Corner Canyon High students could get a set number of seats at the new Canyons Innovation Center under an admissions plan presented to the Canyons Board of Education on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to the district's meeting summary.

Innovation Center Director Reid Newey outlined a proportional-population model: each Canyons high school would receive seats based on its total enrollment. Students would have a two-week priority window to claim their school's allocation, and any remaining spots would open on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are planned for January ahead of the center's fall 2027 opening.

The Innovation Center will occupy the former eBay regional headquarters in Draper, where construction on a 35,000-square-foot Trades Building was scheduled to begin in January. The district budgeted $210,000 in June to hire manufacturing and engineering teachers for the facility. Canyons is also asking Salt Lake County to rename the street, currently Ebay Way, with Launch Place, Launch Way, Ignite Way and Launch Point under consideration.

Board President Amber Shill credited the Innovation Center's vision to the district's strategic plan in a June 11 Draper Journal interview, calling it a signature initiative launched by former Superintendent Rick Robins.

Dual-language immersion rubric could shrink programs

Superintendent Dr. McKay Robinson also presented a rubric that would set hard enrollment thresholds for the district's dual-language immersion (DLI) programs. Under the proposal, at least 50 students must commit by a Jan. 15 deadline for a school to keep a two-class DLI cohort of about 56 students. Schools that fall short would drop to a single class of 30. The non-DLI neighborhood classroom at each school must have at least 19 students.

"The true aim of the proposal is to preserve DLI programs across CSD, even in an era of declining enrollment," Robinson told the board.

The enrollment window would run Sept. 30 through Dec. 15, with real-time numbers posted on the district website. A public-input portal is expected on the CSD website in the coming days, and the board will discuss the rubric at future meetings before any vote.

Oak Hollow Elementary in Draper, which offers a French-English DLI program, was among schools already reduced to smaller cohorts for 2026-27 after enrollment pressure surfaced in January. Lone Peak and Silver Mesa elementary schools faced similar reductions.

Visitor ID policy proposed for school safety

Assistant Legal Counsel Jeff Christensen presented a proposed visitor policy requiring all visitors to show a valid government ID during school hours. Accepted forms would include a driver's license, passport, tribal identification card, W-2 or permanent resident card. A protocol for visitors without photo ID would also be established.

District employees would be required to scan their CSD-issued badges when entering and leaving any school building. Christensen said the measures would protect students and help identify employees during emergencies.

No votes were taken. The board will continue deliberations on all three proposals at regularly scheduled meetings.