CSD Invites Community To Workshops Focusing On Autism
Canyons District’s Office of Special Education and Related Services is sponsoring a series of workshops taught by Melisa Genaux, a Salt Lake-based expert in the areas of autism spectrum disorders. The six workshops, titled “Focus on Autism: Understanding High-Functioning Autism and Aspberger’s Syndrome,” will be from 4-7 p.m. in the Professional Development Center in the Canyons […]
Jordan Valley Honors 5 At Transition Exercises
Jordan Valley School, Canyons District’s facility for the severely disabled, on Friday, May 31, 2013 honored five students for the completion of their education at the school. This year’s Transition Exercises, held at the school, 7501 S. 100 East, was attended by family, friends, faculty, staff and members of the District’s administration, including Superintendent Dave […]
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 […]
CSD Assistant Superintendent Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathryn McCarrie is known in Utah education circles as a supporter of school psychologists and an advocate for the role they play in the educational process. That respect was returned on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2012, when the Utah Association of School Psychologists honored McCarrie, now the Canyons District Assistant Superintendent for School Performance, with a […]
Donated Devices Help CSD Students With Speech Delays
When it comes to learning new information, speech-language pathologists know one simple thing can make a world of difference to the human brain: listening. That’s why many pathologists, reading teachers and special-education aides in Canyons District use special tools to help students hear themselves speak. One popular tool is a phone-like device that students hold […]
