Free Workshop: Navigating School Transitions

Anxious about your special needs child’s transition from elementary to middle school, or from middle school to high school? Join us for a free workshop Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 to learn ways to help ease the transition and prepare your child for success. The workshop also will offer parents and family members information about transition […]

Canyons Preschools Accepting Applications Starting Jan. 5

Want your child to start attending preschool in Canyons School District in fall 2015?   New-student applications for available spots in the preschool programs at Altara, Butler, Jordan Valley, Quail Hollow and Willow Springs will be accepted starting Jan. 5. All schools with space for tuition-paying students have morning and afternoon sessions. Morning sessions are […]

CSD Employees Named Utah’s Best

The Utah Parent Center has named CSD Special Education Director Robin Collett the Utah Administrator of the Year, and Eastmont Middle School’s Laurie Hofstetter the Paraeducator of the Year, for their advocacy of students with disabilities. Collett, who has worked 26 years in special education, is recognized for balancing a “masterful understanding of Special Education […]

CSD Special Education Department Honors 7 Educators, Service Providers

Before schools welcomed students for the first time this school year, Canyons District’s Special Education Department gathered for some professional development and to acknowledge the accomplishments of seven of their colleagues.  On Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, some 200 teachers and related-service providers filled the auditorium and classrooms at Corner Canyon High School as they participated […]

Dancing the Night Away: Corner Canyon’s Prom For Students With Special Needs

A community effort turned a recent regular Friday night into an unforgettable enchanted evening for several dozen Canyons District special education students.  Corner Canyon High on Friday, April 25, 2014 hosted a prom for the students in the Extended Core Units at Corner Canyon, Alta and Jordan high schools and Draper Park Middle.  Clad in sparkly dresses […]

Go Wildcats! Jordan Valley to Stage ‘High School Musical’

What time is it?  It’s time for “High School Musical” – Jordan Valley School-style. Teachers and students at Jordan Valley, Canyons District’s school for students with severe disabilities, are hard at work on their version of the Disney movie that launched the careers of Zac Efron, Corbin Bleu and Vanessa Hudgens.  Jordan Valley will perform its […]

CSD, Special Olympics Team Up On Inclusive Sports Program

Students at Alta, Brighton, Jordan and Hillcrest took the field Wednesday to help kick off the first-ever Unified Sports soccer games in Utah. Through a partnership with the Utah High School Activities Association, Special Olympics Utah started offering an inclusive sports program – called Unified Sports – that provides an opportunity for students with and without disabilities […]

Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten At A CSD Preschool

Get ready, parents and caretakers who thought your babies would be little forever – it’s time to start thinking about preschool. The Canyons District Early Childhood Program will accept applications for tuition-paying preschool students from Tuesday Jan. 7 until Friday, Feb. 28. The program, which integrates tuition-paying students to serve as peer models in the classroom […]

Work Of School Psychologists Noted During Awareness Week

Rory Matson spends his days “juggling, like, seven different balls.” As the school psychologist at Midvale Elementary, he dedicates his hours to counseling students, handling unexpected student-behavior crises, communicating with families, and completing the reams of required paperwork. While he may start his day with a plan, he’s rarely able to stick to it. “There’s […]

Prisoners Provide Pumpkins For Jordan Valley School

The front lawn at Jordan Valley School on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013 was dotted with hundreds of pumpkins that had been provided by the Utah State Prison for Canyons District’s school for students with severe disabilities.  Students at Jordan Valley arrived to the sight of the pumpkin patch. Bundled in blankets and coats, the students […]