Apply Online for CSD’s Popular Dual-Language Immersion Programs
Did you know that Canyons District has some of the most extensive language immersion offerings in Utah? Twenty-one elementary and secondary schools offer dual immersion programs in Spanish, French, or Chinese — and it’s nearly time to apply to enroll for the 2023-2024 school year. Applications for these popular programs are accepted online from Monday, Oct. […]
Board Summary, Sept. 20, 2022
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Bus Study The Board of Education asked the Administration to conduct a survey to gauge community sentiment on shifting the start and end times of high, middle and elementary schools. Potential survey questions will be drafted by the […]
Curtain Call: CSD High Schools Announce Fall Musical Times, Dates
What do you get when you combine an optimistic and chipper sponge with an odd, wealthy and ghoulish family, an orphan in Victorian England who’s hungry for love and anything but gruel, an unrefined princess from a swamp, and a spunky woman from a gold mining town who’s in love with two men who happen […]
The ‘IT’ Factor: Canyons District Celebrates IT Professionals On Their National Day
If you’re reading this story instead of gazing at a spinning wheel of death or staring at the numbers 404, you can thank the IT Department. Go ahead and give ‘em a virtual high-five — they might prefer that, honestly — for the many times they’ve helped resolve the aforementioned issues and myriad other technical glitches. […]
What Happens when Dual Immersion Students Transition to Middle and High School?
In Canyons, here’s what fluency in another language looks like. Eighty-five percent of all high school seniors who applied for a Seal of Biliteracy last year earned the honor of having the seal attached to their transcripts, and 16 percent of those were fluent in more than two languages. Meanwhile, about 400 CSD students are […]
20 Canyons District seniors named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists
Twenty seniors from Canyons School District high schools have been named as 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists and are in the running for nearly $28 million scholarships that will be awarded next spring. Hillcrest High boasts 13 National Merit semifinalists, placing it in the top three statewide for fielding the most National Merit semifinalists. […]
Free WiFi: Canyons Connects Families with Internet Access
We’re zooming, live-streaming, and relying on technology like never before. Digital technologies were a lifeline during the pandemic, and kept workers working, families connected, and students learning. They’ve become so integral to our lives that it can be easy to take these tools for granted. Yet a surprising number of Canyons District students — 10 […]
Canyons District Students Rank No. 1 in Utah for Overall Testing Scores
Canyons School District is the highest-ranked district in Utah for overall testing scores, according to Public School Review. The ranking is based on the percentage of schools within a District to have placed in the top 5 percent of all schools statewide for math and reading test scores. Canyons has the highest concentration of top-ranked schools […]
Lone Peak Custodian Reflects on Rushing Toward 9/11 Mayhem as NYC Firefighter
As students around Canyons District join the country in reflecting over 9/11 this weekend, one CSD employee would rather think about almost anything else — and understandably so. Lone Peak Elementary assistant facilities manager Mark Ward is reluctant to speak or think about what happened on Sept. 11, 2001 and his harrowing involvement in the […]
Board Summary , Sept. 6, 2022
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Life-skills Curriculum A proposed life-skills curriculum, developed by Canyons District in-house specialists with the aim of building positive school climates, encouraging students to develop positive character traits, and complementing lessons being taught by parents in the home, will […]