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Teacher, Education Advocate Matt Watson Announces Saugus Board Run

Saugus resident and teacher Matt Watson announced Monday the intent to run for the Saugus Union School Board, seeking election in the Area 4 seat. Watson cites a need for “experienced leadership and innovation” as the Saugus Union School District faces unprecedented challenges, according to a statement. The candidate said his top priorities are “the health and safety of students ...

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Saugus Union School District Votes To Hold Online Classes For Beginning Of Fall Semester

The Saugus Union School District (SUSD) voted Tuesday to hold online classes for the beginning of the fall semester.  In their regular meeting on July 21, the SUSD governing board voted unanimously to move into the fall semester with distance learning, following guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom released last week.  “Because Los Angeles County remains on the state ‘watch list’, ...

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L.A. County Health Officials Discuss School Reopening With Santa Clarita Superintendents

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 ...

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EDITORIAL: Saugus School District Board Members’ Social Media Posts Cause Parent Concern

Louie - Editorial - Santa Clarita News

A Saugus Union School District (SUSD) parent expressed concern Wednesday over social media posts made by two members of the SUSD Board. By Mary Nieves I am a parent of children in the Saugus Union School District, and I am outraged at the behavior of our School Board President, Julie Olsen, and School Board Member David Barlavi. They have each ...

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Saugus Union School District ‘On Track’ To Start In-Person Classes In Fall

SUSD board policy change

The Saugus Union School District announced Friday it plans to start the 2020-2021 school year in August, with both in-class and distance learning available, officials said. The Saugus Union School District is on track to start school on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, unless directed differently by the Department of Public Health (DPH) or another government entity, said Colleen Hawkins, the ...

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UPDATE: Santa Clarita School Districts Extend Campus Closures Into May Due To Coronavirus

Santa Clarita Schools Closed

UPDATE: A number of school districts throughout the Santa Clarita Valley, including the William S. Hart Union High School District and the Castaic Union School District, have extended their campus closures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Officials with several of the school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley reached out to families Friday to announce ...

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Saugus Union School District Student Safety, Construction To Be Discussed With Community

SUSD board policy change

Saugus Union School District student safety and construction are to be discussed with the community in February, officials said. Tuesday night, the governing board for the Saugus Union School District reviewed its enrollment needs for each of its schools and approved schools that are now open or closed to transfers, according to District Superintendent Colleen Hawkins. “During that discussion, the ...

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Two Saugus Union District Elementary Schools Named California Distinguished Schools

SUSD board policy change

The California Department of Education named Rio Vista Elementary and West Creek Academy in the Saugus Union School District as 2020 California Distinguished schools on Wednesday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Wednesday that 323 elementary schools throughout the state were being honored by the 2020 California Distinguished Schools Award Program. “While we are all striving for excellence ...

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Santa Clarita Schools Perform Above State Standards: How Does Your District Rank?

The California Department of Education (CDE) and State Board of Education (SBE) launched the 2019 California School Dashboard on Thursday, a key component of the state’s school accountability system, officials said. The dashboard includes the latest data available on statewide, district and school 2018–19 graduation rates, suspension rates, test scores, English learner progress, college/career readiness and chronic absenteeism, according to ...

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Suspicious Person Outside Of Mountainview Elementary Prompts ‘Lockdown Drill’

Mountainview Elementary Santa Clarita

A suspicious person that was “behaving in a concerning manner” outside of Mountainview Elementary School in Saugus on Monday prompted school officials to initiate a “lockdown drill,” officials said. At around 8:30 a.m. Monday, officials with Mountainview Elementary began receiving calls of a suspicious person walking near the school, according to Kathleen Demsher, principal of the elementary school. “The individual ...

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