Newhall School District students have once again excelled in state testing on English language arts and math, posting scores above the state averages on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), officials said Thursday. Sixty-nine percent of the Newhall School District’s students in grades 3-6 met or exceeded standards on the English-language arts assessment, compared to 50.9 percent ...

Three Newhall School District schools have been recognized as Blue Ribbon schools, officials said Thursday. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized 362 schools Thursday, including three Newhall School District schools, as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. Santa Clarita schools on this year’s list for high academic performance include Oak Hills Elementary, Pico Canyon Elementary and Stevenson Ranch Elementary. ...

Newhall School District (NSD) officials announced Tuesday that Kim Howe has been selected for the position of director of student support services.  This role provides crucial leadership for many of the Newhall School District’s pivotal programs, such as student health, special education, suspension and expulsion and admission into transitional kindergarten and kindergarten, according to NSD officials.  “Howe’s experience and passion ...

As negotiations continue between union officials and administrators, teachers and students from the Newhall School District gathered outside the district office Monday morning to protest for higher wages. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Newhall Teachers Association is in talks with the district over pay demands, but on the first day ...

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a teen taking pictures and “hanging out” near Valencia Valley Tuesday morning. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The LASD received phone calls from concerned parents about a juvenile that was recently seen hanging out near an elementary school on Carrizo Dr ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday the appointment of current Assistant Superintendent Jeff Pelzel as the district’s next superintendent, Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Newhall governing board is subject to official board action scheduled for the next regularly scheduled meeting on May 22. Pelzel succeeds Paul Cordeiro, who will be ...

Newhall School District Superintendent Paul Cordeiro sat down with KHTS Tuesday afternoon to discuss new state standards and district priorities for the 2017-18 school year, among other topics. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Cordeiro discussed a number of goals and issues facing Newhall School District officials, one of which being the ...

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth provided a close-to-home “first-hand lesson” about how civic government works, he said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Smyth visited a second-grade class at Peachland Elementary that included his own second-grade daughter. “The second-graders are beginning to learn a little bit about government,” Smyth said, “so ...

Newhall parents upset over the elementary school district’s calendar clashing with the Hart district’s — the two schedules don’t match up for 26 days — called off the walk-out threat at the recent board meeting, for now. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “We realize that there is still a long way ...

A group of Newhall School District parents upset the elementary school calendar doesn’t match up to the high school one plan to attend this week’s board meeting, continuing a “walk-out” threat. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The group of parents showed up at the last Newhall School District board meeting, along ...