Board Meeting Summary, May 22, 2018
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Elementary School Rebuild The Administration recommends that Midvalley Elementary be selected as the first elementary school completed with funds from the $283 million bond approved by voters in November. The 60-year-old school is the oldest of the buildings […]
Groundbreaking Event to Cheer Start of Work on New Alta High
A new era of great heights is on the horizon for the Alta High Hawks. A groundbreaking celebration to cheer the start of work on a major two-year renovation at Alta High will be Thursday, June 7. All Alta students, teachers, parents, volunteers, alumni, and boosters are invited to the 5:30 p.m. reception and 6 […]
Cheer Teachers of Year at June 2 CSD Night at Rio Tinto Stadium
The goal is in sight! The last day of school for the 2017-2018 academic year is rapidly approaching and Real Salt Lake is helping Canyons kick off the summer break. To celebrate the end of school, as well as the heights of success achieved by the Canyons community over the past nine months, Real […]
CSD Announces Sites of the Summer Food Service Program
The Canyons School District announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to attending children 18 years or younger. Meals will be served 8:30-9:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for lunch from June 11 through Aug. 3 at Copperview Elementary, 8449 S. 150 West; East […]
Nominations Now Accepted for 2018 Apex Awards, the Highest Honors in CSD
They go out of their way to make students feel special. They give of their free time to support teachers. They find resources for schools, forge creative paths around big problems and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder to build Canyons into a world-class district. For their contributions, hard work and dedication to advancing the mission and vision of […]
Corner Canyon’s Amber Rogers is CSD’s 2018 Teacher of the Year
From an educator who is thought of as a modern-day Mary Poppins to another who dresses up like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to entertain his charges, Canyons’ teachers are famous for finding ways to reach their students. They establish safe places, demonstrate the true meaning of “community,” lead memorization of the ABCs, and inspire […]
Board Meeting Summary, Feb. 6, 2018
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Sixth-Grade Mathematics Curriculum In an effort to address a mathematics proficiency-level drop from fifth to sixth grades, the Board of Education approved a proposal by the Canyons District Instructional Supports Department to start using a new sixth-grade math […]
Blazing a Digital Trail: CSD Launches Digital Citizenship Week
Canyons District students are learning how to safely blaze a digital trail. Starting today, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, all schools in Canyons District will begin the 3rd annual Digital Citizenship Week, which was started to help students stay safe as they navigate the online world. Special lessons will be taught in classes and morning announcements […]
The Power of Play: CSD to Begin Taking Preschool Applications on Feb. 1
The calendar may say we’re headed into the month in which we celebrate presidents and valentines, but it’s also time to start thinking about where your preschool-age kiddo could go to preschool in the fall. Don’t underestimate the power of play when looking for a preschool for your child, says Terri Mitchell, the Programs Administrator […]
LeCheminant Named the Utah Assistant Principal of the Year
The raucous orchestra of sounds reverberating through the hallways at Albion Middle School is music to Sandy LeCheminant’s ears. And she’s found that a close listen to the cadence and timbre of her students’ adolescent chatter can help pinpoint the real reason behind the brassiest of classroom and hallway behaviors. “In this position, you get […]
