Read more about the article Castaic district to increase employees’ salaries
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Castaic district to increase employees’ salaries

After months of negotiations, the Castaic Union School District has come to an agreement with its certified, classified and unrepresented staff and approved an increase in their salaries and other…

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Read more about the article School districts to adjust trustee areas
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School districts to adjust trustee areas

By Jose Herrera  Signal Staff Writer  In September, the California Department of Finance released validated Census data that prompted school districts under a by-trustee area election system to begin the…

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Read more about the article Local school districts pass incentives to attract substitute teachers
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Local school districts pass incentives to attract substitute teachers

By Jose Herrera  Signal Staff Writer  Teachers lead students on their way to success, but even teachers need time off to recover or take a day to conduct their business —…

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Read more about the article School districts focus on the emotional, social development of students
Counselor Mariah Harvey talks about making mistakes and ways to react to them during Social Emotional Learning class at Meadow Elementary School in Valencia on Thursday, 102121. Dan Watson/The signal

School districts focus on the emotional, social development of students

With an understanding of the impacts that a trauma like a school shooting or quarantine isolation — as well as more traditional problems like domestic violence or homelessness — can have on children, local elementary school officials are touting the benefits of a social-emotional…

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Read more about the article County begins accepting in-school instruction waivers
The interior of one of the 21 new classrooms made from steel shipping containers at Sierra Vista Junior high School in Canyon Country on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

County begins accepting in-school instruction waivers

Elementary school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley have begun discussions on the option to submit a waiver to Los Angeles County that would allow the reopening of schools for…

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Read more about the article Remainder of SCV public school districts  return to virtual classrooms
Kindergarten teacher Sarah Luckenback welcomes her students online on the first day of school at Emblem Academy in Saugus on Wednesday, August 12, 20. Dan Watson/The Signal

Remainder of SCV public school districts return to virtual classrooms

The final two remaining school districts on summer break are slated to head back to class on Thursday, but like all schools around the county, they will be returning to…

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Read more about the article Castaic District to start fall semester online; no timeline set for return to campus
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Castaic District to start fall semester online; no timeline set for return to campus

Castaic Union School District became the second district in the Santa Clarita Valley to announce the 2020 fall trimester/semester in a virtual format. After the William S. Hart Union HIgh…

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Read more about the article Castaic District names new director of student support services
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Castaic District names new director of student support services

The Castaic Union School District has selected Nicole Moynihan to be its new director of student support services, district officials announced this week.  Moynihan was a special education teacher for…

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Read more about the article Most school boards publish meetings online; Newhall, Saugus hold off
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A classroom full of kindergarteners and first graders at Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus applaud 100 year-old Wilbur Vidito Monday afternoon. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Most school boards publish meetings online; Newhall, Saugus hold off

While three Santa Clarita Valley school districts have made the decision to record and publish videos of their governing board meetings, the Saugus Union School District and Newhall School District…

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Read more about the article CUSD names Kim Tredick new assistant superintendent of Educational Services
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CUSD names Kim Tredick new assistant superintendent of Educational Services

The Castaic Union School District announced Friday Kim Tredick as its new assistant superintendent of Educational Services.  Tredick, who joined the CUSD on Nov. 1, 2018, will start her new…

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Read more about the article Schools across SCV begin distance learning
Signal file photo Orien Broderick reads the book “Gossie,” by Olivier Dunrea, to his daughter, Penelope, 2, at a local library. The Santa Clarita Public Library is scheduled to host open houses throughout April in celebration of Library Week.

Schools across SCV begin distance learning

As coronavirus, or COVID-19, prompted social distancing practices to prevent the spread of the virus, schools across the Santa Clarita Valley made the swift decision to close campuses in order…

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Read more about the article Castaic asks attendees of D.C. trip to self-quarantine
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Castaic asks attendees of D.C. trip to self-quarantine

As schools in the Santa Clarita Valley enter their first week of online learning, Castaic Middle School students and parents who traveled to Washington, D.C., are being asked to self-quarantine…

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Read more about the article District schools and Boys & Girls Club to remain open
Students at an elementary school in Santa Clarita walk to their classrooms on the first day of school in Aug. 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

District schools and Boys & Girls Club to remain open

Local public schools and the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley will remain open amid a statewide recommendation against assemblies of 250 people or more. Because school districts…

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Read more about the article Superintendents to discuss coronavirus concerns
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Superintendents to discuss coronavirus concerns

Superintendents from all five school districts in the Santa Clarita Valley are expected to hold a meeting today at noon to discuss how to move forward with growing coronavirus (COVID-19)…

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Read more about the article Castaic Union School District approves position layoffs
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Castaic Union School District approves position layoffs

Two positions within the Castaic Union School District were approved to be laid off by the board during Tuesday night’s meeting. Two special education paraeducators positions, one at Castaic Elementary…

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