by Peggy Cannistraci | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
Big News in Student Test Scores Do you want to know how your child’s school performed? The LA Times has a link so you can check it out at latimes.com/test-scores. I have yet to meet anyone who is excited about the new Common CORE assessments, partly because they are...
by Santa Clarita Magazine | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
Progress Report Concerns! Is Tutoring Right for Your Child? For many parents, the decision to have their child tutored is precipitated by a parent/teacher conference or a report card. Poor grades or problems in the classroom are certainly indicators that a child is...
by Santa Clarita Magazine | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
Meet the Candidates – Hart District Governing Board Election Heats Up Two seats on the William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board are up for election on November 3, and voting has changed since the last election. For the first time, voters will...
by Tyler Peckham | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
Pinecrest Schools: Let’s Go Bulldogs! Owned and operated by the Dye Family since 1951, Pinecrest Schools offers students from 18 months to 8th grade a “safe, positive, and diverse experience.” All of the Pinecrest Schools are family owned and operated, in order to...
by Kimberly A. Smith | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
The Importance of Reading Activities There are a variety of activities for children to do before, during, and after reading. Word maps are useful, especially in the elementary grades, for introducing new content area vocabulary. Word maps work best when applying them...
by Santa Clarita Magazine | Oct 1, 2015 | Education
Hart District Students Score well on new CAASPP Testing The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results have been released by the California Department of Education and the William S. Hart Union High School District has scored better...