Community Council

Facts:

• Community Council is a committee made up of Parents and Faculty to represent the needs of your students and classes.
• We develop required state plans every year.
•  You can read a copy of these plans by visiting https://www.schools.utah.gov/schoollandtrust/parents and looking up the information for our school.
• In our meetings, we discuss ways that Utah Land Trust monies can be and are spent for Cottonwood Elementary.
• Land Trusts are designated areas in the state of Utah where profits are devoted to education throughout Utah.
• Our school received $26,271 last school year, and we were given $29,092.10 for the 2023-2024 school year!
• The majority of the money is spent on paraprofessionals who work to support students in the classroom. It is also used to keep online programs (such as LEXIA).
• We are not the same as PTO.
• All meetings will be held at Cottonwood Elementary. Check the posted meeting notices on our website, our Facebook page, and/or front entrance for information on how to participate.

Any changes or additional meetings will be posted on the school's Facebook page and front door seven days before any meeting.

Please let any of the council members know if there is something we can do for our students to support their academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs here at Cottonwood Elementary.

Elected parents serve for a two-year term. You must have a child enrolled in the school for at least one of the two years of your term to be eligible to run.

We invite parents to consider serving on the school community council. Voting is held every fall. You, as parents, can directly influence how the Lands Trust Funds are spent in our school.