Board Meeting Summary, May 8, 2018
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Canyons Board of Education, Education Association Approve 2018-2019 Contract The Canyons Board of Education and the Canyons Education Association announced a tentative agreement regarding teacher compensation for the 2018-2019 school year. The contract, a 5.67 percent boost to […]
Board of Education Approves Negotiated Agreement for 2018-2019
The Canyons Board of Education and the Canyons Education Association are pleased to announce a tentative agreement regarding licensed-educator compensation for the 2018-2019 school year. The contract, a 5.67 percent boost to CSD educator compensation, is the result of extensive good-faith negotiations between the CEA and the District Administration. The salary and benefits package provides […]
Nominations Now Accepted for 2018 Apex Awards, the Highest Honors in CSD
They go out of their way to make students feel special. They give of their free time to support teachers. They find resources for schools, forge creative paths around big problems and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder to build Canyons into a world-class district. For their contributions, hard work and dedication to advancing the mission and vision of […]
Twenty-six Sporting Scholars Earn Academic All-State Awards
Twenty-six more Canyons District athletes have been presented Academic All-State Awards this year for excelling in sports and in the classroom. The awards are announced each sports season by the Utah High School Activities Association with this latest round going to students involved in track and field, boys soccer, baseball, softball, girls golf and boys tennis. This […]
CSD-U of U Partnership Gives Language Students a Jump on College
Next year, qualifying Canyons District high school students will be able to take college-level Spanish, French and Chinese courses co-taught by University of Utah faculty. The unique “bridge courses” will be taught in high school but are being offered for college credit as part of Utah’s Dual Language Immersion Program, which is challenging traditional models […]
Veteran Coach, Familiar Face Leading Alta Hawks Baseball
The Alta Hawks charged into baseball season this year with a new leader who is a familiar face on the field. Daron Connelly, who had overseen Corner Canyon High baseball since the school’s opening in 2013, has taken his formidable talents and experience to the Chargers’ fierce intra-district opponents. Coach Connelly assumed the head coach […]
Board Meeting Summary, April 24, 2018
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Teacher of the Year Announcement The Board of Education honored Corner Canyon High teacher Amber Rogers, who was selected as the 2018 Canyons District Teacher of the Year. As the District’s top teacher, Rogers received $1,000 cash from […]
Corner Canyon’s Amber Rogers is CSD’s 2018 Teacher of the Year
From an educator who is thought of as a modern-day Mary Poppins to another who dresses up like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to entertain his charges, Canyons’ teachers are famous for finding ways to reach their students. They establish safe places, demonstrate the true meaning of “community,” lead memorization of the ABCs, and inspire […]
CSD Counselors Prepare for Second Season of “13 Reasons Why”
Canyons District is bracing for the possible emotional impacts of the second season of the teen drama “13 Reasons Why.” The first season of “13 Reasons Why,” released last spring, caused some concern among CSD educators and teachers, who were caught by surprise at the uptick in students asking for counseling help after the […]
Time of Your Life – Applauding the Contributions of CSD’s Retirees
The tug and pull of life’s major turning points such as retiring from a long, productive career can feel a bit like a mental time machine. At one moment, we find ourselves filled with nostalgia. In the next, we’re plotting vacations, pondering new hobbies, and planning long stretches of unstructured time. “Today is […]
