2018 Friends of the Trust

School and Institutional Trust Lands Director David Ure presented Gayle McKeachnie and Margaret Dayton with 2018 Friend of the Trust awards earlier this month for their advocacy and support of Utah’s K-12 public school trust and its $2.5 billion endowment. Throughout their public service, both McKeachnie and Dayton have supported and sponsored legislation to move… Read more »

Con Amore, North Point Elementary Win #SITLAFunds2018 Challenge

Congratulations to the Con Amore School in Duchesne County School District and North Point Elementary in Alpine School District for winning the #SITLAfunds18 Photo Challenge this year. Each school received $1000 to supplement their School LAND Trust Funds. In cooperation with the School Children’s Trust Office at the Utah Office of Education, SITLA organized the… Read more »

Career Opportunities at Utah Trust Lands

SITLA is recruiting a professional to join its team and help the agency meet its mission of administering trust lands prudently and profitably for Utah’s schoolchildren and other trust beneficiaries: IT Analyst III / Application Developer / .NET / JAVA:  This position supports SITLA by designing secure, modern systems that assist with public land management. Utah… Read more »

#SITLAfunds18 Photo Challenge Underway

SITLA launched its #SITLAfunds18 Photo Challenge today calling for K-12 public schools to show how they are using their share of a record $64.25 million in School LAND Trust Funds this year. The challenge is open to students, parents, teachers, administrators, school community council members, and principals. Learn more – #SITLAfunds18 Photo Challenge. 2017 winners… Read more »

Senator Hinkins Named Friend of the Trust

Senator David Hinkins received the 2017 Friend of the Trust Award at a ceremony held at Emery High School in Castle Dale Tuesday, December 19. Emery County School District Superintendent Larry W. Davis, Emery High School Principal Steven Gordon, and Emery High School students joined in the presentation. The Utah State Board of Education (USBE)… Read more »

July 8-12 | WSLCA Summer Conference

SITLA joins 19 other member states at the 2018 Western States Land Commissioners Association Conference in Duluth, Minnesota. The Western States Land Commissioners Association is a non-profit consortium of Administrators of State-owned Trust Lands totaling more than 500 million acres of public and school trust lands in 21 western states. WSLCA’s services and activities assist states to manage assets that help to fund public education. The combined holdings of the WSLCA member states represent the second largest owner of land and minerals in the United States, second only to the federal government. We are proud that the vast resources entrusted to our care continue to provide billions of dollars each year in support of public education in America.

July 26 | Board of Trustees Meeting

The School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees will meet to review and discuss current agency issues.

August 16 | Board of Trustees Meeting

The School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees will meet to review and discuss current agency issues.

September 19-20 | Board of Trustees Meeting

The School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees will meet and discuss several lands and operational issues.

October 17 | Board of Trustees Meeting

The School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees will meet and discuss several lands and operational issues.