Board Meeting Summary Sept. 2, 2014
Utah College Application Week Coming to CSD Canyons District, in partnership with the Utah State Board of Regents, is poised to participate in Utah College Application Week, scheduled for Nov. 17-21, 2014. Dr. Hollie Pettersson, Director of Evidence-Based Learning in Secondary Schools, noted the national initiative is aimed at ensuring every high school senior applies […]
Board Meeting Summary Aug. 19, 2014
Committee to Discuss Alternatives to Portables Superintendent Jim Briscoe is forming a committee, with involvement and support from the Board, to discuss ways, other than portable classrooms, to address Draper and Midvale school enrollments. In his Superintendent’s Report, Dr. Briscoe proposed the committee, and said it will serve to examine short- and long-term plans to […]
Board Meeting Summary Aug. 5, 2014
Butler Elementary Construction Timeline ExpeditedThe Board voted to expedite the Butler Elementary construction timeline and bond issuance by one year. Design work and community collaboration will begin immediately. Construction is to begin in spring 2015, and the school is to open on the current Butler Elementary campus in August 2016. The action aims to ensure […]
Board Meeting Summary July 8, 2014
Wilcox Named Business AdministratorThe Board of Education approved Leon Wilcox as the District’s new Business Administrator, effective immediately. Wilcox has been serving as the Interim Business Administrator and Chief Financial Officer since September 2013. Wilcox brings to the post 20 years of governmental accounting experience, with an emphasis on financial reporting, budgeting, and auditing. As […]
Board Meeting Summary June 10, 2014
Farewell, Dr. RhodeThe Board of Education honored Interim Superintendent Dr. Ginger Rhode, who is retiring June 30, as part of her final meeting with the Board. The Board gave Dr. Rhode a bouquet of flowers, and thanked her for her service. “Dr. Rhode, thank you for bringing your wealth of experience, your depth of knowledge, […]
Board Meeting Summary May 6, 2014
Employee Group Negotiated Agreements Approved The Board approved the negotiated agreements with the Canyons Education Association and the Canyons Education Support Professionals Association. Board Member Kim Horiuchi thanked the negotiating teams of both groups and said she believes employees will be pleased with the contracts. “We’re very appreciative of everyone, and I think these are […]
Board Meeting Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Board Announces Dr. James Briscoe as Canyons Superintendent The Canyons Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint as Superintendent Dr. James Briscoe, who has 12 years of experience as a superintendent of schools, most recently in DeKalb, Ill. The appointment, effective July 1, 2014, follows an exhaustive national superintendent search, which began last fall and […]
Board Meeting Summary April 22, 2014
2014 Teacher of the Year Announced Sprucewood Elementary third-grade teacher Michele Law was named the 2014 Canyons School District Teacher of the Year. The announcement came at the Board’s Teacher of the Year Reception and Recognitions event, in which Teachers of the Year from each school received special recognitions, gifts and prizes. As part of […]
Board Meeting Summary March 25, 2014
HR OrientationDistrict Human Resources Director Steve Dimond outlined equal opportunity processes to assist the Board in preparations to interview candidates for the superintendency. Dimond suggested posing the same questions for all candidates. He provided the types of questions that cannot be asked under the law, such as those regarding a candidate’s marital status, child care […]
Board Meeting Summary March 11, 2014
Superintendent Search Update Superintendent Search Consultants Rickie McCandless and Claudia Seeley provided an update on their progress in the national search for the new CSD superintendent. The consultants have received inquiries from potential applicants living in 11 states and overseas, McCandless reported. The names and numbers of applicants will not be announced at this time […]
