Dr. Pete Getz, who is currently serving as the Valencia High School principal on an interim basis, is expected to be recommended as the permanent head of the campus, officials said. William S. Hart Union High School District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman is set to recommend to the district governing board at the next meeting on Oct. 21 to name Getz ...

The William S. Hart Union School District announced Sunday that distance learning is set to continue through October, with no school reopening due to the county health order. Hart District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman sent an email to parents and students on Sunday pushing back the potential reopening date to Nov. 13 for Santa Clarita high schools and junior highs. The ...

As students and teachers in the Santa Clarita Valley continue to utilize an online approach to education, teachers with the William S. Hart Union School District believe that there is a “huge difference” between how distance learning first looked in the spring and how it is currently conducted in the fall. Since the middle of March, the COVID-19 pandemic has ...

Over a dozen teachers within the William S. Hart Union High School District are set to be recognized as “Teachers of the Year” during the district’s board meeting Wednesday evening. https://www.facebook.com/saugushighschool/photos/a.175455635993088/1404092543129385   On Wednesday, officials with the Hart District are scheduled to recognize 17 teachers within the district as “Teachers of the Year.” Those teachers are: High Schools Dustin Funk ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District was unanimously named the State Organization of the Year for 2020 by the California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Hart District officials announced the award Friday afternoon, which was unanimously voted at the state level. The award “recognizes the district following the tragic event that occurred on November ...

Seven high schools within the William S. Hart Union High School District were recently ranked among the top 12 percent of public high schools in the United States, officials announced Tuesday. A recent ranking published by “U.S. News & World Report” placed seven Hart District high schools in the top 12 percent of over 24,000 public high schools across the ...

College of the Canyons held a three-hour training session for 45 William S. Hart Union High School District instructional coaches and administrators, to help them transition to a virtual school year, officials said Friday. During the teleconference on Aug. 5, the session addressed the best practices for online teaching and learning, and discussed how Hart teachers could apply these approaches ...

Schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District and Castaic Union School District began their fall semester utilizing an online-only, distance-learning format on Tuesday. In the weeks and months leading up to the start of the school year, school districts across the Santa Clarita Valley discussed the various potential scenarios for a return to campus, but ultimately the ...

The William S. Hart Union High School District Board discussed an update to the district’s plans for the fall semester during a board meeting Wednesday night.   District officials gave an update on plans for the fall semester that comply with state and county mandates, which require online learning in counties on the state watchlist, including Los Angeles County. Staff ...

During a special meeting Wednesday morning, the William S. Hart Board recognized emergency conditions and set up a 2020 action plan for the Fall school semester. The Hart Board unanimously voted to move forward with the emergency conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the end of the Fall semester, with discussion for a possible extension set for a meeting ...