Canyons Announces Administrative Appointments, New Assignments

The Canyons Board of Education and Administration are pleased to announce the following administrative appointments and assignments.

Effective with the start of the 2025-2026 contract year:

• Kelcey Kemp, currently an assistant principal at Jordan High, is being appointed to serve as the school’s Principal. He will replace Dr. Bruce Eschler who is leaving this summer to take a District-level administrative post at Murray School District.
• Replacing Kemp will be Dr. Sarah Thomas, currently an assistant principal at West High who was hired to join Canyons earlier this year.
• Mark Mitchell, currently an assistant principal at Draper Park Middle, will be assigned to Alta High as an assistant principal.
• Kory Crockett, an assistant principal at Alta High, will be assigned to serve as assistant principal at Draper Park Middle.

The Board on March 18, 2025 also approved two additional Assistant Principal hires.  Each appointee’s school-specific assignment will be decided at future Board meetings as the Board weighs additional recommendations for administrative hires.

• Ivie Erickson, an administrative intern at Jordan School District.
• Rachel Ostvig, currently an instructional coach at East Midvale Elementary.