Start of school delayed until Aug. 24 in response to teacher, community concerns

The first day of school in Canyons District this fall has been pushed back one week. By making a slight change to the academic calendar for the 2020-2021 school year, members of the Canyons Board of Education decided Tuesday to start school on Monday, Aug. 24 instead of Monday, Aug. 17. The decision was made during a regular […]

CSD Plan Provides Maximum Flexibility for Parents

Whether in a classroom, at home, or a mixture of both, Canyons families have been given a wide array of choices regarding how they will approach learning this fall.   This year, the Utah State Board of Education has waived requirements on the minimum number of hours school districts are required to conduct school. This change, […]

Canyons District Schools Place Focus on Physical Distancing

Canyons District principals and administrators have spent the summer carefully preparing for students to return safely and stay physically distant with the aim preventing illness in the age of COVID-19. School administrators have been tasked with designing operational plans eyed toward physical distancing based on each school’s individual layout. As part of the Canyons District […]

Community to Celebrate the New Midvalley Elementary with Car Parade, Virtual Ribbon Cutting

It’s a different kind of year, which calls for a different kind of ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Midvalley Elementary. The Jr. Huskies have planned two ways for families, neighbors, teachers and staff to herald the start of a new school year in a new school building: On Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6:30 […]

Face Coverings, Hand Washing, Physical Distancing: We all Have a Role in Defeating COVID-19

Stand united, stay strong and activate your mask superpower! Not all superheroes wear capes, some wear masks — and as we start the 2020-2021 school year, all Canyons District students, employees, parents and patrons will have a role to play in defeating the common foe of COVID-19. Canyons District schools and facilities are adhering to Utah […]

CSD Families Can Use Online Tool to Submit Space-Available Bus Permit Requests

Canyons District will use an online tool for parents to request a transportation space-available permit for the 2020-2021 school year.   The e-application system will begin accepting space-available permit-request forms at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 3. Paper forms will not be accepted. Families without computer or Internet access at home may use the computers in the lobbies of schools to help […]

Canyons’ Commitment to Clean • Maintaining Safe, Welcoming and Prepared Buses, Schools

Canyons Transportation Director Jeremy Wardle took CSD’s Back-to-School COVID-19 Action Plan to a new level as he debuted a giant, bus-sized “face mask” that he sewed himself — complete with blue pleats and loops over the bus mirrors — to gently emphasize how important it is for all of us to do our part to […]

Choose Your Learning Path: Online Registration for School Starts July 27

Want your child to attend school in the fall?  Canyons is providing that option. Would you prefer to enroll your students in online classes?  We’ve got you. Want to guide your child’s learning at home — but still maintain the services available at the neighborhood school?  You can pick that option, too.  Canyons District is […]

Canyons District Moves Forward with Back-to-School Action Plan

With a focus on health, wellness and learning, Canyons District has developed a Back-to-School Action Plan to guide operations for the 2020-2021 school year.  The plan, approved by the Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, was required by the Utah State Board of Education, which has directed all Utah public schools to create […]

Three Ways to Participate in Board of Education Meetings

The Canyons Board of Education will continue to do the public’s business — and patrons can participate, even in this era of self-isolating and social distancing. In adherence with health-authority recommendations and restrictions on mass gatherings, patrons are invited to participate and provide public comment remotely during scheduled meetings of the Canyons Board of Education. […]