Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011
Options for Career and Technical Education Presented As the District prepares to design classrooms for the new high school and reconstructed middle schools, Superintendent David Doty proposed examining career and technical education (CTE) to ensure courses adequately prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs. Dr. Doty cited research showing two-thirds of the up-and-coming jobs require post-secondary […]
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011
Bond Project Site Plans Approved The Board unanimously approved site plans for the following schools being remodeled and rebuilt under the $250 million voter-approved bond: Midvale Elementary: The Board approved rebuilding Midvale Elementary adjacent to Midvale Middle School , allowing students to stay put during construction and creating a school campus that could better address […]
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011
New, Returning Board Members Take Oath of Office The seven-member Canyons Board of Education began anew Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, with one newly elected member Steve Wrigley and re-elected members Tracy Cowdell, Sherril Taylor and Kim Horiuchi taking the oath of office. Board members also re-elected Cowdell to serve as Board President and […]
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
ACT EXPLORE, PLAN Results In Canyons eighth-graders are doing relatively well in English, but have a lot of catching up to do in science if they are to be prepared for college and career by the time they graduate from high school. The results of Canyons’ first-ever implementation of the ACT EXPLORE exam for eighth-graders […]
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
Canyons Elementaries Implement Common Core State Standards in Math Canyons is implementing math Common Core State Standards in elementary schools. In a study session, Chief Academic Officer Ginger Rhode and Evidence-Based Learning Directors Hollie Pettersson and Amber Roderick-Landward outlined the Common Core, target dates for further implementation, and other efforts to ensure all Canyons students […]
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
Architects’ Negotiated Contracts Approved The Board unanimously approved contracts with the following architects for the first five projects of the $250 million bond voters approved last June: Midvale Elementary School Replacement: NJRA ArchitectsSandy Elementary School Seismic Upgrade: MHTN ArchitectsAlbion Middle School Renovation: FFKR ArchitectsButler Middle School Replacement: VCBO ArchitectsNew High School in Draper: Sandstrom Associates […]
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
Board Forwards Bond Projects, Authorizes Negotiations With Architects The Board authorized the Administration to enter into contract negotiations with the following architects so that work can begin on the first five projects of the $250 million bond voters approved last June: Midvale Elementary School Replacement NJRA Architects Sandy Elementary School Seismic Upgrade MHTN Architects Albion […]
Study Session Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010
Canyons to Create Boundary Steering Committee The Board gave the green light to create a Boundary Steering Committee. The committee will examine school boundaries and address issues outlined by the 2009 Enrollment and Facilities Task Force. The committee will recommend potential boundary changes to the Board for implementation in the 2013-2014 school year. The 26-member […]
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010
Midvale Middle School Receives New Assistant Principal The Board approved the appointment of Kelly Tauteoli as the new assistant principal of Midvale Middle School. Ms. Tauteoli, who has been working as an assistant principal at Joel P. Jensen Middle School in Jordan District, is fluent in Spanish and is a former youth-in-custody teacher. She replaces […]
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010
Butler Elementary Principal Named The Canyons Board of Education approved the appointment of Christine Waddell as the new principal of Butler Elementary School. Waddell, a National Board Certified Teacher who currently serves as the assistant principal at Midvale Middle School, replaces Laura Finlinson, who resigned to accept the curriculum director position in Jordan School District. […]
