (CUSD) board approved the agreement with Student Transportation of America to insure steady bus service for General Education students.   This announcement comes weeks after the CUSD was unable to provide students steady bus service due to a lack of bus drivers.  “Thank you all for your patience as ...

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CUSD Facing Shortage Of Bus Drivers 

The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) is facing a shortage of bus drivers, resulting in unexpected route cancellations.    For over a year now, the CUSD has been searching for bus drivers to service Castaic families but to no avail, said Steve Doyle, superintendent for the CUSD.  “Currently, we only have four drivers,” Doyle said. “We have three drivers transporting special ...

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Castaic Union School District Welcomes New Assistant Principal

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The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) announced Tuesday the name of the new assistant principal set to take the helm at Castaic Middle School.  Stephanie Sosa is ready to join Castaic Middle School as the new assistant principal, beginning Friday, July 1, according to CUSD officials.  “Former Assistant Principal, Nicole Price, joined her new husband in North Dakota, where she will ...

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Scholarship Recipients Announced By Castaic Union School District

This week, the Castaic Union School District (CUSD) announced the names of the students who would receive the Jene Fielder Trust Scholarship. On Monday, the recipients of the Jene Fielder Trust Scholarship, which ranged from $250 to $2,000 for the first place recipient, were announced by officials with the CUSD. “Reading the essays we received restored my faith in the ...

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Ford Motors Shelby Club Drive Inspiration At Live Oak Elementary

Several Shelby automobiles drove onto Live Oak Elementary School campus in Castaic on Thursday, after a sixth grader’s drawing for class of a Shelby automobile was posted online and sparked interest from local members of the Ford Motors Shelby Club. Back in the fall semester, a drawing of a Shelby automobile by a Castaic area sixth-grader, Jacob Lensch, piqued the ...

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Student’s Drawing Sparks Interest, Ford Motors Shelby To Visit Live Oak Elementary

This week, a Castaic Live Oak Elementary School sixth grader’s drawing for class of a Shelby automobile was posted online and sparked interest from the Ford Motors Shelby Club. A drawing of a Shelby automobile by a Castaic area sixth-grader, Jacob Lensch this week piqued the interest of the Ford Motors Shelby Club. “It began as a regular assignment with ...

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Third Annual Educator Grant Award Ceremony Announced By Castaic Education Foundation

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On Wednesday, the Castaic Education Foundation (CEF) announced that its third Annual Educator Grant Award Ceremony would be held in March of 2022. The third Annual Educator Grant Award Ceremony is scheduled to take place in March according to the CEF, during which grant recipients are set to be declared. “The Education Foundation will award five grants to Castaic Union ...

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Castaic Middle School Recognized For Academic Excellence

Castaic Middle School (CMS) has been recognized as a 2021 School to Watch (STW) for forward-thinking programming and academic excellence. Castaic Middle School has been recognized as a 2021 School to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in association with the California League of Schools, California Department of Education, and California Middle Grades Alliance. CMS is an ...

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Castaic Union School District To Return To Full Day In-Person Instruction In April

Officials with the Castaic Union School District (CUSD) announced Wednesday that full-time in-person learning is scheduled to resume in April. Due to COVID-19 cases continuing to decline, and Los Angeles County expected to be in the Orange Tier by next month, Castaic schools are scheduled to return to full-time in-person learning by Apr. 19, said CUSD Superintendent Steve Doyle in ...

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Castaic Union School District Votes On Reopening Schools

The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) voted to reopen their in-person classes the following week after both state and county health orders allowed it. During their regularly scheduled meeting, the governing board for the Castaic Union School District voted 3 – 2 to reopen their four school campuses one week after the county allows it. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 ...

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