SCHOOL LAND TRUST PROGRAM

In the state of Utah, monies from school trust lands are distributed to every public school through the School LAND Trust Program. Jefferson Academy has a School LAND Trust Committee whose responsibilities include creating and approving the School LAND Trust Plan each year which identify an academic need and a proposed solution using the annual funds. The committee is an advisory body that may be comprised of parents, teachers, and administrators. All School LAND Trust Committee actions and plans are overseen and approved by the Governing Board of Directors. The committee follows the LAND Trust Council Election Procedures.

Committee Meeting Schedule

Meetings will be held via Zoom with anchor location at 1425 S. Angel Street, Kaysville, UT 84037. Meetings follow the adopted Land Trust Council Rules of Order. Meeting Agendas will be posted 7 days in advance. 

Committee Members

Volunteers for the School LAND Trust Committee were accepted August 31-September 15, 2023. Parents serving as committee members are crucial to the development of the plan and can directly influence the expenditure of funds. The following council members can be reached by emailing landtrust@jeffersonacademy.org.

• Alana Wilson – Chair, Parent
• Natalie Allman-Vice Chair, Parent
• Karen Hutchinson- Parent
• Valerie Jones-Parent

Plans

• 2022-2023 LAND Trust Plan
• 2021-2022 LAND Trust Plan
• 2020-2021 LAND Trust Plan
• 2019-2020 LAND Trust Plan

Visit the School LAND Trust website for the current school plan and additional information.

TEACHER AND STUDENT SUCCESS ACT PLAN (TSSA)

The Teacher and Student Success Plan is designed to improve the school’s performance under the state’s accountability system.

• Student Success Framework
• Teacher and Student Success Plan

Based on the budget allocated, the funds will be spent as follows:

• 40% of the TSSA funds will be used to increase teacher salaries.
• 60% of the TSSA funds will be used for augmentation of existing programs.

Funding will be used to support these goals:

1. Students in grades 3 - 9 will increase language arts scores by 2 percentage points as compared to the previous years’ proficiency scores.
2. Students in grades K-3 will increase in reading proficiency by 7 percentage points as measured by the DIBELS test from BOY to EOY.
3. Students in grades 3 - 9 will increase math scores by 2 percentage points as compared to the previous years’ proficiency scores.

OTHER PLANS & NOTICES

• ESSER III Plan
• USBE School Report Card