Category: Board Meeting Summaries

Board Meeting Summary Sept. 1, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Alta View Elementary Rebuilding Concepts Shown Canyons CEO Leon Wilcox and Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects representatives presented the Board with an update on the new Alta View Elementary School concepts. The school remains in the design process, and concepts […]

Board Meeting Summary Aug. 18, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Extra Bus Stops Discussed for Midvale Middle During the reconstruction of Midvale Middle School, students who had previously walked to school are being bused to the school’s temporary location at the old Crescent View Middle School, 11150 S. […]

Board Meeting Summary Aug. 4, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Digital Citizenship Information Campaign Upcoming CSD is preparing to roll out training and information regarding Digital Citizenship and safety in light of a new law. HB213 intends districts, principals, schools and communities to collaborate to provide a rich […]

Board Meeting Summary July 14, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. CSD Alternative School Named Diamond Ridge CSD’s new alternative high school will be named Diamond Ridge. The Board unanimously approved the name, supported by the high school students currently receiving services at Entrada Adult High School, as well […]

Board Study Session Summary June 23, 2015

The Board met in Study Session to discuss ways to bring together existing goals and tenets into a statement that will remain at the forefront of their work. The Board’s current mission is to prepare all students for college and careers; its guiding tenets are: student achievement, innovation, community engagement, and customer service. The Board […]

Board Meeting Summary June 10, 2015

Board Holds Public Hearing, approves $391.8 Million Budget The Board held an open public hearing and unanimously approved the $391.8 million FY 2015-2016 tentative budget and set the tax rates as required by law. The budget was presented by CFO and Business Administrator Leon Wilcox. The budget includes a 4 percent increase in the state-funded […]

Board Meeting Summary May 26, 2015

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Board Action The Board approved the Consent Agenda, which includes the 2015-2016 LAND Trust Plans; Purchasing Bids; Administrative Appointment; and the 2015-2016 Bell Schedule. The Board also approved student overnight travel for the following groups: Alta Student Government; […]

Board Meeting Summary May 12, 2015

Note: Mp3s and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Board Approves 2015-2016 Negotiated Agreements for Employees The Board approved tentative agreements with the Canyons Education Association (CEA), the Canyons Education Support Professionals Association (CESPA), and administrators. Under the 2015-2016 tentative agreement with the CEA, the District will […]

Board Meeting Summary April 28, 2015

Alta’s Matt Leininger Named CSD Teacher of the Year The Board honored Alta High physics teacher Matt Leininger as the 2015 Canyons District Teacher of the Year. Leininger’s energetic approach to teaching physics shows his students exactly how much they matter. His dedication and care for students are just a few of the reasons that […]

Board Meeting Summary April 14, 2015

Note: Mp3s and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Student Achievement Growth Presented Students, particularly in middle schools, showed gains in math performance districtwide between the 2009-2010 and the 2013-2014 school years. The academic achievement report was a continuation of an English Language Arts performance report delivered […]