Category: Board Meeting Summaries

Board Meeting Summary March 31, 2015

Board Action The Board approved the Consent Agenda, which included the March Hire and Termination Reports and Purchasing Bids. The Purchasing Bids to General Contractors and MHTN architects were ratified for work related to the Brighton High School football turf replacement. Another purchasing bid was approved for Valcom to upgrade network switches at Alta and […]

Board Meeting Summary March 17, 2015

New Elementary Schedule Adopted Following recommendations from task force of elementary school teachers and months of discussion, the Board unanimously approved a new elementary school schedule that will restore early-out Fridays and provide teachers with the tools they need to help ensure success for every student. The schedule will be implemented in the 2015-2016 school […]

Board of Education Budget Study Session March 10, 2015

The Board of Education received a budget presentation with a number of possibilities for spending in the upcoming year, including staffing for a proposed new elementary school schedule and additional teachers to support all schools, primarily the middle schools. The 2015-2016 budget will not call for a tax increase. This will be the sixth consecutive […]

Board Meeting Summary March 3, 2015

Note: Mp3s and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs and by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Turf Approved For Brighton Football FieldThe Board voted unanimously to install artificial turf on the football field at Brighton High School. Design work on the $1.5 million project will start immediately, and the field will open […]

Board Meeting Summary Feb. 17, 2015

Note: Mp3s and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocsand by clicking the corresponding agenda items.Midvale Classroom Additions Approved The Board approved proposed small capital improvements, including $1.4 million to build four classrooms at Midvale Elementary to alleviate the need for so many portables, address the critical needs of students there, and make […]

Teacher Evaluation Study Session, Feb. 10, 2015

The Board of Education received an update on the field test of the Canyons Teacher Effectiveness Support System (CTESS), asked questions and provided suggestions for its refinement. The discussion took place in a special Study Session, scheduled solely for this purpose. The District is field testing CTESS this school year to meet a 2012 state […]

Board Meeting Summary Feb. 3, 2015

Note: Mp3s and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking the corresponding agenda items. Draper Park Moratorium Lifted The Board voted unanimously to lift the moratorium on Draper Park Middle School, where enrollments are expected to be around 1,450, or 100 students less than originally thought, in the 2015-2016 school year. […]

Board of Education Special Study Session Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

Elementary, Middle School Schedules Elementary and middle school schedules were discussed at length during the Special Study Session of the Canyons Board of Education. School Performance Director Mike Sirois told Board members the District is studying the current schedules to ensure they are conducive to student learning. The overriding concern, he told the Board, is […]

Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

The Board Business Meeting can be viewed on USTREAM. Mp3s and documents for Study Session items can be accessed through BoardDocs and clicking the corresponding agenda items. Early Notification Incentive/Relocation Stipends Proposed The Board discussed a proposal to provide incentives for employees who provide early notification to the District if they plan to retire or leave the […]

Board Meeting Summary Jan. 6, 2015

New Board Members Take Oath of Office Canyons ushered in a new era of leadership with an Oath of Office ceremony and a packed-with-supporters reception for the newly seated Canyons Board of Education. It was an electric night for new Board members Clareen Arnold, who will represent the Sandy communities in District 4, and Amber […]