Our October 1998 attendance report shows 8,544 students at twelve schools in kindergarten through sixth grade. Child care is available at all sites. Based on community need, some sites offer a pre-kindergarten program. The City of Santa Clarita, the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, and the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce partner with the schools on numerous projects. Students may participate in after school enrichment programs supported by foundation grants, local businesses, and parents.
Many community groups use school facilities for meetings, services, and other events.
Saugus parents actively participate through the Parent Advisory Committee, School Site Councils, Classroom Volunteer Program, Parent-Teacher Groups, and Bilingual Advisory Council. These comparisons are based on 1996-97 state and district data. Last year the Saugus District had a total enrollment of 8,138 generating about 1,464,840 student attendance days. The Class Size Reduction Program has been implemented for grades kindergarten, one, two, and three bringing the student-teacher ratio to 20 to 1 in those classrooms. The California Reading Initiative outlined class size reduction in kindergarten through third grade as a major component of reading instruction reform.