The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation has revealed the 55 honorees of the 2021 and 2022 Teachers of the Year awards to be honored during the 38th Annual Teacher Tribute in April.  In honor of the 55 teachers recognized as the 2021 and 2022 Teachers of the Year, the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation is inviting the community to help ...

Scheduled on two days in late January and early February, the Newhall School District’s upcoming family orientation via zoom is offering interested families a glimpse into school life in the district. To help parents learn about Pre-K through 6th Grade options, the “NEWhall School District’s New Families Orientation” has been scheduled to ease parents through the school selection process. The ...

The Newhall School District, (NSD) has announced the positions their 2022 governing board. On Tuesday, the NSD released the following list of positions.   President: Donna Rose  Clerk: Ernesto Smith  Clerk Pro Tem: Isaiah Talley  Board Member: Suzan T. Solomon  Board Member: Brian Walters    2022 Organization Representatives   SELPA Board Liaison: Ernesto Smith California School Boards Association (CSBA): Donna Rose  CSBA Legislative ...

Santa Clarita schools within the Newhall School District (NSD) have announced the expected implementation of new administrators for the upcoming school year and foreseeable future. One of the updates to the school district is said to be Stevenson Ranch Elementary School’s principal of six years, Chad Rose, according to officials. Rose has been hired to serve in a new role ...

The Newhall School District, (NSD), has appointed a new director of Instruction, Assessment and Accountability, who is expected to start next month, officials said Thursday. Kate Peattie, who has been working with the NSD since 1977, has been chosen as the new Director of Instruction, Assessment and Accountability for the district, according to officials. Prior to Peattie’s new position, she ...

In an email sent out to Newhall School District (NSD) families, the District announced classes are set to return to full-time learning in April. Starting April 19, doors are to be opened for full-day, in-person learning, said Superintendent Jeff Pelzel, with the NSD. “After waiting well over a year, I am elated to share with you that the Newhall School ...

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 ...

Officials with the Newhall School District (NSD) have announced a new hybrid program offering Santa Clarita students aged between TK and Kindergarten the opportunity to learn in a classroom setting. “Junior Kindergarten” is set to offer students who turn five years old between July 1 and Sept. 1, 2021 the opportunity to enroll in school and enjoy the benefits that ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday that in-person learning would be postponed for TK-2 students due to a “complete reversal” in guidelines provided by the state less than a week before their original re-opening date. In a letter to parents sent out on Thursday, Feb. 4, Newhall School District (NSD) Superintendent Jeff Pelzel announced that their return to in-person instruction ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday that Transitional Kindergarten through second-grade students are set to resume in-class learning next Monday, after being shut down in March of 2020 due to the coronavirus. Students would resume in-person learning Monday, Feb. 8, making NSD the first district in Santa Clarita with students without special needs to resume in-person learning, according to officials. ...