Board Summary, March 21, 2023

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items Full-Day Kindergarten Thanks to an infusion of funding from the Utah legislature, Canyons District this fall will offer full-day kindergarten classes at all 28 of its elementary schools. Instructional Supports Director Dr. Amber Roderick-Landward said the full-day […]

Board Summary, March 7, 2023

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Administrative Appointment The Board of Education approved the appointment of Tom Sherwood as Director of Canyons District High Schools. Information about the Administration’s plans for the post now held by Sherwood, currently principal of Brighton High, will be […]

Board Summary, Feb. 21, 2023

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Budget Considerations The Board of Education considered steps Canyons District may need to take over the next two to three years to cut spending in anticipation of the expiration of federal pandemic-related emergency funds. All efforts will be […]

Board Summary, Feb. 7, 2023

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Board Indicators The Board of Education reviewed performance measures for the panel’s governing tenets of student achievement, community engagement, customer service, innovation, and fiscal accountability. Canyons’ Research and Assessment Director Dr. Hal Sanderson told the Board of Education […]

Board Summary, Jan. 17, 2023

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Board Leadership In an unanimous vote, Amber Shill was selected as the next President of the Canyons Board of Education. She was nominated to the post by current President Nancy Tingey, who expressed her confidence that Shill, a […]

Board Summary, Dec. 13, 2022

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items.   Policy Update The Board of Education approved a new policy governing school library materials selection and review, which refines how parents can ask for a review of books in school libraries. The new policy updates the policy […]

Board Summary, Dec. 7, 2022

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Life Skills Program Update Student Services Director Dr. Brian McGill presented an update on the in-house development of CSD’s life-skills curriculum. A pedagogy review of the K-8 curriculum is currently being done by the Canyons District Instructional Supports […]

Board Summary, Nov. 15, 2022

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Performance, Satisfaction Measures The Board of Education reviewed performance measures of Canyons schools. CSD Research and Assessment Director Dr. Hal Sanderson told the Board of Education that 2022 was a solid year for Canyons school accountability and student […]

Board Summary, Nov. 1, 2022

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Elementary School Grading Term Adjustments The Board of Education is considering a proposal to alter the grading terms in Canyons elementary schools from trimester to quarters. School Performance Director Dr. McKay Robinson told the Board the suggested change […]

Board Summary, Oct. 18, 2022

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Long-Range Planning  The declining birthrates in Canyons-area ZIP codes, coupled with the inability of young families to afford the cost of a median-priced home in the District, are contributing to a dip in total enrollment. As a result, […]