Canyons School District Explained

Address:9361 South 300 East
City:Sandy
County:Salt Lake County
State:Utah
Zipcode:84070
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–12
Superintendent:Rick L. Robins
Students:34,383

Canyons School District is a school district in the southeastern portion of Salt Lake County in Utah, United States.

The district includes the municipalities of Alta, Brighton, White City, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale and Sandy; as well as the portions of Draper that are within Salt Lake County. Portions of Draper within Utah County are part of the Alpine School District.

Residents of those communities voted to create the district in 2007, in a split from the Jordan School District, making Canyons the first school district to be formed in the state in almost a century. Canyons has approximately 34,000 students in 50 schools as of 2014.[1] There are 29 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five traditional high schools, and eight special programs schools, including one technical school, a special education school and a high school for adults in prison. The district covers 192 square miles and employs 6,000 people.

The district officially started operating on July 1, 2009, with students attending Canyons schools for the first time that fall.[2] [3]

History

Canyons District was created after residents voted in 2007 to leave the Jordan School District, which was the largest district in Utah at the time.[4] David Doty, a former high school Spanish teacher and assistant commissioner and director of policy studies for the Utah System of Higher Education, was chosen by the new board of education to be the district's first superintendent.[5]

In June 2013, Doty resigned his position to join an education consulting firm.[6] Deputy superintendent Ginger Rhode was appointed as interim superintendent.[7] After a national search, James Briscoe became superintendent on July 1, 2014.[8] In July 2020, Rick Robins was appointed as CSD's new superintendent, replacing Briscoe, who retired. Robins came to Canyons from Juab School District, where he was superintendent for six years.[9]

The Canyons Board of Education includes Ann Shill - District 2, Kristine Millerberg - District 1,[10] Amanda Oaks - District 6, Nancy Tingey - District 3, Andrew Edtl - District 4, Karen Pedersen - District 5, Holly Neibar, District 7. [11]

Boundary

Canyons includes Alta, Brighton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Sandy, White City, and the portion of Draper in Salt Lake County.[12]

Assets, bonds and debt

Canyons School District and Jordan School District entered an arbitration process to divide assets between the two districts after Canyons' creation.[13] As a result of that process, Canyons School District received 41 percent of the overall assets, based on student population. Canyons also agreed to pay 58 percent of a $281 million bond debt — incurred in 2003 by the formerly combined district — until 2022. Voters approved tax-rate-neutral bonds of $250 million in 2010 and $283 million in 2017 for repairs, rebuilds and upgrades to facilities throughout the district.

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Specialty schools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official District Web Page . Canyonsdistrict.org . 2014-05-08.
  2. News: Canyons District draws high marks from parents. Stewart. Kirsten. September 23, 2009. The Salt Lake Tribune. 2009-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090927083414/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13395946. September 27, 2009. dead.
  3. News: Residents generally happy with Canyons School District. September 16, 2009. KSL-TV. 2009-10-09.
  4. News: Stewart . Kirsten . School district divorce: Jordan's split cost $33 million . July 8, 2021 . . April 15, 2009.
  5. News: Choate-Nielsen . Amy . Face of change: New Canyons District presents huge challenges . July 8, 2021 . . May 16, 2010.
  6. News: Parker . Ray . Canyons School District Superintendent David Doty resigns for new job . July 8, 2021 . The Salt Lake Tribune . April 17, 2013.
  7. News: Ginger Rhode appointed Canyons interim superintendent . July 8, 2021 . Deseret News . April 25, 2013.
  8. News: Schencker . Lisa . Canyons names new schools superintendent . July 8, 2021 . The Salt Lake Tribune . April 30, 2014.
  9. News: Cortez . Marjorie . Canyons school board selects Rick Robins as new superintendent . July 8, 2021 . Deseret News . April 14, 2020.
  10. https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/board-meeting-summaries/board-summary-march-26-2024/
  11. https://www.canyonsdistrict.org/leadership/board/
  12. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Salt Lake County, UT. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-17.
  13. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5891490
  14. Web site: Schools . Canyons School District . September 28, 2023.
  15. Web site: CTEC . 2019-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603153442/https://ctec.canyonsdistrict.org/ . 2019-06-03 . dead .
  16. https://canyonsvirtualacademy.canyonsdistrict.org/ Canyons Virtual Academy
  17. http://www.entrada.canyonsdistrict.org/ Entrada Adult High School

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