PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC

Our mission is that Newhall School District students will become global citizens, solve problems, embrace diversity in people and viewpoints, and have a passion for learning and the arts. We will collaborate and build on each other’s strengths, innovate for the future, persevere through new and challenging learning opportunities, and excel and continuously strive for improvement. Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary School opened September 16, 2003, in the city of Santa Clarita. McGrath Elementary consists of a core building housing the library, multi-purpose room, and school offices; three two-story classroom buildings connected by walkways surrounding the core building; four portable classrooms; a kindergarten building; and a preschool/Resource Center facility. The certificated staff consists of the Principal, Assistant Principal, thirty full-time teachers, and an RSP teacher. Support staff includes a half time counselor, school psychologist, RSP assistant, Speech/Language specialist, School Social Worker and six playground supervisors. The office staff consists of the Office Manager, part time Office Assistant, one Community Outreach Office Support Staff, part time Health Assistant, Library/Media Tech, Project Assistant. The school serves a residential population in the Newhall community. Housing in the community includes apartments, condominiums, single-family homes, and mobile homes. The current enrollment is 652 students. The