Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 21, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Standards-Based Electronic Grading System The Instructional Supports Department presented information about a possible e-tool to aid in the implementation of an elementary Standards-Based Report Card. In 2013, the Board adopted a standards-based report card, and that started the […]
It’s Back-to-School Time! CSD Rolls Out Red Carpet for Students on 1st Day
The robust cheers heard throughout the Salt Lake Valley on Monday, Aug. 19 were likely from the back-to-school celebrations held at Canyons District schools. Per an 11-year tradition, principals rolled out red carpets to welcome students to the 2019-2020 school year. Teachers, principals, and parents, as well as Superintendent Dr. Jim Briscoe and members […]
Hello, Middle School! Sixth-Graders Learn the Ropes at Orientation Events
New sixth-grade students descended on middle schools across Canyons District for orientation on Friday morning with excitement, some trepidationand a million questions. For the last 11 years, Canyons’ middle schools have opened their doors a day early to help newcomers navigate the hallways, learn new schedules, explore the cafeteria, open their lockers, and generally get […]
Educating Hearts and Minds: An Inside-Out Approach to Building Safe Schools
On Monday, Aug. 19, tens-of-thousands of students will file into Canyons District classrooms with fresh hopes for a successful school year. They’ll accept new challenges and celebrate new triumphsand they’ll do it together, secure in the knowledge that school is a place where all learners are welcome, respected, supported and safe. Such is the commitment […]
Board of Education Funds Double-Digit Pay Raise for Teachers
Following a three-month public comment period culminating with Tuesday’s Truth-in-Taxation hearing, the Canyons District Board of Education made official its previously proposed plan to give all CSD teachers a $7,665 salary increase. Representing a double-digit increase for every teacher, this puts the starting annual teacher pay in Canyons District at $50,000. The Board unanimously voted […]
Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 6, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. The Board of Education held two meetings on Aug. 6, 2019. They met for a study session and a Business Meeting to conduct regular Board business. Members of the Board also held a required Truth-in-Taxation hearing. Truth-in-Taxation Hearing […]
Canyons Works with University of Utah to Solve Teacher Shortage
Zeke Michel found his calling long before he could verbalize it as a career goal while working as a peer tutor mentoring fellow Hillcrest High students with intellectual disabilities. That nascent interest steered him to seek a job as an after-school custodian at Jordan Valley, Canyons District’s school for students with severe disabilities. In 2015, […]
Sign up Now to Volunteer in CSD Schools
Be a classroom helper, mentor and tutor students, collect school supplies, or contribute to fundraising activities: The volunteer opportunities in Canyons District schools are only as limited as your imagination. Even the most time-pinched parents can find ways to support their child’s teacher and neighborhood schooland many do. Over the past 10 years, more than […]
Canyons Announces Date, Time of Truth-and-Taxation Hearing
Of all the variables in education, one thing is certain: Teachers matter. A quality teacher influences student performance more than any other aspect of schooling. But Utah, one of the fastest growing states in the country, is in the throes of a teacher shortage. Faced with this reality, and the need to fill an annual […]
Tools for Schools: Donate Your Extra School Supplies to Children in Need
Who among us doesn’t like a good back-to-school sale? But if you stumble across a great discount somewhere and find that you’ve purchased more than your family can use, consider donating to Canyons District’s 4th annual school-supplies drive. Canyons’ annual summer Gathering for Good donation drive is joining forces with one of Utah’s most popular radio […]