Resources
Laws and Rules
School Community Councils (SCC) and Charter Trust Land Councils were created by the Utah State Legislature, who also assigns most of the council responsibilities. The Utah State Board of Education is authorized to make rules to execute Board responsibilities. All School Community Councils and Charter Trust Land Councils are required to comply with the requirements for the School LAND Trust program.
Utah State Code
Title 53F-2-404: School LAND Trust Program Distribution of Funds
Utah State Legislature
Title 53G-7-13: Teacher and Student Success Program
Utah State Legislature
- A school’s Land Trust Plan must implement a component of the school’s success plan, and the law requires every school to post the approved success plan on the school website.
Title 53G-7-1202: School Community Councils. Duties. Composition. Election Procedures
and Selection of Members
Utah State Legislature
Title 53G-7-1203: School Community Councils. Open and Public Meeting Requirements
Utah State Legislature
- All School Community Councils and Charter Trust Land Councils that are not using their governing board as their council must comply with these requirements. Charter Schools that use their charter board for the Trust Lands Council should discuss council business in regularly scheduled governing board meetings.
Title 53G-7-1205: Charter Trust Land Councils
Utah State Legislature
Title 53G-7-1206: School LAND Trust Program
Utah State Legislature
Administrative Rule
R277-477: Distributions of Funds from the Trust Distribution Account and Administration
of the School LAND Trust Program
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
R277-491: School Community Councils
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
R277-114: Response to Compliance and Related Issues
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
School Safety and Digital Citizenship
The Utah Legislature has assigned councils responsibilities for school safety and digital citizenship. As with other responsibilities of school community councils, it is intended that administrators, staff, and parents engage together to bring about the best possible result for students.
Requirements
The following will assist councils in completing the School Safety and Digital Citizenship requirements.
School Safety and Digital Citizenship Discussion Guide for School Community Councils
What Could Our Council Do to Implement Safety Principles? Ideas and Suggestions
Digital Citizenship Resources
Digital Citizenship
Brain Pop
Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Education
Digital Citizenship K-12 Interactive Lessons for Classrooms
Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC)
Faux Paw the Techno Cat
iKeepSafe
IQ Smartparent
WQED Multimedia
A Family's Guide to Social Media Safety
Qualtrics Knowledge Hub
School Safety Resources
Building a Positive School Climate
Learning Policy Institute
Safe and Healthy SchoolsUtah State Board of Education
SafeUT
University of Utah Healthcare
School Safety and Security A Best Practices Report
Utah State Board of Education Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic
Education (ULEAD)
Stop Bullying
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Encouraging Parent Engagement
Involving parents on the council continues to be a challenge in many schools across our state. Please review the materials below, and let us know at schoollandtrust@schools.utah.gov if you have successfully encouraged parental engagement in your school and would like to share.
School Community Councils Parents Make the Difference
Come Join Us! | Ven Acompanaros
Why Participate? | ¿Cómo puedo participar?
Parent Involvement Ideas from Utah Schools
Elementary School Model to Increase Parent Involvement
High School Model to Increase Parent Involvement
Junior High/Middle School Model to Increase Parent Involvement
Order Stickers
Schools are encouraged to label purchases made with school trust funds. If you would like stickers to help identify purchases, please submit this form.
Note: We do not have stamps at this time.