School LAND Trust
PC: Julie Jordan
What Are Utah Trust Lands?
Trust lands are parcels of land throughout our state that were granted by Congress to Utah at the time of statehood. Trust lands were allocated specifically to generate revenue to support designated state institutions, including public schools, hospitals, teaching colleges, and universities. Unlike public lands, trust lands are parcels of land held in trust to support 12 state institutions, schools, but also state hospitals, teaching colleges, and universities. While 67 percent of Utah is held in public domain, only about six percent of the state’s acreage is set aside as trust lands.
how are Utah Trust Lands Used?
- Revenue from management and development of school trust lands is deposited into the Permanent School Fund.
- The Fund is invested, and annual interest and dividends are distributed to public schools.
- Each School Community Council determines the greatest needs at its school and allocates the funds accordingly.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
SUCCESS Academy elections are held in the Spring. Please look for more information as we near that time if you are interested. Any parent may apply and we encourage anyone who is interested to please do so.
Where can I find more information?
- Visit the Trust Lands Administration website. Or see their pamphlet.
- For more information on SUCCESS Academy LEA, see our Trust LAND page.
Suu SUccess Academy Land Trust plan 2024-2025
Goal 1
Improve Student grade in problem area by one level by end of year. 75% of students will improve by one grade level or maintain improvement if continuing working with a personal tutor.
Goal 2
Have 20 or more different students attend multiple ACT prep sessions who did not meet benchmark on ACT Send out weekly scholarship information for students to be able to apply for and receive relevant scholarships
Goal 3
75% of students who complete summer math, including online ALEKS support, and continue to SUCCESS will demonstrate proficiency on the MAP test.
Goal 4
Students will improve their ACT Score from Freshman to Junior year by an average of 5 points. By increasing familiarity and measuring yearly progress on the ACT, students will increase ability to score well, teachers will be better able to target learning goals, and overall scores will increase in the school.
Goal 5
New math books and digital access to them for students will increase students' proficiency and increase average Math ASPIRE & ACT scores by 1%.
Current Land Trust Members
| Member Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Hawkley | [email protected] | Principal |
| Michelle Brunson | [email protected] | Chair |
| Alayna Stein | [email protected] | Vice Chair |
| Mackenzie Stratton | [email protected] | School Representative |
| Kimberly McCollum | [email protected] | School Representative |
| Heather Brand | [email protected] | Parent |
| Dwight Lane | [email protected] | Parent |
| Lisa Gomes | [email protected] | Parent |
| Derek Peterson | [email protected] | Parent |
When are The Meetings?
Meetings are held at SUU SUCCESS Academy in Room 210B.
Proposed meeting schedule 2024 – 2025:
- Wednesday, September 11 at 11:00 am
- March 5, 2024
- January 16, 2024
- September 23, 2023
- January 23, 2023
- September 26, 2022
- March 23, 2022
