Board Meeting Summary, Nov. 14, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Contractors Selected for Bond Projects at Hillcrest, Brighton, Alta In accordance with all state procurement guidelines, and during a regularly scheduled and appropriately noticed public meeting, the Board of Education on Tuesday chose the general contractors to oversee […]
Canyons’ Water-Testing Effort Part of Plan to Ensure Safe Schools
At the same time word started to spread about the toxic-water woes in Flint, Mich., Canyons District began stepping up efforts to ensure safe water is flowing in its schools’ drinking fountains and sinks. As a result, the District has nearly two years of records that track the quality of water being consumed by Canyons […]
Voters Approve Canyons District’s Bond Proposal to Modernize, Upgrade Schools
The majority of residents who cast ballots in the 2017 General Election voted in favor of the Canyons Board of Education’s proposal to use proceeds from a $283 million tax-rate-neutral bond to provide modern and safe schools to children in all parts of the District. Election results indicate that 57.83 percent voted in favor of […]
The Future is Now: CSD Launches Utah College Application Week Events
For high school seniors, the future is now. Even though the pomp and circumstance of high school graduation is seven months away, the high schools in Canyons District this week are emphasizing the importance of taking the next step in students’ educational journeys. From Nov. 6-10, 2017 Canyons District will celebrate its fourth annual Utah College […]
Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls Oh, My! Halloween Celebrated Across CSD
The cheering crowd lining Main Street in Historic Sandy was in for a surprise as sweet as candy when the elementary school students started their annual Halloween costume parade on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The students gave the crowd quite a treat as they showed off their costumes, which ranged from witches and ghouls to superheroes […]
Honors Earned at Middle School Intramurals Cross Country Race
The Draper Park Vikings raided the trophy table at the Canyons District Middle School Intramurals Cross Country Championship Race. The school dominated the ninth-annual event, held Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Union Middle. First-place overall trophies were awarded to both of the Draper Park Middle boys and girls teams. Students from the Draper-area school took […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 17, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Bond Proposal The District held the statutorily required reading of previously submitted arguments for and against the proposed $283 million tax-rate-neutral bond measure that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. The pro/con arguments also can be found […]
CSD Board Empanels Advisory Council to Gather Student Input
The student voice can be heard loud and clear in the Canyons District. To the end of creating a direct avenue for student input, the Canyons Board of Education has empaneled a Student Advisory Council made up of representatives from all five of Canyons’ traditional high schools. This is the fifth year a council of […]
Board Meeting Summary, Oct. 3, 2017
Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Alta High’s Step2theU Program Last summer, Alta High enrolled its first cohort of juniors in Step2theU, a program that allows students to earn two years of college credit at the University of Utah while still in high school. […]
Utah PIO Association Honors Canyons District Communicators
The Canyons District Office of Public Communications has received statewide honors for its efforts to communicate with parents, teachers, students and the community at large following a fatal shooting near a Sandy elementary in June. At the recent annual conference of the Utah Public Information Officers Association, the Canyons public-relations team of Jeff Haney and […]
