<strong>SCV Education Foundation hosts first annual Chocolate Walk</strong> 
Kristen McGaffee, left, and Teri Williams head to the next location on their passport map as they participate in the Sweet Side of Education Chocolate Walk to benefit the SCV Education Foundation in Newhall on Saturday, 060323. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Education Foundation hosts first annual Chocolate Walk 

Santa Clarita residents with little white bags and a pink maps walked up and down Main Street in Newhall on Saturday, participating in an event that was “a dream come…

<strong>Teachers, superintendents and students all recognized at ‘Academy of the Stars’</strong> 
Jim Backer, President of the SCV Education Foundation gives closing remarks at the 39th Annual Teacher Tribute event held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons Valencia campus on Friday, 042823. Dan Watson/The Signal

Teachers, superintendents and students all recognized at ‘Academy of the Stars’ 

Across the Santa Clarita Valley, there are 54 public schools with 2,200 teachers and more than 50,000 students. The SCV’s public schools regularly rank among the top 10% in California.  …

SCV’s educators honored in virtual Teacher Tribute
The SCV Education Foundation held its 36th annual Teacher Tribute virtually. Courtesy

SCV’s educators honored in virtual Teacher Tribute

While the pandemic has delayed many celebrations, the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation still found a way to pay tribute to the SCV’s educators with a virtual Teacher Tribute ceremony. …

Wheel and deal with SCV Education Foundation
Jackie Hartmann, executive director of the SCV Education Foundation, sits down for the camera on Friday with Wiley Canyon Elementary kindergarten student Jude Rumbaugh, 5, to talk about a Lego Star Wars book that will be part of the Bag-o-Books program. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Wheel and deal with SCV Education Foundation

The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation is hosting its inaugural Rhythm of the Road Poker Run on Sept. 28 to benefit the foundation.  “This is our first year doing it,”…

SCV Education Foundation reaches over 2,000 kids
Two children hold up a tote bag filled with books after receiving it from the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation "Bag of Books" program. Courtesy photo.

SCV Education Foundation reaches over 2,000 kids

The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation said this week that over 2,000 local kindergarten students receive books from their weekly “Bag of Books” program. The program is designed to give…

SCV Education Foundation holds book drive at Placerita Jr. High
Some of the 180 Placerita Junior High School students who were given a golden ticket through the "Page Turners" program select their two books that were donated by The SCV Education Foundation at Placerita junior High School in Newhall on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Education Foundation holds book drive at Placerita Jr. High

With a couple thousand dollars’ worth of books in tow, officials from the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation visited Placerita Junior High and surprised students with a free book giveaway…

Teacher Tribute Event to honor valley’s finest
FILE ART: Gail Knipp, right, smiles as she accepts her 2017 Teacher Honoree at the Teacher Tribute on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at College of the Canyons. Knipp, who teaches at Highlands Elementary, will retire this year after 38 years of teaching. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Teacher Tribute Event to honor valley’s finest

More than 50 teachers from elementary, middle and high schools throughout the Santa Clarita Valley will be honored for their work and dedication during the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation’s…

Teachers receive classroom supplies totaling more than $16,000
Arroyo Seco Jr. High School student Kadin Anderson, right, holds up the xylophone that will be replaced with the one in the picture that Kelvin Flores is holding thanks to a grant from the The SCV Education Foundation at the Barnes and Noble in Valencia on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Jim Backer, the president and founder of the foundation, stands in the middle. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Teachers receive classroom supplies totaling more than $16,000

Eighteen teachers from all five of the Santa Clarita Valley’s school districts received classroom supplies, technology and equipment totaling more than $16,000 from the SCV Education Foundation on Wednesday. Items…

Locals play principal for a day during 25th SCV Education Foundation event
Jim Backer (left), Chris Fall (center) and former principal Collyn Nielsen (right) talk to students at Hart High School for the SCV Education Foundation's Principal for a Day event on Oct. 13, 2017. Gina Ender/The Signal

Locals play principal for a day during 25th SCV Education Foundation event

About 50 community members took on a new role as principal, making themselves at home in the principals’ offices and visiting classrooms, for the SCV Education Foundation’s Principal for a…

Kindergarten students at Fair Oaks Ranch receive first Bag of Books
A kindergarten student at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School reads a book from his Bag of Books on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal

Kindergarten students at Fair Oaks Ranch receive first Bag of Books

Kindergarteners at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School took home four, brand-new books this weekend. “It’s almost like getting a present every week,” said Jackie Hartmann, executive director of the Santa…

SCV Education Foundation announces Principal for a Day event
Jackie Hartmann, executive director of the SCV Education Foundation, sits down for the camera on Friday with Wiley Canyon Elementary kindergarten student Jude Rumbaugh, 5, to talk about a Lego Star Wars book that will be part of the Bag-o-Books program. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

SCV Education Foundation announces Principal for a Day event

Source: Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation Business leaders, community members and parents are invited to spend the morning shadowing a local public-school principal or district administrator by registering for the…

SCV Education Foundation announces scholarship winners
(Left to right): 2017 SCV Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients Alisha Oberg, Chandler Smith, Noelle Ferrante, Grace Daucher, Madelyn Young, Jennifer Heinrich and Caitlin Gutierrez. Courtesy of the SCV Education Foundation

SCV Education Foundation announces scholarship winners

News release issued by the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation. The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation recently awarded seven scholarships to local Hart District seniors whose personal goals, college major…

Santa Clarita’s top teachers honored at annual Teacher Tribute
Mary Ann Walker, a teacher at Plum Canyon Elementary, feigns relief after accepting her 2017 Teacher Honoree award at the Teacher Tribute at College of the Canyons on April 11, 2017. Walker will retire this year after 40 years of teaching. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Santa Clarita’s top teachers honored at annual Teacher Tribute

Some of the Santa Clarita Valley’s most celebrated teachers were recognized Tuesday for their leadership and excellence in classrooms at all school sites in the area’s five public school districts.…

Teachers get boost of $23,000 in classroom supplies
Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation Executive Director Jackie Hartman, right, presents one of seven chromatic resonators to teachers from Rio Vista and Highlands Elementary Schools, Cate Muro, left, and Melissa Valencia for their performing arts programs during the SCV Education Foundation's Teacher Innovation Grant Distribution event held at the Santa Clarita Activities Centre in Santa Clarita on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Teachers get boost of $23,000 in classroom supplies

Eighteen teachers from all five of the Santa Clarita Valley’s school districts received classroom supplies, technology and equipment totaling nearly $23,000 from the SCV Education Foundation Wednesday. “Now we don’t…

Kindergarten students at Wiley Canyon, Valley View receive first ‘Bag of Books’
Jackie Hartmann, executive director of the SCV Education Foundation, sits down for the camera on Friday with Wiley Canyon Elementary kindergarten student Jude Rumbaugh, 5, to talk about a Lego Star Wars book that will be part of the Bag-o-Books program. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Kindergarten students at Wiley Canyon, Valley View receive first ‘Bag of Books’

Kindergarteners at Wiley Canyon Elementary School and Valley View Elementary School are taking home a new set of books to read at home this weekend. The two schools were added…

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