Global Learners: Apply For A Dual Language Immersion Program

Canyons District on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 started accepting applications to its Dual Language Immersion Programs for the 2016-2017 school year. The deadline to submit an application is Nov. 20, 2015.  In addition, parents and guardians who have questions about the programs are invited to attend a Parent Information Night on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 at the […]

4 CSD Schools Earn Five-Star Honors for Sportsmanship

Canyons School District is home to four five-star schools – with five-star fans. Brighton, Hillcrest, Jordan and Alta high schools have received FIVE STAR Sportsmanship honors as part of the Utah High School Activities Association’s “Raise-the-Bar: Sportsmanship Matters” program. The program recognizes schools’ continued successful efforts to exhibit sportsmanship in the stands by embracing the […]

East Midvale Elementary Celebrated 50th Birthday In Style

East Midvale Elementary had a big birthday to recognize at the annual PTA fundraising carnival this year. On its recent 50th anniversary, the school has a lot to celebrate. From the new carpet the school received over the summer, to the corn and tomatoes growing in its courtyard garden, to the shrubbery and picnic tables […]

Deadline Nears to Apply for Grants from CSD Foundation

Libby McShinsky is seeing double in her classroom at Alta View Elementary. McShinsky used iPads that were purchased with a 2014 Teacher Innovation Grant from the Canyons Education Foundation to help students learn about exponents – and the results were effective in multiple ways. “I was teaching them about exponents, and I had this idea […]

Canyons District Honors Winners of 2015 Apex Awards

A bright-as-sunshine secretary, Hillcrest’s just-retired principal and high school counselors who epitomize what it means to be “Husky Strong,” and a charismatic mayor who inspired residents to support the creation of a new and nimble school district were among the honorees at the 2015 Canyons Apex Awards. The Canyons Board of Education presented awards in […]

Apply for SALTA Advanced-Learner Testing Sept. 21-Oct. 30

CSD students who attend kindergarten through sixth grade are eligible for testing for placement in CSD’s advanced-learner magnet program services in the 2016-2017 school year. The applications window for SALTA – Supporting Advanced Learners Toward Achievement – is open from Monday, Sept. 21, to Friday, Oct. 30, at midnight. No late applications will be accepted. […]

Board Meeting Summary Sept. 15, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items.Secondary Standards-Based Grading Discussed The Board received a report and held an extensive discussion about the idea of standards-based grading in middle and high schools. The Board in future meetings would determine whether the District should move forward on the […]

Sold-out CSD Golf Tourney Raises Cash for Innovation Grants

Sold out! All 33 foursomes in the Canyons Education Foundation’s sixth-annual golf tournament have been filled with golfers excited to hit the links for a good cause.   Scott Harper, the Foundation’s Development Officer, said that all proceeds from the Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 event will go straight back to Canyons District students and teachers. The tourney, […]

Board of Education’s Student Advisory Council Empaneled

A group of students has been empaneled to provide their perspectives on issues that come before the Board of Education. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Robert Dowdle introduced the 10-member Student Advisory Council during the Board’s Sept. 15, 2015 Business Meeting. The Council is comprised of two students from each high school – at least one of whom […]

35 CSD Schools Earn A, B Grades on State Accountability Reports

35 CSD Schools Earn A, B Grades on State Report CSD schools’ performance is holding steady, with some improvement, on the State’s accountability reports for student achievement, according to data issued Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 by the Utah State Office of Education. The Utah School Grading reports show that 35 CSD schools, up from 34 schools […]