The Canyons Board of Education has approved the appointment of Braxton Thornley as a new Assistant Principal at Alta High.
With the appointment, Thornley, who was honored in 2022 by the Jordan Education Foundation as the JSD Outstanding Educator of the Year, will join Principal Ken Rowley’s team at the home of the Hawks.
Thornley will replace Steve Bailey, a retired veteran CSD administrator who was serving in a temporary administrative capacity at Alta.
Before completing his administrative internships in five school districts, Thornley worked as a senior technology trainer and product manager at the Utah Education Network. Previously, he was a digital teaching and learning instructional coach and English teacher in the Jordan School District.
The Board voted for Thornley’s proposed appointment at the regular meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.



