On Tuesday, the Governing Board Members of the Newhall School District convened for their yearly Organizational Meeting.  The Governing Board elected officers and representatives for the year 2024.   Below is a list of new members of the Newhall School District:  President – Suzan T. Solomon Clerk – Ernesto Smith Clerk Pro Tem – Rachelle Haddoak Board Member – Donna Robert ...

Multiple new and re-elected officials for local Santa Clarita school districts have been sworn in in the past few weeks after winning their elections.  In school boards across Santa Clarita, a number of seats were up for election in November, and the winners have been recently sworn in for 2023.  In Districts where there were no new members sworn in, ...

As election results continue to be updated, check here for the latest information on Santa Clarita school board races in our valley. All three current members of the William S. Hart Union High School Board, representing Areas 2, 3 and 5, have pulled far ahead of their challengers. However, some of the races in the elementary school districts are not ...

On Saturday the Santa Clarita Coalition, Dr. Neal C. Green and Healing California partnered up at Wiley Elementary School to provide free dental and vision care for the public, helping many local families.  The inaugural health clinic was launched at 10 a.m. Saturday and opened to the public until 4 p.m. Stations for eye exams, glasses fittings, teeth cleanings and ...

Santa Clarita Valley’s Special Education and Local Plan Area asked the community for assistance in locating children and young adults with special education needs to inform them of available resources. Santa Clarita Valley’s Special Education and Local Plan Area (SCV SELPA) has requested assistance in making the guardians of eligible children and young adults living within the school district boundaries ...

The Newhall School District (NSD) Governing Board announced Friday that they have selected their new superintendent of schools pending a Board approval at the upcoming meeting. Dr. Leticia Hernandez, has been selected to become the new superintendent, and is expected to begin on July 1, according to NSD officials. “We were very excited to have had an excellent field of ...

Officials with the Newhall School District, (NSD) announced Tuesday three newly hired administration. The NSD is preparing to make a good thing even better in the 2022-23 school year by strengthening its professional ranks with three new administrative hires, school officials said. Each of the NSD’s 10 campuses have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools and 2022 California Pivotal Practice ...

Ten elementary schools in the Newhall School District,  as well as the district itself, have been announced the winners of a state education award recognizing “innovative practice” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Clarita Valley’s Newhall School District received news this week that all ten of its elementary schools, as well as the district itself, are winners of ...

After two years of moving targets, pandemic fears, and unprecedented challenges teachers have never had to face before in the history of education, Newhall School District teachers gathered in a peaceful protest in support of a living wage.  By definition, a living wage is “a wage high enough to maintain a normal standard of living.” According to protestors, many teachers ...

Last week Newhall School District Superintendent Jeff Pelzel announced he planned on leaving the district and his position due to concerns over the future of school districts affected by the pandemic.  Pelzel, who has been with the district for eight years and served as superintendent for four years, said that his decision comes after an incredibly rough two years. “Oftentimes ...