Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

iv. any other information that is a record of the proceedings of the meeting that any member requests be entered in the minutes. 10. The written minutes of a school community council meeting are a public record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act and shall be retained for three years. Utah Code § 52-4-103(9)(c)(iii) (2019) Utah Code § 53G-7-1203 (2019) School LAND Trust Program The LAND trust plan is a school’s plan to use School LAND Trust Program money to implement a component of the school’s teacher and student success plan, including a description of programs, practices, materials or equipment needed to implement the component of the plan. The program developed by the council to use the School LAND Trust funds is subject to the approval of the Board of Education. The program, as approved by the Board of Education, shall be implemented by the school. The school shall provide ongoing support for the council's plan. The school shall also publicize to its patrons and the general public how the School LAND Trust funds were used to implement a component of the teacher and student success plan and the results of those efforts. The principal shall ensure that the school website fully communicates how parents can directly influence expenditure of School LAND Trust Program funds and includes the dollar amount of funds received by the school each year. Also, the school shall prepare and post on the state School LAND Trust Program website an annual report each fall which details the use of School LAND Trust funds and which assesses the results obtained from the use of those funds. (To assist with this annual report, on or before October 1 each year, the District shall post on the School LAND Trust Program website the amount of funds distributed to each school.) A summary of this report shall be provided to parents or guardians of students attending the school. The council shall create and vote to adopt a LAND trust plan in a meeting of the school community council at which a quorum is present. A school community council shall: 1. post a LAND trust plan that is adopted on the state School LAND Trust Program website; and 2. include with the LAND trust plan a report noting the number of community council members who voted for or against the approval of the LAND trust plan and number of members who were absent for the vote. The Board of Education shall approve or disapprove the LAND trust plan. If the Board of Education disapproves a LAND trust plan, the Board will provide a written explanation of the reasons for disapproval and request the council to revise the plan and the council shall submit a revised plan to the Board of Education for approval. Once the Board of Education has approved a LAND trust plan, the school community council may amend the plan by majority vote of the council subject to Board of Education approval. The school shall implement the program as approved, provide ongoing support for the program, and meet State Board of Education reporting requirements regarding financial and performance accountability of the program.

Utah Code § 53G-7-1206 (2019) Utah Code § 53G-7-1305(4) (2019)

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