Draper Park Middle’s Cynthia Krueger and Alta High’s Carina Coria Zapata Earn National Certification
They conquered National Board Certification, and their students are reaping the benefits. Draper Park Middle math teacher Cynthia Krueger and Carina Coria Zapata, a foreign language teacher at Alta High, recently completed the rigorous process to become National Board Certified teachers, an advanced teaching credential that goes beyond state licensure.
Operational Capacity the Main Measure of CSD’s New COVID-19 Response Plan
In keeping with changes in Utah law and local coronavirus surveillance, Canyons District has created step-by-step guidance for when pandemic-related safety or operational challenges would warrant petitioning state leaders to temporarily move a school to remote learning. Under the “Operational Capacity Action Plan,” Canyons will continue to closely track rates of COVID-19 cases in schools […]
State Leaders Suspend Test-to-Stay at Utah Schools, CSD Reinstates Community Testing Clinic
With the statewide suspension of the Test-to-Stay program in Utah schools, Canyons District is restarting its courtesy drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic for students and employees. Starting tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 a.m., Canyons District school nurses will be administering free rapid-antigen tests at the District Office, 9361 S. 300 East. The COVID-19 testing clinics were suspended on Wednesday, Jan. 12 as a result of the […]
The Power of Play: How to Apply for Preschool in Canyons District
Call it a smart start for young upstarts. Jumpstart your child’s education by participating in Canyons District’s preschool program. The application window for spots in Canyons’ tuition-based preschools in the 2022-2023 school year opens Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Families with children who will be age 3 or 4 by Sept. 1, 2022 and who live within Canyons […]
‘Test to Stay’ Events Coming Soon to Eight CSD Schools
Canyons District has begun implementing Test to Stay protocols at schools that have met the threshold under state law. The first school-based COVID-19 testing event will be held at Alta High School, on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 7:45 to 11 a.m. Pending the availability of Salt Lake County Health Department staff and testing kits, testing events are also […]
Pause and Reset: Canyons Announces COVID-19-Related Emergency Remote-Learning Day
A steady rise in student absences and COVID-19 cases, and worsening staffing shortages, have prompted Canyons to call for an emergency Remote-Learning Day. On-campus instruction will be suspended at all Canyons schools for one day on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, which is being set aside for at-home learning. The plan is to resume in-person learning […]