You’re busy, and want to get involved in your child’s school. Where should you start?
It’s been said that parents are their child’s first, and most important, teacher — a truism reinforced by research showing how important a strong school-to-home connection is to student success. But what does it mean to be involved in your child’s education? Parents are busy and can’t do it all: check the backpack, monitor all of […]
CSD Makes Plans to Create Own Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum
Canyons Superintendent Dr. Rick Robins at the Tuesday, Sept. 21 meeting of the Canyons Board of Education announced an administrative action to suspend the use of the current social-emotional curriculum being used in Canyons District elementary and middle schools. While reiterating his support of social-emotional learning, Dr. Robins stressed that the plan isn’t to abandon […]
Arts Education in Action: CSD Marching Bands a Magical Mix of Music, Movement
It’s National Arts in Education Week, and few are more grateful that Canyons appreciates the importance of arts in education than the District’s marching band directors. Mikala Mortensen, Brighton High’s reigning Teacher of the Year and Director of Bands, said the support CSD has given her program as she’s revived the marching band at the Cottonwood Heights-area high school […]
Coming Soon: Orientation for Parents of Secondary Dual Language Immersion Learners
What happens when Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students transition from fifth-grade to middle school or from eighth-grade to high school? Answers to these questions, and more, will be explained during Canyons District’s online Orientation for parents of secondary DLI learners. The event will take place virtually in line with COVID-19-related precautions. Families can access the […]
Canyons District Joins Nationwide Lawsuit Against Vape Maker Juul Labs
Canyons School District is joining a mass-action federal lawsuit against Juul Labs, alleging the e-cigarette maker has downplayed the health risks of its products in marketing campaigns to minors, which has led to an increase in vaping on school campuses. About 500 school districts across the country, including Tooele, Provo, Ogden, Jordan, Salt Lake, Washington, […]
CSD Calls on Community to Help Recruit Substitutes
Even in years without tumult, it takes a village to raise the next generation of entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, and leaders. But now more than ever, Canyons District is relying on members of the community to help all of its 50 schools and programs continue to operate smoothly. While the corps of certified substitutes in Canyons […]