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Trust Lands Information

Our School Community Council is comprised of parents, teachers, and administrators who work together to improve student achievement. The Community Council is primarily responsible for the creation of our School LAND Trust Plan. This plan is created annually by analyzing our school testing data to determine the greatest academic need. The money our school receives from the School LAND Trust fund is allocated according to our plan.

Our school is grateful for the School LAND Trust program and the opportunity we have as a school to allocate the funds to support our targeted and specific needs. 

Over the years our school has purchased technology to support student learning, books for our leveled library, math manipulatives, and science materials. We have also been able to hire additional personnel to support targeted learning in small groups.

The Council assists with school improvement and makes decisions on how to best spend the Trust LANDS funding. More information regarding the work of the Council and the current plan can be found by visiting the School LAND Trust Website.

Did You Know?

Utah received 7 million acres of land at statehood to generate funding for schools and almost half of the land remains in a trust for public education. The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) manages the trust land. The School and Institutional Trust Funds Office (SITFO) invests the endowment funds and a portion of the earnings comes to our school each year.

Council Members

  • Chair – Kyla Topham  tylerkylatopham@gmail.com

  • Co-Chair – Stephanie Bonner  craziestephie@gmail.com

  • Parent – Elizabeth Valle  elizabeth15vaga@hotmail.com

  • Secretary – Lizz Totten  totten@infowest.com

  • Principal – Glen Andersen  glen.andersen@washk12.org

  • Teacher – Darcey Spendlove  darcey.spendlove@washk12.org

  • Teacher – Katie Munson  katie.duncan@washk12.org

  • Jodi Lewis   jodi.lewis@washk12.org


Council Responsibilities

  • Review school U-PASS data. U-PASS is a series of student tests.  Councils should review group results but individual data should not be shared. Other assessments may also be reviewed
  • Develop a School Improvement Plan
  • Develop a School LAND Trust Plan
  • Participate in the development of the Professional Development Plan
  • Develop a Child Access Routing Plan
  • Advise the school administration on local school issues
  • Provide an opportunity for issues of concern in the community to be presented to the school administration
  • Develop a Reading Achievement Plan