With schools shut down throughout the state due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, KHTS has put together a one-stop page for residents to view current health guidelines, along with the status for schools in the Santa Clarita Valley. Last Updated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a staged approach to returning students to schools ...

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 ...

Santa Clarita school districts are discussing their plans for supporting students through distance learning, as Governor Gavin Newsom requires all schools on the COVID-19 “watch list” to start the fall online. Many SCV districts are already offering Chromebooks to students, with the William S. Hart School District working toward having a device for all high school and junior high students ...

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 ...

Dozens of residents came out to the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard for a “Return to School” Rally Tuesday to voice their desire to have students physically return to school campuses in the fall. On Tuesday afternoon, dozens of people lined the sidewalks along the intersection of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard as they participated in a “Return ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, including Dr. Barbara Ferrer, met with the superintendents of Santa Clarita’s five school districts over Zoom to discuss what reopening schools looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the superintendents from all five of the Santa Clarita Valley’s public school districts held a Zoom meeting with several prominent officials ...

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 ...

Schools in the Newhall School District are to halt any planned field trips and other events until the end of April, officials said. “I recognize we are all experiencing a great deal of stress and anxiety around the recent outbreak of the coronavirus,” said Newhall School District Superintendent Jeff Pelzel in a statement Thursday. Following coordination with the state, county, ...