Board Elects New Leadership
In its first order of business following a January swearing-in ceremony, the Canyons Board of Education elected three new leaders, including Sherril Taylor of Sandy as its new President. The Board elected Steve Wrigley to serve as its new Vice President. It also voted to create a new Second Vice President position, to which it elected Nancy Tingey. The new Board […]
The Magic of Music At Jordan Valley
Under difference circumstances, the singers on the stage at this year’s Canyons District holiday social might have been unsettled at the prospect of meeting a group of strangers. But in the spirit of the season, while singing “Feliz Navidad” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” these Jordan Valley students couldn’t have looked happier. As Jordan Valley […]
Having An (Inaugural) Ball
Teacher Danny Drew this week is swapping his classroom at the Utah State Prison for a ballroom in Washington D.C. There, he will join members of the White House staff and the President’s re-election campaign as they celebrate the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Drew, a teacher at South Park Academy’s Timpanogos facility for female […]
Union’s Anderson Named Utah’s Top Middle School Principal
Union Middle School Principal Mary Anderson has been named Utah’s top middle school leader. Anderson is the 2013 Utah Middle School Principal of the Year. The prestigious honor was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, by the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals, and awarded to Anderson by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Martell Menlove. […]
New Board, New Chapter for Canyons
A new chapter in Canyons’ history has commenced. Three new members of the Canyons Board of Education took the Oath of Office in a public ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Board Member Robert J. Green will represent District 1, which encompasses the Midvale area. Board Member Nancy Tingey will represent District 3, which includes part […]
4 CSD Elementary Schools Lauded By USDA
Awards will be presented in January to four Canyons elementary schools receiving special commendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for improving school lunch and physical activity on their campuses. HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Bronze-level designation has been approved for Brookwood, Granite, Oakdale and Peruvian Park elementary schools. The designation comes with a banner, plaque, $500 […]
CSD Foundation Awards $72,000 in Grants to Teachers
‘Tis the season of giving for the Canyons Education Foundation. The Foundation, the fund-raising arm of Canyons District, on Monday, Dec. 17 and Tuesday, Dec. 18 surprised 10 CSD teachers with the joyful news that they were receiving 2012 Innovation Grants, which ranged in size from $2,900 to $10,000. In all, the Foundation awarded more […]
Budget Honors for Canyons
For the third year in a row, Canyons School District has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The prestigious award, announced Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, recognizes the District’s 2012-13 Comprehensive Annual Budget Report. It is the association’s highest award in government budgeting, and indicates that Canyons’ budget has received proficient […]
SALTA Placement Letters are in the Mail
Canyons students who have been accepted to the District’s advanced-learner magnet program will get the good news in letters sent Friday, Dec. 7 to their homes. In all, about 570 students sought access to the program called SALTA, which stands for Supporting Advanced Learners Toward Achievement. The program is designed for students who require specialized […]
Board President Honors Colleagues’ Service
Canyons Board of Education President Tracy Scott Cowdell on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 honored outgoing Board Members Mont Millerberg, Paul McCarty, and Kevin Cromar. All three were elected in 2008 as inaugural members of the Canyons Board of Education, just months after voters created Utah’s first new school district in a century. Cowdell thanked the […]
