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Hart District Teacher Named
To County's 'Sweet 16' - September 2007
Sean O'Brien, an English teacher from West Ranch High School, has been named one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year for 2007, a title which places him among the "best of the best" in public education in Southern California. (more...)
Hart District Records Growth
In State, Federal Standards - Aug. 2007
The William S. Hart Union High School District increased eight points in its steady progress toward a state goal of 800 on the Academic Performance Index (API) released today by the California Department of Education. The Hart District overall API is 791, while six individual schools were well above the state's 800 goal. (more)
Seventeen Teachers Named
Hart 'Best of the Best' for 2007 - September 2007
Seventeen teachers representing all of the Hart District's schools have been named Teacher of the Year by their respective sites. All 17 will be presented to the Hart District Governing Board at its October meeting, when one will be announced as District Teacher of the Year, to represent the Hart District in Los Angeles County competition. (more...)
Arroyo Seco, Golden Valley
Earn Distinguished School Titles - July 2007

Two schools in the Hart District have been awarded the title of California Distinguished School, according to an announcement from State Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell.
This is the second such designation for Arroyo Seco Junior High School and the first for Golden Valley High School, one of the district's newest schools which had to wait until it was at least three years old to be nominated for the accolade.. [more....]

Hart District Works to Expedite
Castaic High School, Cut Costs - July 2007

The Hart District is anxiously awaiting the August meeting of the Los Angeles County Planning Commission, which is expected to once again consider the Environmental Impact Report for Northlake, the SunCal development where the district's proposed Castaic area high school is located. [...more...]

Hart District Names New
School, District Administrators - October 2007
Two long-time administrators with the Hart School District have been named to new assistant superintendent posts this fall. The district also has three new directors in place, and two new principals. (more...)
Ninety Students Accepted for New
Early College High School Program - July 2007

The campus is still waiting for its first buildings and the staff is just starting to work as a team, but 90 enthusiastic students who have been accepted to the Hart District's first Early College High School are looking forward to starting class in August. [...more...]

Hart District Event Recognizes
Outstanding Business Partners - July 2007

More than 80 local business and community leaders who have contributed their time, talent and financial resources to support local schools were honored at the annual Business Partners recognition dinner hosted by the Hart District's Student Communications Council. [...more...]

Hart District Reception
Salutes Parent Volunteers - July 2007
Thirteen outstanding parent volunteers were honored by the William S. Hart Union High School District at its annual Parent Volunteer Recognition reception at the Santa Clarita Activities Center. The top honorees were selected from a field of 86 nominees submitted by schools across the district.
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Nielsen Named Principal
For Hart High School - July 2007

Collyn Nielsen, Ed.D., who served as an assistant principal at Hart High School for six years before moving into the assistant principal position at Saugus High School this year, has been named the new principal for Hart High School. He replaces Gary Fuller, who has held the principal position since 1997 and will retire at the end of this school year. [...more...]

Hart District Names Three
New Assistant Principals - July 2007
Three teachers who have taken advantage of the administrative development programs offered by the William S. Hart Union High School District has been approved for promotion to assistant principal positions by the district Governing Board, effective July 1. They include Vincent Ferry, Valencia; Brian Necessary, West Ranch; and Mark Overdevest, Saugus. .[...more...]

 

Rancho Pico 'Launches' Space Shuttle - July 2007
A space shuttles hurtles toward space, tracked by telemetry engineers in the command center and controlled by mathematicians who calculate velocity, trajectory and other parameters. Astronauts venture forth onto the moon's surface, experience the effects of its lighter gravity, encounter a moon creature, and submit to biomedical examinations from expedition doctors. [...more...]

 

Catherine Nicholas, Pete Getz
Named New Assistant Principals - July 2007

Two administrators with a history in the Hart School District have been named to vacant assistant principal positions at Rancho Pico Junior High School and Canyon High School. Catherine Nicholas, has been named assistant principal at Rancho Pico and Pete Getz has been named Canyon's new assistant principal. [...more...]

SCHOOLS RECEIVE $52,000
IN FOUNDATION GRANTS - June 2007
Schools across the Santa Clarita Valley will start the new school year with an estimated $52,000 in equipment and supplies, thanks to grants provided by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber Education Foundation. (more...)

 

Experiment Explores Alternative Fuel - July 2007
Ben Scott's chemistry classes at West Ranch High School have launched a hands-on experiment to test an alternative fuel that may mean cleaner burning emissions in diesel engines. [...more...]

Two Named to Fill Newly Created
Hart District Financial Positions - October 2006
The Governing Board of the William S. Hart Union High School District has approved appointment of two administrators to new positions aimed at providing increased efficiency and oversight to district operations.(...more...)

 

 
Hart District Schools Exceed Goals
For State, National Accountability - July 2007
A strong intervention program, alignment of classroom instruction to California's standards and high expectations for every group of students have paid off in the William S. Hart Union High School District, according to accountability reports released in January by the California Department of Education. The scores are based on achievement tests taken by students in spring 2006.
The district met and exceeded every goal established by the federal government for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and the state's Academic Performance index (API), with some schools increasing their API scores by more than 100 points. (...more...)
 

Close to 90 Percent of Hart Students
Pass High School Exit Exam on First Try - July 2007
Nearly 90 percent of tenth graders in the William S. Hart Union High School District pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) on their first try, according to figures released in August by the California Department of Education. (August 2006) (...more...)

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