Canyons District Taps Davis District’s Tiffany Midgley to Helm Human Resources
Canyons School District has hired Tiffany Midgley as its new Director of Human Resources, bringing to the role nearly two decades of experience in public education and organizational leadership. She will succeed Steve Dimond who is retiring and has served as Canyons’ Human Resources Director since the District’s inception in 2009. During his tenure, Dimond […]
Five Years at No. 1: Canyons Remains Top-Ranked School District in Salt Lake County
For the fifth consecutive year, Canyons School District tops the Niche.com rankings, firmly securing its spot as the No. 1 school district in Salt Lake County. The countywide rankings combine traditional districts and public charter networks into a single list, with Canyons earning the highest ranking. According to Niche’s grading system, Canyons received an A- […]
Help CSD Pick the 2026 Teacher of the Year. Submit a Nomination Today!
The mark of a stellar teacher lasts for decades, if not a lifetime. The lives of children all across Canyons are being changed for good every day by the educators who work in CSD schools. After all, thanks largely to the work of Canyons’ corps of teachers, CSD students outperform their peers statewide on nearly […]
Now announced: 2026 Teacher of the Year recipients
New CTEC Programs Preview the Future of Profession-Based Learning
In August 2027, the Canyons Technical Education Center will move to the former regional headquarters of eBay. A symbol of the dot-com boom and digital age, this iconic glass-and-steel campus in Draper, Utah, is being reborn as the Canyons Innovation Center — a launchpad for future builders, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. But for students, that future […]
Inside the Canyons Innovation Center
Inside the Canyons Innovation Center: Priming America’s School-to-Work Pipeline
Walk into a classroom almost anywhere in America and — but for some exceptions — you will see a familiar scene: desks in rows and students sitting face-forward, learning largely the way their grandparents did. Outside those classroom walls, however, the world those students are preparing to enter has fundamentally changed. America is re-onshoring industries […]
Brighton High Color Guard Captain Chosen to Perform in Rose Parade
For decades, families have gathered around their televisions on New Year’s morning — or camped out along Colorado Boulevard — to watch the Rose Parade, a spectacle of towering floral floats and precision marching bands enjoyed by a worldwide audience of millions. For many children, it’s the stuff of dreams: What would it be like […]
Board Summary, Dec. 16, 2025
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via Diligent by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Jordan High Improvement Projects A major upgrade to Jordan High’s baseball and softball fields, plus the installation of a new lighting system on the Beetdigger campus, are among the major projects on Canyons’ small capital-facilities list. In […]
Board of Education Approves Appointment of new Alta High Assistant Principal
The Canyons Board of Education has approved the appointment of Braxton Thornley as a new Assistant Principal at Alta High. With the appointment, Thornley, who was honored in 2022 by the Jordan Education Foundation as the JSD Outstanding Educator of the Year, will join Principal Ken Rowley’s team at the home of the Hawks. Thornley […]
