Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 19, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Gradebook for Standards-Based Practices and Guidelines The Board of Education heard an update on the pilot of the software MasteryConnect. The pilot was done as part of an initiative by the Canyons District Instructional Supports Department to adopt […]
Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 12, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Academic Indicators Canyons District’s graduation rate continues to tick upward. According to preliminary data presented by Research and Assessment Director Dr. Hal Sanderson, the percentage of high school seniors who earned enough credits to walk across the commencement […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 15, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Utah College Application Week The Canyons Education Foundation continues to support Canyons’ 7th annual Utah College Application Week, a time set aside to encourage every high school senior to complete and submit at least one viable college […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 1, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Brighton High Marching Band The Board of Education approved a proposal by the Brighton Bengals to start a marching band an idea that is supported by 99 percent of Brighton parents. Brighton High is experiencing a uptick […]
Board Meeting Summary, Sept. 17, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Brighton High Marching BandBrighton High is proposing to start a marching band to capitalize on growth in student interest in the school’s music programs. A survey of parents showed 99 percent approve of the idea, and the school’s […]
Board Meeting Summary, Sept. 3, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Update on Canyons Transition Academy The aim of the Canyons Transition Academy, which was started in 2009 for 18- to 22-year-old special education students, is to help the men and women in the program gain the skills necessary […]
Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 21, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Standards-Based Electronic Grading System The Instructional Supports Department presented information about a possible e-tool to aid in the implementation of an elementary Standards-Based Report Card. In 2013, the Board adopted a standards-based report card, and that started the […]
Board Meeting Summary, Aug. 6, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. The Board of Education held two meetings on Aug. 6, 2019. They met for a study session and a Business Meeting to conduct regular Board business. Members of the Board also held a required Truth-in-Taxation hearing. Truth-in-Taxation Hearing […]
Board Meeting Summary, July 16, 2019
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Truth and Taxation Meeting Information Business Administrator Leon Wilcox presented information to the Board of Education about the Aug. 6 Truth and Taxation meeting. Wilcox outlined the planned agenda for the hearing, which will include a presentation about […]
Nearly 700 Students, Parents, Volunteers Attend CSD’s 10th Birthday Party
As one of the first employees of Canyons School District, Susan Edwards has had a front-row seat for many of the District’s defining moments. Even before the vote on Nov. 6, 2007, Edwards was deeply involved in community discussions that led to the creation of the first school district in Utah in 100 years. From building a vital bridge […]
