When Canyons School District leaders say they strive to ensure all students are college- and career-ready, they mean all.
All 11th-graders in Canyons District, including 43 students at South Park Academy at the Utah State Prison, recently took the ACT college-entrance test. This helps bring students a step closer to a college education and a better future.
Principal Lory Curtis, who conveyed the importance of this opportunity to the Department of Corrections, marshaled resources and facilitated the administration of the test with the South Park staff, District Assessment Coordinator Jami-Jon Pearson, Entrada Principal Amy Boettger and administrative assistant Natalie Christner.
Through their efforts, this team achieved a “first” for Canyons District: The ACT never before has been given in a prison setting.