Get Money for College, Apply Now for College Aid
More than $180 billion in college aid is available to students for the 2017-2018 academic yearand the time for applying is now. Starting on Oct. 1, 2016, families can go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Think you won’t qualify for a needs-based scholarship? Don’t let that stop you […]
CSD Announces Dates, Times of SALTA Testing
Parents whose children exhibit significantly higher cognitive and academic ability are encouraged to have their kids tested for SALTA, Canyons District’s magnet program for advanced learners. All K-7 students are eligible for testing and can sign up online starting on October 1, 2016. The testing window closes on October 31. This year students applying to […]
Alta High Families Fill ‘Empty Bowls,’ Fight Hunger
Every fall, Anne Mallory looks at the students in her ceramics and sculpture classes at Alta High and tells them one heartbreaking fact: Of the eight people sitting at your table, two came to school hungry today. Every day, one in five children in Utah don’t know where they will find their next meal, according […]
Learn the Ropes: CSD’s School Community Council Training
Every public school in Utah has a School Community Counci formed of parents and employees. Council members are responsible for developing school improvement plans, guided by test scores and with funding from the School LAND Trust Plan. SCC’s make decisions that matter. As individual members become familiar with their roles and responsibilities, as outlined by […]
Board Meeting Summary, Sept. 20, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Report: School Grading and SAGE Scores A majority of Canyons schools, 71 percent, received an A or B this year under Utah’s school grading system, even with last-minute changes to the way the grades were calculated. Had […]
CSD’s Innovative Approach to Combatting Chronic Absenteeism
Here’s the thing about school absenteeism: It’s a growing problem, and almost always a symptom of something else. It could be illness, a transportation problemthe family car broke downor a student who is tired from working nights babysitting siblings or tending the family restaurant. “Sometimes, missed school days just sneak up on a family; a […]
Eleven CSD Students Named National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists
Eleven students from four of Canyons District’s traditional comprehensive high schools have been named semi-finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program. They join about 16,000 others who this week advanced in the prestigious competition to vie for 7,500 scholarships worth $33 million. Finalists are chosen from 1.6 million students at more than 22,000 high […]
School Grades: CSD Celebrates Academic Gains
A majority of Canyons District schools, 71 percent, received an A or B this year under Utah’s school grading system, even with last-minute changes to the way the grades were calculated. Had the grading scale not been redrawn, 81 percent of Canyons’ schools would have received a B or higherand the number of schools to […]
Peruvian Park’s Gretchen Murray a Top Utah Teacher
Within the Canyons School District community, Gretchen Murray needs no introduction. Her name is already associated with excellence in education, which is why she was nominated for Teacher of the Year by her peers and the parents of her Peruvian Park Elementary students. Now the rest of Utah is getting to know the devoted fourth […]
Board Meeting Summary, Sept. 6, 2016
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. CSD’s Efforts to Curb Truancy To mark the outset of School Attendance Awareness Month, Student Support Services Director Tamra Baker presented information to the Board of Education on Canyons District’s innovative approach to reducing chronic absenteeism and truancy rates. […]