New Year Brings Renewed Commitment to Dual Language Immersion in CSD Schools
The Draper Elementary Dragons sure know a thing or two about celebrating the Lunar New Year. In what has become a proud tradition, students this week performed Chinese songs and dances in the school’s brightly decorated gym while beaming parents looked on the culmination of weeks of rehearsal and preparation and years of instruction […]
Butler Middle’s Logan Wins Utah Middle School Principal of the Year Award
As a former English teacher, perhaps it’s natural for Butler Middle Principal Paula Logan to want to use the power of the principal’s office to launch a schoolwide focus on literacy. It’s the skill that touches all parts of a child’s education, says Logan, who has been an educator for nearly three decades. Logan credits […]
Here’s What School Choice Looks Like in Canyons District
For Hillcrest High senior Laura Wan, the question of which school she would choose to attend began as early as kindergarten, when her parents steered her to an advanced learner’s program at Canyons District’s Peruvian Park Elementary. After completing the SALTA program in elementary school, she chose Midvale Middle for its Middle Years Program, and […]
Every Brilliant Thing’ Performance to Visit CSD Schools
The Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival will be visiting two CSD schools to share performances of “Every Brilliant Thing” with the Canyons community. The international play draws on warmth, hope and gentle humor to illuminate the effects of suicide, and is being featured by the Festival as the first non-Shakespearean production its cast will perform, […]
Board Meeting Summary, Jan. 21, 2020
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items.Superintendent Search The Board of Education discussed how to organize and conduct a national search for a new Superintendent to replace Dr. Jim Briscoe who announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2020. In order to take advantage of peak […]
CSD Superintendent Announces Intention to Retire at End of School Year
Canyons Superintendent Dr. Jim Briscoe has announced his intention to retire at the end of the school year. In a message sent to Canyons District administrators and principals late Monday afternoon, Dr. Briscoe said it’s been “a very difficult decision” to retire from his post as the leader of the 34,000-student District. He has been […]
Canyons Joins Draper City in Launching Clean Air Challenge
When it comes to big problems, such as, air pollution and Utah’s inversion season, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and defeated. But we’re all a part of the solution and if we pull together, each of us doing our small part, we can make a big difference. Such was the theme of an […]
What Time Is It? It’s Time to Cheer Alta Band in ‘High School Musical’ Finale
What time is it? It’s time to see Alta Hawks play Wildcats in a television event that attracts millions of viewers every week. A group of band students at Alta High on Friday flocked to the school’s auditorium to catch themselves in the most-recent episode of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” a trending […]
Ready for ‘Big Kid’ School? Apply for CSD’s Supplemental Kindergarten Program
Ready for “big kid” school? Kindergarten is a critical year in a child’s education, and to make sure students get off to a strong start, Canyons District has expanded the number of hours some of its kindergartners spend in the classroom. Starting on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m., Canyons District will begin accepting online […]
Jumpstart Your Child’s Education At a Canyons District Preschool
Canyons District preschools are evidence of the power of play. It may look like the children are just hopping, dancing, singing, coloring and laughing together but studies have shown that structured play can hone a child’s language, math and social skills. Jumpstart your child’s education by participating in Canyons District’s preschool program. The application […]
