Board Meeting Summary May 6, 2014
Employee Group Negotiated Agreements Approved The Board approved the negotiated agreements with the Canyons Education Association and the Canyons Education Support Professionals Association. Board Member Kim Horiuchi thanked the negotiating teams of both groups and said she believes employees will be pleased with the contracts. “We’re very appreciative of everyone, and I think these are […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Board Announces Dr. James Briscoe as Canyons Superintendent The Canyons Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint as Superintendent Dr. James Briscoe, who has 12 years of experience as a superintendent of schools, most recently in DeKalb, Ill. The appointment, effective July 1, 2014, follows an exhaustive national superintendent search, which began last fall and […]
Board Meeting Summary April 22, 2014
2014 Teacher of the Year Announced Sprucewood Elementary third-grade teacher Michele Law was named the 2014 Canyons School District Teacher of the Year. The announcement came at the Board’s Teacher of the Year Reception and Recognitions event, in which Teachers of the Year from each school received special recognitions, gifts and prizes. As part of […]
Board Meeting Summary March 25, 2014
HR OrientationDistrict Human Resources Director Steve Dimond outlined equal opportunity processes to assist the Board in preparations to interview candidates for the superintendency. Dimond suggested posing the same questions for all candidates. He provided the types of questions that cannot be asked under the law, such as those regarding a candidate’s marital status, child care […]
Board Meeting Summary March 11, 2014
Superintendent Search Update Superintendent Search Consultants Rickie McCandless and Claudia Seeley provided an update on their progress in the national search for the new CSD superintendent. The consultants have received inquiries from potential applicants living in 11 states and overseas, McCandless reported. The names and numbers of applicants will not be announced at this time […]
Board Meeting March 4, 2014
Open Space Preserved Near Butler Middle; Soccer Field to be Developed The Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to preserve open space and pursue the development of a soccer field in front of Butler Middle School. Board Member Kim Horiuchi noted that green space and open space is in short supply in Cottonwood Heights, […]
Board Meeting Feb. 18, 2014
United Way Proposes Partnership United Way of Salt Lake executives proposed a partnership in Midvale elementary schools to help students succeed. Presenting were: Deborah Bayle, President and CEO of United Way Salt Lake; Bill Crim, Senior Vice President of Collective Impact and Public Policy; and Board of Directors Chairman Allen Alexander, who also is Chairman […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014
Board Votes To Save Taxpayers $2.4 Million in Jordan Bond Refinance The Board approved a resolution to save taxpayers $2.4 million in interest payments by entering an interlocal agreement with the Jordan School District. The agreement allows both districts to refinance the Old Jordan Debt, which resulted from the bond that former Jordan School District […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014
Bond Counsel: Old Jordan Bond Refinance Would Save CSD Taxpayers $2.4 Million Canyons bond counsel Preston Kirk, Senior Vice President of George K. Baum & Associates, presented a proposal to refinance the Old Jordan Debt, resulting from the bond former Jordan School District voters passed in 2003, prior to Canyons’ creation. The proposed refinancing would […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2013
Afterschool Program Coming To Bell View, Edgemont Elementaries The Board approved an interlocal agreement with Sandy City and Salt Lake County to provide an afterschool program for students at Edgemont Elementary and Bell View Elementary, to start later this month. The program will be hosted at Edgemont, provide 125 students with organized afterschool activities, including […]
