Canyons Board of Education Redeploys District Staff to Support Schools 

In a move to give elementary schools more administrative support, the Canyons Board of Education approved five new assistant principal positions to be filled through a restructuring of current assignments. Three District-level special education specialists also will be assigned to elementary schools with Academic Behavior Support (ABS) classrooms.  “With the increases we are seeing of […]

Kristine “Kris” Millerberg Inherits Husband’s Seat on Canyons Board of Education

Kristine Millerberg, a retired educator with 33 years of classroom experience, will succeed her late husband on the Canyons Board of Education. Kristine, who goes by “Kris,” was appointed Tuesday, March 19 by unanimous vote of the Canyons Board of Education to represent District 1 and serve for the remainder of the term left vacant […]

Hundreds of Middle Schoolers Compete in ‘History Day’

If history is written by the victors, these students are making history! Thirty-two Canyons District middle schoolers on March 7 were crowned winners of the District’s annual History Day competition, earning the chance to vie for cash prizes of up to $10,000 at the National History Day contest in Washington D.C. A celebration of student […]

CSD Students Build Tiny Homes for the Homeless

Canyons Technical Education Center students this semester are learning more in their construction class than how to build a home. They’re giving back to their community and learning it’s possible to have an impact on issues of local importance.   CTEC is a career-oriented training ground that gives Canyons District’s high schoolers experience in high-demand […]

Digital Diet: Helpful Conversations for Families to Regulate Screen Time

In Canyon District, we teach and model digital safety and citizenship every day in our classrooms. Our goal is to empower students to use technology responsibly. More than that, we want them to use digital tools to create, investigate, collaborate, and analyze — and we view parents as valuable partners in this endeavor.   In […]

Board of Education OK’s Financing for School Improvements

The Canyons Board of Education is moving forward with a plan for financing needed upgrades and renovations at Jordan High, Corner Canyon High, Hillcrest High, and Eastmont Middle schools. The Board of Education, acting as a Local Building Authority, on Tuesday, Feb. 20 approved a resolution allowing the issuance and sale of up to $50 […]

Teachers Gain Time to Plan, Personalize Instruction Under New Elementary-School Schedule

The Canyons Board of Education approved a new elementary-school schedule that will give kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers more planning time. The new schedule brings planning time closer to the standard at neighboring school districts, providing elementary teachers a dedicated period during the workday to prepare lessons, review student work and data, and personalize instruction. It […]

National Library Lover’s Month

How Canyons Students are Drawn to District Libraries Anyone who is fond of books knows that feeling of walking into a room with floor-to-ceiling books and taking in a deep breath. There have been a number of studies looking into that smell of old books. Is it vanilla? Grass? Maybe a hint of leather? Whichever […]

Canyons Board of Education Calls for Resignation of State Board Member Natalie Cline

The Canyons Board of Education voted Tuesday, Feb. 13 for a resolution calling for the resignation of Utah State Board of Education member Natalie Cline.  Canyons leaders met in a special meeting in response to the Granite School District’s request of other school districts and elected bodies to join with them in asking for Cline […]

Fifth-Grade Students, Parents Invited to Maturation Programs

Canyons District’s popular maturation program proves that, while growing up can be hard, talking about it needn’t be. Each year, CSD sponsors an informational program for fifth-grade students and their parents with the aim of providing consistent, sensitive and approved health and maturation instruction districtwide. All girls and boys presentations are conducted by Carrie Ann […]