Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012
Oak Hollow Interim Principal, Alta High Assistant Principal Appointed Corrie Barrett was appointed interim principal of Oak Hollow Elementary. She has been working as an assistant principal at Alta High School, and previously worked as assistant principal of Butler Middle School. Barrett will replace Trenton Goble, who is resigning Feb. 17 to pursue other career […]
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
Proposed Middle School Class Schedule Receives Initial Support A draft middle school schedule aimed at creating more time for core academic courses while providing sixth- through eighth-graders the flexibility to participate in a range of elective options received preliminary support from the Board. The proposed schedule is a modified five-class schedule within a school day […]
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012
Air-Conditioning Coming to Canyons Schools The Board voted to make sure all schools in Canyons have air-conditioning. The action will place evaporative cooling at Alta View, Edgemont, Midvalley, and Peruvian Park elementary schools, and Midvale, Mount Jordan, and Union middle schools. Indian Hills and Crescent View middle schools will receive central air conditioning. The projects […]
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
Board Names New School Corner Canyons High; Students to Vote on Mascot, Colors The Board of Education voted 6-1 to name the new high school Corner Canyon High School. The name was selected from a list forwarded to the Board by a community committee. The committee had reviewed more than 1,000 public submissions taken between […]
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011
Board Gives Preliminary Approval to Middle School Boundaries The Board in Study Session preliminarily adopted a boundary map for Canyons District middle schools for final consideration on Dec. 6. Six of the seven members of the Board voted for a Base Middle School Map. An amendment by Board Vice President Sherril Taylor was approved unanimously. […]
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
Board Gives Preliminary Approval to Elementary, High School Boundaries The Board in Study Session preliminarily adopted boundary maps for elementary and high schools for final consideration on Nov. 15. The Board gave preliminary approval to the Adjusted Elementary School Boundary Proposal. The Board also gave preliminary approval to High School Boundary Option 1, which was […]
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
Boundary Proposals Discussed, Not Yet Firmed Up The Board of Education postponed plans to solidify a final boundary proposal for public comment for two more weeks. The postponement came to allow time to study Board Member Paul McCarty’s Tuesday proposal to include more Draper residents in the new high school boundary, and to ensure all […]
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011
Naming the New High School: Community Input Wanted The Board invited Canyons students, parents and patrons to submit their ideas for the name, mascot and colors of the new high school in Draper. The Board also would like to receive input from PTAs, SCCs and other groups including the Draper Historical Society and Draper City. […]
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
Board Approves Censure Resolution The Board approved on a 6-1 vote a resolution titled, “The Board of Education of the Canyons School District Censure of Board Member Kevin C. Cromar.” The resolution and a recording of the proceeding can be found at http://www.boarddocs.com/ut/canyons/Board.nsf/Public, under Agenda item 6A. Technology Policies Presented Canyons School District receives “E-Rate” […]
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011
ACT Performance Reported Canyons District is working to boost the number of students achieving College-Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT EXPLORE, PLAN and college-entrance tests, administered to all Canyons eighth-, 10th– and 11th-graders, respectively. Student performance on the ACT indicates whether children are on track for success in college and career. ACT research shows that students […]
