Dear Parents and Students:

Welcome to the 2010 - 2011 school year! While Canon School District is committed to creating educational experiences that will provide all children with a solid foundation for life-long learning, we provide this feature in a safe learning environment through our Make Your Day Program. The faculty consists of all “highly qualified” teachers and is continuously receiving professional development in order to better prepare your children for an optimum learning experience. Canon Elementary School is a Performing Plus School and our faculty and staff accept this challenge without hesitation.

Canon School District was established in 1898 making the Canon district over 112 years old. The building housed on the old Elementary site was built in 1926 to replace the dilapidated one room schoolhouse which sat on the site where Ron’s Market presently is located. The building was moved through the Agua Fria River onto the new site in 1955 where it presently resides. Our school took its mascot’s name from the cougars that roam Black Canyon City’s mountainous area.

The Parent/Student Handbook contains much information concerning how the school should run efficiently. We are constantly changing our policies to keep up with federal and state laws. The school always welcomes input from our parents and community through surveys, parent/teacher conferences, meeting on Site Council. Our school has a teacher night, Make Your Day Night, and the school is supported through the efforts of the community organizations and businesses through Adopt-A-Class and Open Gym. Our school is committed to creating education experiences that will provide all children with a solid foundation for life-long learning. Our staff and faculty believe that children can learn if given the appropriate opportunity.

The faculty, staff, and administration welcome back all the returning students and parents. We wish the warmest greeting to the new students and parents and hope your experiences at our school are pleasant and beneficial. If at any time during the school year you have questions concerning anything, please feel free to contact us.

Ron Hennings
Superintendent