The Canyons Board of Education is continuing to consider a proposed elementary school schedule that would give students consistent instructional time, Monday through Friday, to better prepare them for college and careers. Teachers also would be given time to collaborate each week, and receive seven half-days of professional development to help them provide better instruction for students under this proposed schedule.
The Board gave preliminary approval to the proposal at its Tuesday, March 27, 2012 meeting.
As a practical matter, school would let out 20 minutes earlier Monday through Thursday, and Fridays no longer would be early-out days under this proposal. However, school would let out early seven times in the 2012-2013 school year to give teachers professional development time they wouldn’t otherwise have due to budget cuts. These early-out days would be scheduled once in September, October, November, January, February, March and April.
The District has been working with groups to study potential issues with parent schedules, Title I schools, special education and other matters, and form recommendations for the Board. The Board of Education is continuing to weigh the matter.
For more information on this proposal, please visit http://www.boarddocs.com/ut/canyons/Board.nsf and click March 27 Agenda Item 2B. Questions on the proposal can be sent to communications@canyonsdistrict.org.
Download a Power Point of the Proposed Elementary School Schedule – CSD March 2012 here.
