A Culture of Kindness: Canyons’ Approach to Preventing Bullying
October is officially recognized nationwide as Bullying Prevention Month, a time when schools, families, and communities unite under a common goal, ensuring that every single student feels safe, valued, and connected when they walk through the doors of every school in Canyons School District. Statistically, school-bullying rates have steadily declined since the mid-2000s, according to […]
District Support Team Process
District Support Team Process District Support Team (DST) is a collaborative group composed of specialists from each academic department, along with school and district administrators. The team’s purpose is to review ongoing student behavioral and social-emotional needs and to provide coordinated, interdepartmental support. DST meets weekly on Tuesdays from 8:00–10:00 a.m. in the Wasatch Room […]
Discipline
DST District Support Team Process Peer Court Referral Checklist DCMT Administrative Manual Student Behavior & Support Intervention Handbook Forms (coming soon)
CSD theater, music programs capture major honors at national Shakespeare competition
To paraphrase the Bard’s “Merchant of Venice,” Canyons District theater and music students glistered like gold at the 49th annual national Shakespeare competition. Hillcrest, Brighton, Corner Canyon, Jordan and Alta high schools won top awards at the Oct. 1-3 competition, which drew nearly 3,000 students from Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Colorado and Wisconsin. More than […]
Board Summary, Oct. 6, 2026
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via Diligent by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Long-Range Planning Proposed residential housing at The Point —the former site of the Utah State Prison that is slated to be the next hub of Utah’s tech-industry — would be inside the current boundaries of Alta High, Draper […]
Brookwood Students Venture Beyond the Page to Create Their Own ‘Jumanji’ Opera
At Brookwood Elementary, “Jumanji” isn’t just a story about venturing into the unknown. It’s an invitation to do exactly that. Before the curtain rises on Brookwood’s student-created adaptation of the beloved children’s story, students will have done something many of them probably never imagined themselves capable of doing: They will have written an opera. Not […]
Connect Canyons: How Bilingual Learning Builds Literacy
Ready, Set, Breathe: Tackling Back-to-School Anxiety for Students, Parents & Educators
Canyons to Hold Truth-in-Taxation Hearing Aug. 4
To keep pace with inflation and cover cost-of-living increases for teachers and staff, Canyons School District is proposing an increase in the certified rate for the 2026-2027 school year. The public is invited to learn more and provide input at a 6 p.m. Truth-in-Taxation hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in the Canyons Board of Education Chambers, 9361 S. 300 East, Sandy. To ensure all patrons […]
Families Encouraged to Review Bus Routes, Transportation Eligibility Ahead of New School Year
As part of the back-to-school preparations, parents of Canyons District students are encouraged to spend some time checking their family’s school-bus transportation eligibility and becoming familiar with any changes to the bus routes for the upcoming school year. Updates to the general-education bus routes are now accessible on the Canyons District website: https://infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=CSD2L9NY33GM According to Utah […]
