School Community Councils

"The Utah State Legislature passed a law in 2000 requiring every public school in the state to establish a School Community Council at the school-site level (Utah Code. Section 53A-1a-108). Two years later the legislature passed a second bill mandating several changes in the duties, powers and membership of the School Community Councils in Utah. This law took effect July 1, 2002."

For more information on School Community Councils, please see the documents below. Please visit http://www.schoollandtrust.org/ and use this website as an invaluable resource for your School Community Council.

If you're a new parent member of a School Community Council, please take the time to read the Parent Member Checklist to become familiar with your role and responsibilites on the council.  If you've been elected to serve as the Council Chair, please take the time to read the Council Chair Checklist so that you can run the counil effectively.  These checklists as well as other checklists can be found on the School LAND Trust website.