Canyons School District
Address
9361 South 300 East
Sandy
, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84070
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
SuperintendentDr. Rick L. Robins
NCES District ID4900142[1]
Students and staff
Students34,383[1]
Other information
Websitewww.canyonsdistrict.org

Canyons School District is a school district in the southeastern portion of Salt Lake County in Utah, United States. The district includes the cities of Cottonwood Heights, the Salt Lake County section of Draper, Midvale and Sandy and the townships of Alta, Brighton and White City. Residents of those communities voted to create the district in 2007, 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

In June 2013, Doty resigned his position to join an education consulting firm.[7] Deputy superintendent Ginger Rhode was appointed as interim superintendent.[8] After a national search, James Briscoe became superintendent on July 1, 2014.[9] 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.[10]

Boundary

Canyons includes Alta, Brighton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Sandy, White City, and the portion of Draper in Salt Lake County.[11]

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.[12] 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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Canyons District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Official District Web Page". Canyonsdistrict.org. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Stewart, Kirsten (September 23, 2009). "Canyons District draws high marks from parents". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "Residents generally happy with Canyons School District". KSL-TV. September 16, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  5. ^ Stewart, Kirsten (April 15, 2009). "School district divorce: Jordan's split cost $33 million". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Choate-Nielsen, Amy (May 16, 2010). "Face of change: New Canyons District presents huge challenges". Deseret News. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Parker, Ray (April 17, 2013). "Canyons School District Superintendent David Doty resigns for new job". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ginger Rhode appointed Canyons interim superintendent". Deseret News. April 25, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  9. ^ Schencker, Lisa (April 30, 2014). "Canyons names new schools superintendent". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Cortez, Marjorie (April 14, 2020). "Canyons school board selects Rick Robins as new superintendent". Deseret News. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Salt Lake County, UT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  12. ^ [1] "Arbitration ruling issued in Jordan School District split". KSL. March 18, 2009.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "Schools". Canyons School District. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "CTEC". Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Canyons Virtual Academy
  16. ^ Entrada Adult High School

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