Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Board Approves $198 Million FY11 Budget Following months of deliberation, the Canyons Board of Education approved a $198 million operating budget for 2010-2011. The budget includes cost-saving measures, including five furlough days in which the entire district, including schools, will shut down, due to a $13 million revenue shortfall. It also funds steps and lanes […]
ESP Development Committee Applicants Sought
Canyons School District is assembling an Education Support Professionals Development Committee. The committee will review all ESP requests for in-service classes and make recommendations about which should be approved. The committee will strive to maximize limited resources to ensure employees are up to date in their fields and that the classes they take will most […]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Furlough Approved The Board of Education unanimously approved reducing the school year by five days in the 2010-2011 school year to help address a $13 million shortfall that is largely the result of the economic downturn. The five-day furlough is a one-time strategy to preserve jobs and maintain class sizes for the coming year. Superintendent David […]
Canyons’ Phone Numbers To Change This Summer
Canyons’ Information Technology department this summer will make changes to the telecommunications structure to make it easier to make phone-to-phone connections throughout the District while also saving nearly $40,000 annually in utility fees and maintenance. The project, which will result in new numbers for every landline telephone in Canyons District, starts June 7. Departments […]
Canyons District’s 2010-2011 School Year Reduced By Five Days
Canyons District’s school year will be reduced five days in 2010-2011 to help address a $13 million shortfall that is largely the result of the economic downturn. The move, which includes accompanying unpaid furlough days, is one of several cost-cutting strategies made by the Board of Education in its tentative $198 million budget. Although far […]
CTEC’s Project House Ready for Visitors
An open house for the 2010 Project House built by students in the Canyons Technical Education Center’s On-Site Construction Program is Thursday and Friday, June 3-4, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Project House is at 1354 W. Nectarine Circle (11200), South Jordan.
Nalwalker Appointed Principal of Midvalley Elementary
The Canyons District Board of Education approved Tuesday the appointment of Jeff Nalwalker as the new principal of Midvalley Elementary School. Nalwalker, who currently serves as Assistant Principal at Copperview Elementary School, replaces Carla Burningham, who is retiring after a 30-year career in education.
Hillcrest Senior Earns Early Entrance To Medical School
David Evans has wanted to be a doctor since he was learning to read, write and do basic mathematics. Now he’s 18 and has mastered a foreign language, has crafted pending medical patents and excelled in such subjects as physics and chemistry, his dream of entering the field of medicine is within reach. Evans, […]
Canyons Announces Summer Food Services
Canyons School District is offering the Summer Food Service Program at six sites beginning June 7, 2010. Free meals will be made available to attending children (18 years old and younger) June 7 – Aug. 13 at all sites except Midvale Elementary, which will end the service August 11. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 […]
Peruvian Park Student Wins 6th At National Geographic Bee
Anthony Cheng, a student at Peruvian Park Elementary in Canyons School District, finished in sixth place in the championship round of the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C. He won $500 for placing in the top 10. Alex Trebek, host of the TV show “Jeopardy,” hosted the final match on Wednesday, which was broadcast on […]
