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 ...

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 ...

Elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools across the Santa Clarita Valley are set to re-open for the new school year this week beginning Tuesday, Aug. 13. Residents can expect to see more cars on the road each morning as summer break draws to a close and students return to school for the Fall semester. Students are scheduled to ...

Saugus Union School District (SUSD) has released the third installment of the “State of the District,” a series written by District Superintendent Colleen Hawkins, intended to keep the community informed of issues and solutions within the district. See Related: Second ‘State Of The District’ Finds Areas Of Improvement For Saugus Union School District “In today’s world, safety and security are ...

A music teacher from Ventura County who gave flute lessons throughout Southern California, including two school districts in Santa Clarita, was arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts against at least five minors. John Zeretzke, who operated the music education organization “Flutes Across the World,” was arrested in Orange County on April 10 after an investigation stemming from allegations made in ...

Saugus Union School District (SUSD) has released the second installment of the “State of the District,” a series written by District Superintendent Colleen Hawkins, intended to keep the community informed of issues and solutions within the district. An evaluation of the Saugus Union School District over the past four years has found that although SUSD schools are performing well above ...

The Saugus Union School District has released the first installment of the “State of the District,” a series intended to keep the the community informed of issues and solutions within the district. The “State of the District” series is written by Colleen Hawkins, Superintendent of the Saugus Union School District. “This series is designed to provide information on a range ...

The third and final session of the Mindful Paraeducators’ Lead to Succeed program was held Wednesday morning at West Creek Academy in Valencia. The educational program was led by Roma Khetarpal, a Santa Clarita resident, small business owner, mindful parenting expert, educator, speaker and author. “This program is mostly attended by Saugus Union School District school employees that work with ...

Saugus Union School District officials announced the list of 15 teacher tribute honorees who are set to be honored at the annual Teacher Tribute celebration in April. On April 30, the annual Teacher Tribute celebration is scheduled to be held at The Canyon Club in the Westfield Valencia Town Center. The Teacher Tribute program is designed to foster an appreciation ...

Saugus Union School District officials recently announced a dual language immersion program designed to offer students the opportunity to become biliterate in Spanish and English by sixth grade. The local elementary school district intends to offer incoming kindergarten students the chance to enroll in a program that aspires to put them on track to become biliterate. El programa bilingue is ...