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 […]
Bonus Episode 74: From Sidelines to Super Bowl: New CSD Coaches Predict Winner of Sunday’s Big Game
Few other events bring the country together like the Super Bowl. This year’s gridiron battle, which includes a graduate of a Canyons District high school, has the star power to best last year’s viewing audience of 115 million. Whether you’re a San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs fan, plan to attend a party for […]
Board Summary, Feb 6, 2024
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Administrative Appointment An award-winning administrator and former mathematics teacher and curriculum specialist been selected as the next director of Canyons middle schools. The Board of Education appointed Mindy Robison, Principal of Midvale Middle, to the Office of […]
Digital Safety and Privacy: Canyons Commits to Technology Transparency with New Parent Portal
It’s the parenting dilemma of the digital age: How do we encourage our kids to take advantage of all that technology affords while keeping them safe in the digital world? How do we model the healthy use of smartphones, social media, and the Internet? In Canyons District, we are committed to empowering students to be […]