Northlake Hills teacher Erin Oxhorn-Gilpin was named a California Teacher of the Year, Castaic school officials announced Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The state of California has nearly 300,000 teachers, and Oxhorn-Gilpin has been chosen as one of five representing California, officials said. Oxhorn-Gilpin is a first and second grade ...

Castaic Union School District officials have the list of applicants for their Governing Board vacancy, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. CUSD officials received two applicants for the seat that was held by Victor Torres, who vacated the seat as of Feb. 17. The district offers an interactive map here ...

Castaic Union School District officials appointed Frederick Malcomb Jr. to the Governing Board to replace Michael Lambarth, officials announced Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Lambarth resigned from his position effective Sept. 1. Lambarth was on the board for less than a year, being appointed in November, before he reportedly resigned ...

Castaic Union school officials approved a move to a district-based electoral system Thursday, officials said, while also giving information to parents about transportation concerns. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Every public school district in the Santa Clarita Valley adjusted its electoral process after three lawsuits were filed in June 2013, and a ...

Castaic Union School District officials have put Superintendent Jim Gibson on paid administrative leave following a board vote Monday, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The decision was made at a special board meeting Monday night, said board President Steve Teeman. A statement from the district read: “On May 4, ...

The SCV Education Foundation honored Santa Clarita Valley teachers at the 31st annual Teacher Tribute at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC on Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Every year, the foundation gathers the best school teachers together to be honored for their innovative work in engaging students to ...

Castaic Union school officials are seeking applicants to serve on the district’s Measure QS Oversight Committee. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox.  The committee is charged with informing public about how Measure QS Bond proceeds are spent. More specifically, the committee: • Actively reviews and reports on bond expenditures • Advises the public ...

Castaic Union school officials are hosting a series of meetings to discuss the K-8 school district’s money problems, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “In an effort to be available to as many of our parents, staff and community members as possible, we have scheduled public, community meetings to discuss ...

Corrects date of the first special meeting as being held Tuesday, Feb. 3. The meeting is set to start with a presentation by a county-appointed fiscal-oversight adviser. One might notice the grass is growing a little longer at Castaic Union school sites. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. And next year, there will ...

The Castaic Union School District is looking at a pair of separate legal actions at a special board meeting Monday night, district officials said. A lawsuit against another school district and the potential for changing the election of the governing board are two items of discussion on the agenda. The meeting was called to formally approve the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan, a state-mandated spending plan the school district reviewed at a public hearing on Thursday. The district will also be adopting a general fund budget of $21.5 million.