What We Do
Canyons District’s Office of Communications supports and promotes the District by providing accurate and timely information to employees and the public.
The Office of Public Communications is the marketing and communications arm of the District. We assist schools and departments in publicizing their events and programs and in crafting clear, timely and professional internal and external communications.
The communications team is the primary source of news about Canyons District and its schools. We cover and publish web stories about District events, pitch news stories to local and national media, manage crisis communications during school emergencies, manage the District’s social media accounts, and handle media inquiries and public records requests under Utah’s Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA).
Creative Requests
Our Creative Team manages the Canyons District brand and its family of 60 websites. We are a service-oriented department that fields thousands of requests each year for assistance with marketing campaigns, re-branding, and print and electronic graphic design needs. If you have a story to tell, we can help you tell it through any imaginable medium, from the creation of videos and purchase of ads to the design of websites, banners, brochures, flyers and postcards.
Stay Connected!
Know of an event, program or accomplishment that has broad public interest?
Email us at: communications@canyonsdistrict.org.
- Directory
Two Public Information Officers are authorized to speak on behalf of the District and Board of Education: Jeff Haney and Kirsten Stewart.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
| Jeff Haney | Director | 801-826-5084 (office) 801-372-7665 (cell) | jeff.haney@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Kirsten Stewart | Assoc. Director | 801-826-5050 (office) 801-641-6238 (cell) | kirsten.stewart@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Janell Myrick | Web Manager | 801-826-5162 | janell.myrick@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Jeff Olson | Graphic Designer | 801-826-5093 | jeff.olson@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Stephanie Christensen | Videographer | 801-826-5336 | stephanie.christensen2@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Justin Andersen | Video & Digital Broadcast Specialist | 801-826-5196 | justin.andersen@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Ryan Wilde | Broadcast Specialist | 385-414-0936 | ryan.wilde@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Frances Cooke | Community Relations Associate | 385-463-4320 | frances.cooke@canyonsdistrict.org |
| Questions? | communications@canyonsdistrict.org | ||
| Design Requests | creative@canyonsdistrict.org | ||
| Video Assistance/ Requests | video@canyonsdistrict.org | ||
| Website | webmaster@canyonsdistrict.org |
Who We Are
Canyons District’s Office of Communications supports and promotes the District by providing accurate and timely information to employees and the public.
The Office of Public Communications is the public relations, marketing and communications arm of the District. We assist schools and departments in publicizing their events and programs and in crafting clear, timely and professional internal and external communications.
The Office handles all media inquiries and crisis communications.
Our Creative Team manages the Canyons District brand and the District’s family of 60 websites. We are a service-oriented department that fields thousands of requests each year for assistance with marketing campaigns, re-branding, and print and electronic graphic design needs.
If you have a story to tell, we can help you tell it through any imaginable medium, from the creation of videos and purchase of hard-copy or geo-targeted online ads, to the design of websites, banners, brochures, flyers and postcards.
Our Services
The communications team is the primary source of news about Canyons District and its schools. We cover and publish web stories about District events, pitch news stories to local and national media, manage crisis communications during school emergencies, manage the District’s social media accounts, and handle media inquiries and public records requests under Utah’s Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA). Two Public Information Officers are authorized to speak on behalf of the District and Board of Education: Jeff Haney and Kirsten Stewart. Know of an event, program or accomplishment that has broad public interest. Email us at communications@canyonsdistrict.org.
Jeff Haney
Director
Justin Andersen
Video & Digital Broadcast Specialist
Janell Myrick
Web Manager
Our full-stack developer who manages District and school websites.
Ryan Wilde
Broadcast Specialist
Kirsten Stewart
Assoc. Director
Stephanie Christensen
Videographer and Designer
Jeff Olson
Graphic Designer
Publications
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Features
- Employee newsletters
- Board Briefing
- Principal Briefing
- iKnow
- CSD2U community newsletter
- All Across Canyons community newsletter
- CSD’s Official History
- At a Glance
Digital
Canyons District’s Digital Team oversees the District’s social media channels and family of 60 websites, and handles all web updates. Our team offers full-service web development for schools and departments, trains school-based web managers, and assists in trouble-shooting technical issues.
Web & Social Media
The Office of Public Communications pays an annual stipend to the school employees who are appointed by their principals to update and manage their school websites and social media channels. In order to receive this stipend, digital content managers undergo prescribed training and agree to a list of terms and conditions. To assist schools and departments in updating their web pages, we’ve also stockpiled a library of tip sheets on topics ranging from setting up your Facebook page to knowing what time is most optimal for posting. These can be found on our Google drive.
Podcast
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Feature Listing
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Feature Listing
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CSDtv
CSD-TV (Canyons School District TV) is the media production and support operation for Canyons School District (CSD). CSD-TV provides a pragmatic environment that exposes students to the power and purpose of television and the broadcasting of information and entertainment to tell the Canyons School District story.
Feature Listing
- Livestream Meeting or Event (Youtube, Zoom, etc)
- Record Meeting or Event (No Streaming)
- Create a video (Film, Edit, Publish)
- Photo/Video Event Coverage
Marketing
Our team of copywriters, designers and videographers can help you craft compelling and strategically messaged materials to promote your department, school, program or event. Our creative services, which extend from concept to completion and distribution,
Creative Services
- Concept Development
- Copywriting ( Marketing, News, Editorial, Blog and Speech Writing, and Editing)
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Videography
- Illustration
- Web Design
Portfolio
Photos
Tired of stock photos and clip art? Over the years, our Communications team has journalistically documented the many happenings inside our schools, from major events and milestones to everyday classroom experiences. Need a real-life CSD image to illustrate a slide presentation, or beautify a flyer, poster or brochure? Email Creative@canyonsdistrict.org with an explanation of the types of photos you need, and we’ll send you some options.
Logos
Full color and two-color versions of Canyons District’s official logo can be uploaded from the Communications webpage. Vector files and web-ready versions are available.
Letterhead
For CSD’s official letterheads email Creative@canyonsdistrict.org.
National Day Calendar
Social media has driven such a surge in awareness weeks that it feels like there’s a national day, week or month for practically everything. A full calendar of the education-related days we observe at CSD, from National School Safety Day to Hug a Bus Driver Day, can be found on our google drive.
Style Guide
To assist employees with communicating in a cohesive and professional way, we have created a CSD Writing Style Guide, an editorial guidebook describing our house rules for capitalization, punctuation and spelling. For the most part, our style guide adheres to Associated Press standards, albeit with a few modifications.
PowerPoint Templates
Need a stylized template that fits with Canyons District’s branding guidelines? Just email creative@canyonsdistrict.org. Can’t find something you need? Email communications@canyonsdistrict.org.
Trainings
In today’s digital world, communicating effectively is as much a science as an art, and our team can help you with both. We’ve developed training modules to help you navigate the ever-evolving world of social media, analyze web metrics, and know when and what type of content to publish in order to reach a given audience. Following are the types of trainings we offer. Questions? Email communications@canyonsdistrict.org.
Customer Service
The Canyons School District Board of Education and Administration believe stellar customer service is imperative to the success of our organization. We are, after all, a public entity: We exist to serve the communities of stakeholders that support us, financially and otherwise. Patrons should receive the very best in customer service when interacting with CSD personnel. To that end, we offer customer service training for all school Main Office and District Front Desk personnel.
