The filing period for the Nov. 3, 2026, school board elections closed last Friday, setting the stage for several contested races across the Santa Clarita Valley. Several longtime incumbents did not file for re-election, creating open seats in the William S. Hart Union High, Newhall and Saugus Union school districts. William S. Hart Union High School District Trustee Area 2 ...

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 ...

The Newhall School District, (NSD) has announced the positions their 2022 governing board. On Tuesday, the NSD released the following list of positions.   President: Donna Rose  Clerk: Ernesto Smith  Clerk Pro Tem: Isaiah Talley  Board Member: Suzan T. Solomon  Board Member: Brian Walters    2022 Organization Representatives   SELPA Board Liaison: Ernesto Smith California School Boards Association (CSBA): Donna Rose  CSBA Legislative ...

The Newhall School District, (NSD), has appointed a new director of Instruction, Assessment and Accountability, who is expected to start next month, officials said Thursday. Kate Peattie, who has been working with the NSD since 1977, has been chosen as the new Director of Instruction, Assessment and Accountability for the district, according to officials. Prior to Peattie’s new position, she ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday that in-person learning would be postponed for TK-2 students due to a “complete reversal” in guidelines provided by the state less than a week before their original re-opening date. In a letter to parents sent out on Thursday, Feb. 4, Newhall School District (NSD) Superintendent Jeff Pelzel announced that their return to in-person instruction ...

The Newhall School District announced Thursday that Transitional Kindergarten through second-grade students are set to resume in-class learning next Monday, after being shut down in March of 2020 due to the coronavirus. Students would resume in-person learning Monday, Feb. 8, making NSD the first district in Santa Clarita with students without special needs to resume in-person learning, according to officials. ...

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 ...

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. ...