Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Proposed Standards-Based Elementary Report Card DiscussedThe Board continued Study Session discussions about a proposed standards-based elementary report card aimed at giving parents more precise student achievement information and aligning grading systems with the new state curriculum. Board members asked clarifying questions about the proposal, and heard answers from teachers piloting the report cards and Elementary […]
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Standards-Based Elementary Report Card Proposed The Board heard a proposal to implement a standards-based report card in elementary schools to provide parents with more precise information on student achievement. The proposal rose from more than two years of study by a committee of teachers from every school, special education experts and education technology specialists. It […]
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Board Affirms Mount Jordan Middle Rebuild, Approves Site Plan The Board voted to approve a site plan for a rebuild of Mount Jordan Middle School. Board members also decided to start work immediately after school is dismissed for the 2012-2013 school year, move the Mount Jordan student body to the old Crescent View Middle School […]
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Mount Jordan Middle School Site Plan Discussed MHTN Architects and IBI Group Inc. presented the Board with several proposed site and concept master plan options for the rebuild of Mount Jordan Middle School, which the Board approved in the list of projects to be funded by the $250 million bond voters passed in June 2010. […]
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
2013-2014 School Calendar ApprovedFollowing suggestions received by the Canyons Education Association last December, the Board of Education approved the 2013-2014 school calendar, which schedules Aug. 19, 2013 as the first day of school. The calendar includes two, non-contract end-of-quarter days for teachers to prepare grades and end-of-term reports. It also includes slight changes to accommodate […]
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Board Elects New Leadership The Canyons Board of Education elected three new leaders, including Sherril Taylor of Sandy as its new President. The Board elected Steve Wrigley to serve as its new Vice President. It also voted to create a new Second Vice President position, to which it elected Nancy Tingey. The Board leadership elections […]
Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013: Swearing-In Ceremony
Joined by their families in a special ceremony, three new members of the Canyons Board of Education took the Oath of Office on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, thus beginning a new chapter in Canyons District history. New Board Members Robert Green, Nancy Tingey, and Chad Iverson, who were elected in November 2012, were sworn into […]
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
Board to Participate in Draper Frontrunner CDAThe Canyons Board of Education voted to participate in the Draper Frontrunner Community Development Project Area (CDA) Plan. The Board’s participation is aimed at growing the tax base to better serve the students of Canyons School District. Under the CDA, Canyons will receive: 30 percent of tax revenue increments […]
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
Middle School Schedule Approved The Board of Education approved a new middle school schedule for the 2013-2014 school year. The schedule includes six, 60-minute class sessions and an A/B Block for sixth- through eighth-graders, who will attend Canyons middle schools beginning next school year. The schedule is designed to maximize time spent in English Language […]
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
Middle School Schedule Adjustments ProposedFollowing feedback from parents and middle school principals, Canyons academic leaders are proposing updates to the Middle School Schedule that was approved by the Board to be piloted at Indian Hills and Midvale middle schools this academic year. The proposed changes would include a daily schedule of six, 60-minute class sessions. […]
