Board Summary, Aug. 1, 2023
Board Summary Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Employee Satisfaction Surveys Canyons teachers, Education Support Professionals, and Administrators enjoy working for the District. According to the annual year-end surveys of the employee groups, more than 80 percent of Administrators and Education Support Professionals […]
Canyons District to Begin Online Registration Aug. 7
Registering for school just got easier. As always, back-to-school registration for Canyons District can be done online when it’s convenient for families. But now, when families sign into CSD’s registration portal, they’ll find streamlined step-by-step instructions to make the whole experience a whole lot easier. For return registrants, some demographic and contact information will be […]
Board Summary, July 11, 2023
Board Summary Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. The Board of Education approved several administrative appointments for the 2023-2024 school year. They are: Dina Kohler is the new Principal at Corner Canyon High. She succeeds Darrell Jensen, who recently resigned to become an […]
CSD To Start Taking Space-Available Bus Permit Forms on Aug. 7
As the sun rises on Monday, Aug. 21 — the first day of school for the 2023-2024 school year — Canyons District neighborhoods will be dotted with scores of students walking with friends, riding bikes or scooters — or waiting with their new backpacks at the school-bus stop. Nearly one-third of Canyon students rely on […]
New Indian Hills Middle Principal Hitting the Ground Running
Shelly Karren recalls the day she was offered a chance to return to Alta High after she’d spent time in New England earning a master’s degree in English literature and teaching on the east coast. Karren was volunteering at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013, when she answered a call from then-Principal Fidel […]
Help Lone Peak Hospital Secure School Supplies for CSD Students in Need
No student should worry about starting school without basic school supplies. But a growing number do, which is why Lone Peak Hospital is partnering with the Canyons Education Foundation to stock Canyons District’s Resource Closet in time for the 2023-2024 school year. The Resource Closet is a central storehouse of food and hygiene items and […]
New Principals, Assistant Principals Chosen for Corner Canyon, Alta, Hillcrest, and Indian Hills Middle
The new Charger in charge is a familiar face to the Corner Canyon High community Dina Kohler, who was among the corps of school counselors who helped open the doors of the Draper school a little more than a decade ago, is the new Principal at Corner Canyon High. Her appointment was approved Tuesday by […]
Board Summary, June 6, 2023
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items Public Hearing for Annual Budget Canyons District’s proposed $516 million budget for the 2023-2024 school, which does not call for a tax increase, includes the cost of the recently approved negotiated agreements for salaries and benefits, which […]
The Great Library Update: Canyons to Refresh School Library Collections
Can an investment in school libraries pay dividends in student achievement? The answer to that question, according to Canyons District library specialist Gretchen Zaitzeff, is an emphatic, yes. With funding approved by the Canyons Board of Education, Zaitzeff and her team of librarians are spending much of their summer refreshing the library collections at each […]
Eastmont Middle English Teacher-Turned-Author Lands Dream Book Deal
In the near future, Eastmont Middle teacher Marc Gregson will be in a unique position. His English Language Arts students could do book reports on novels written by him. The first book of Gregson’s upcoming “Above the Black” trilogy is set to be published in January 2024, with the next two books of the young-adult […]