Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Official Election Results: Canyons’ $250 Million Bond Passes It’s official: Voters in Canyons School District on June 22, 2010 approved the District’s $250 million bond proposal. In all, 13,517 votes were cast in favor of the bond, and 13,163 votes against the bond, according to results made official Tuesday evening by Salt Lake County and […]
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Board Approves $198 Million FY11 Budget Following months of deliberation, the Canyons Board of Education approved a $198 million operating budget for 2010-2011. The budget includes cost-saving measures, including five furlough days in which the entire district, including schools, will shut down, due to a $13 million revenue shortfall. It also funds steps and lanes […]
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Furlough Approved The Board of Education unanimously approved reducing the school year by five days in the 2010-2011 school year to help address a $13 million shortfall that is largely the result of the economic downturn. The five-day furlough is a one-time strategy to preserve jobs and maintain class sizes for the coming year. Superintendent David […]
4-May-10
Bond Public Hearing Canyons voters will go to the polls June 22 to determine a $250 million, tax-rate-neutral bond proposal to modernize Canyons facilities, maximize building use and tax dollars, and invest in the future and academic innovations. Proposed projects would include rebuilding and renovating Butler, Midvale, and Sandy elementaries, as well as Albion, Butler, […]
20-Apr-10
Employees, Volunteer, Teacher of the Year Announced The Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday announced Canyons School District’s premier employees of the year, a Volunteer of the Year, and the Canyons Teacher of the Year. The honorees are: Teacher of the Year: Mark Petersen, Jordan High Science Department Chairman School Administrator of the Year: Laura Finlinson, […]
30-Mar-10
Board Seeks $250 Million Bond; Tax Rates Would Hold Steady The Canyons Board of Education is seeking a $250 million, tax-rate-neutral bond to renovate or rebuild aging schools, build a new high school in Draper, and forward the District’s efforts to better prepare students for college and careers. The bond proposal would keep the debt […]
16-Mar-10
Contents: Capital Facilities Priorities and BondingAchievement CoachesNew Principals AnnouncedBoard ActionPatron CommentsBoard ReportsStudy SessionBoard Discusses Capital Facilities Priorities and Bonding CFO Keith Bradford in Study Session presented a five-year Facility Plan that also identifies possible funding sources. Dustin Matsumori, representing the banking firm George K. Baum and Company, outlined research regarding the District’s ability to assume […]
March 2, 2010 Study Session
Contents: Bond Survey Building Project Discussion Budget Cuts Bills Update More than three-fourths of Canyons residents would support a $200 million bond More than three-fourths of Canyons residents surveyed said they would support a hypothetical $200 million bond with no tax increase to repair school buildings in Canyons School District, a Dan Jones & Associates […]
Board Meeting Summary Feb. 16, 2010
Feb. 16, 2010 Canyons Support Services Center Board Approves Differentiated Diplomas, Grade Reconfiguration The Board approved offering students differentiated diplomas and endorsements as well as reconfiguring school grade levels to put grades K-5 in elementaries, 6-8 in middle schools and 9-12 in high schools to better address student academic needs and prepare every student for […]
Feb. 2, 2010
February 2, 2010
