Canyons School District, Utah
| Canyons School District |
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| Salt Lake County, Utah |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Dr. James Briscoe |
| # of school board members: 7 |
| Website: Link |
Canyons School District is a school district in Utah that served 33,951 students in 48 schools during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] This district was the fifth-largest by enrollment in the state of Utah.
About the district
Canyons School District is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The county seat is Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County was home to 1,107,314 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Salt Lake County outperformed in comparison to Utah as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.6 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $61,446, compared to $59,846 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 11.9 percent, while it was 11.3 percent for the entire state.[2]
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Superintendent
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The superintendent of Canyons School District is Dr. James Briscoe. He was first appointed to the position in 2014. Briscoe worked as a teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, principal and superintendent for schools in Chicago and Milwaukee for 32 years prior to his appointment.[4]
School board elections
Canyons School District schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected to four-year terms.[5]
| Canyons Board of Education | |||
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| Member | District | Assumed office | Term ends |
| Mont Millerberg | District 1 | 2016 | 2020 |
| Amber Shill | District 2 | 2014 | 2022 |
| Nancy Tingey | District 3 | 2012 | 2020 |
| Clareen Arnold | District 4 | 2014 | 2022 |
| Steve Wrigley | District 5 | 2010 | 2022 |
| Amanda Oaks | District 6 | 2019 | 2022 |
| Chad Iverson | District 7 | 2012 | 2020 |
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Election dates
Members of the board are elected to four-year terms. Board elections are held in November of even-numbered years. Four seats are up for election during federal midterm elections and three seats are up for election during presidential election years.[5]
Public participation in board meetings
The Canyons Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:
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1. Public comment time is limited to residents and current employees of the District, except with prior approval of Board Leadership. 2. Patrons or current employees wishing to provide public comment are asked to write their names on the provided sign-up sheet within the first 15 minutes of the meeting. Participants must note the agenda item or topic they wish to address, and whether they represent a group. 3. When several people share the same opinion, the Board asks individuals to select a representative spokesperson. 4. Speakers must indicate whether they hold or are seeking an elected or appointed position. 5. Patrons may provide Board members with written documents pertaining to their comments. These documents must be submitted to the Board secretary. 6. Time allotted for individual public comment is at the discretion of the Board President. Generally, individuals receive 3 minutes, and groups receive 6 minutes. 7. Patrons may address the Board on the same issue once in a three-month period. [6] |
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| —Canyons Board of Education, (2015), [7] | ||
Budget
From 2010 to 2013, the Canyons School District had an average of $276,369,250 in revenue and $301,027,500 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $209,766,500 in outstanding debt. The district retired $100,646,250 of its debt and issued $131,751,000 in new debt each year on average.[8]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 2010 | $126,460,000 | 46.38% | $123,210,000 | 45.19% | $22,974,000 | 8.43% | $272,644,000 |
| 2011 | $136,429,000 | 49.91% | $116,434,000 | 42.59% | $20,499,000 | 7.50% | $273,362,000 |
| 2012 | $137,932,000 | 50.25% | $116,438,000 | 42.42% | $20,111,000 | 7.33% | $274,481,000 |
| 2013 | $140,184,000 | 49.19% | $126,447,000 | 44.37% | $18,359,000 | 6.44% | $284,990,000 |
| Avg. | $135,251,250 | 48.93% | $120,632,250 | 43.64% | $20,485,750 | 7.42% | $276,369,250 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
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Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 2010 | $117,025,000 | 50.46% | $82,682,000 | 35.65% | $18,031,000 | 7.78% | $7,066,000 | 3.05% | $7,093,000 | 3.06% | $231,897,000 |
| 2011 | $124,354,000 | 49.89% | $84,378,000 | 33.85% | $26,965,000 | 10.82% | $6,338,000 | 2.54% | $7,222,000 | 2.90% | $249,257,000 |
| 2012 | $128,824,000 | 38.60% | $88,089,000 | 26.40% | $99,023,000 | 29.67% | $9,788,000 | 2.93% | $7,975,000 | 2.39% | $333,699,000 |
| 2013 | $139,456,000 | 35.83% | $90,826,000 | 23.33% | $141,263,000 | 36.29% | $9,455,000 | 2.43% | $8,257,000 | 2.12% | $389,257,000 |
| Avg. | $127,414,750 | 43.70% | $86,493,750 | 29.81% | $71,320,500 | 21.14% | $8,161,750 | 2.74% | $7,636,750 | 2.62% | $301,027,500 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
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Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 2010 | $17,954,000 | $ | $151,995,000 |
| 2011 | $16,898,000 | $69,419,000 | $205,521,000 |
| 2012 | $19,658,000 | $ | $186,020,000 |
| 2013 | $348,075,000 | $457,585,000 | $295,530,000 |
| Avg. | $100,646,250 | $131,751,000 | $209,766,500 |
Teacher salaries
The following table represents salary ranges for teachers in Canyons School District during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years:[9]
| Salary comparisons, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 | |||||||||||
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| 2012-2013 minimum salary, B.A. ($) | 2012-2013 maximum salary, B.A. ($) | 2013-2014 minimum salary, B.A. ($) | 2013-2014 maximum salary, B.A. ($) | Year-to-year minimum difference, B.A. ($) | Year-to-year maximum difference, B.A. ($) | ||||||
| 33,343 | 47,267 | 32,831 | 46,551 | -512 | -716 | ||||||
| 2012-2013 minimum salary, M.A. ($) | 2012-2013 maximum salary, M.A. ($) | 2013-2014 minimum salary, M.A. ($) | 2013-2014 maximum salary, M.A. ($) | Year-to-year minimum difference, M.A. ($) | Year-to-year maximum difference, M.A. ($) | ||||||
| 35,406 | 58,436 | 35,876 | 59,252 | 470 | 816 | ||||||
Contact information
Canyons School District
9150 S. 500 W.
Sandy, UT 84070
Phone: (801) 826-5000
See also
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External links
- Canyons School District
- Salt Lake County, Utah
- Salt Lake County Clerk
- Utah State Office of Education
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Salt Lake County, Utah," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Election Results," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Canyons School District, "Dr. James Briscoe," accessed October 8, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Canyons School District, "Board Members," accessed October 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Canyons School District, "Public Participation," accessed October 8, 2015
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Utah Education Association, "2013-2014 Teacher Salary Schedules & Comparisons," accessed March 6, 2016
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