CSD Adds Oakdale to Preschool Sites for 2017-2018 School Year
Canyons District has added an additional site for preschool classes in the 2017-2018 school year. This exciting new development in early childhood programs was recently announced by CSD Administrator Terri Mitchell on KUTV Channel 2. This fall, 3- and 4-year-old children can attend a program Oakdale Elementary. Programs also are at Altara, Butler, Jordan Valley, […]
Board Meeting Summary, June 13, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Budget Hearing Following a public hearing, the Board of Education approved a final budget for the 2016-2017 school year. The Board also voted to adopt the proposed budget for the 2017-2018 school year, which contains no tax rate increase. […]
Administrative Appointments Approved by Board of Education
Canyons District is pleased to announce new administrative appointments, which were approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Kenna Sorensen, currently the Principal of East Sandy Elementary, will become an administrator in the Instructional Supports Department. This position was created when Dr. Darren Draper, the Director of Education Technology, resigned […]
Students Earn Major EPA Award for Project Targeting Bird Strikes
Two students at Midvale Middle are part of a group that has received the regional President’s Environmental Youth Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Trojans Abigail Slama-Catron and and Eric Snaufer, along with two others from the Beehive Science and Technology Academy, earned the prestigious award for their “Bionic Scarecrow” device, which was created […]
CSD Still Taking Applications for Augmented Kindergarten Program
There’s still time to apply for a spot in Canyons District’s innovative program for kindergarten-age students. The District continues to take applications for the Supplemental Hours of Instruction classes for the 2017-2018 school year a groundbreaking early-childhood academic initiative that was recently spotlighted by KSL-TV Channel 5. Students in the classes receive nearly four […]
CSD Board Approves 2017-2018 Negotiated Agreement with CEA
The Board of Education on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 unanimously voted to approve a negotiated agreement with the Canyons Education Association for 2017-2018 school year. The agreement contains a small adjustment to the Conversion Placement Table approved at the April 25, 2017 meeting of the Board of Education. The new, single-lane salary schedule represents the largest pay hike in […]
Parents, Students Invited to Secondary DLI Informational Meeting
Bon boulot, gong xi and felicitaciones to students throughout Canyons District who are making waves with their language skills. On Friday, May 5, 2017, Draper Park Middle students Ariel Harp and McKay Larsen took first place at the Chinese Bridge Language Contest at the University of Maryland. Harp and Larson represented Utah for the first […]
Beloved Altara Elementary Teacher Honored with Huntsman Award
Joani Richardson is the kind of teacher who can breathe new life into words, pull magic from a page, and spark wonder in the eyes of eager-to-learn children. “I love to teach children to love to read,” says Richardson. “I have failed if I have not taught a child to love to read.” For her […]
Board Meeting Summary, April 25, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Board Summary The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 approved a new salary schedule that will boost the starting salary for a beginning teacher more than $5,000 a year while also providing salary hikes for mid-career […]
Board of Education Bumps Up Teacher Pay, OKs New Salary Schedule
The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 approved an innovative and progressive salary schedule that will boost the starting salary for a beginning teacher more than $5,000 a year while also providing salary hikes for mid-career and veteran educators. The new salary schedule pushes the starting salary for a new teacher in […]
