Delta North Elementary Trust Land 2019-2020 Report
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School Land Trust Program
The School Land Trust Program has been around since 1785. Back then, Congress reserved one square mile out of every thirty-six square mile township for the maintenance of public schools. In 1850, two square miles in every township were granted. The states responsible for spending that money. In 1980 the Utah State Office of Education found this money to be mismanaged. After much reform, the School Land Trust Program in Utah is well-managed and ensures the money is used wisely for the education of children.
The School Community Council decides how the Land Trust funds are spent, based on recommendations from the school and community. Yearly, each school is required to make a report to the public on how they spent the money provided by the School Land Trust. Below you will see how the money was used at Delta North Elementary.
Delta North was allocated $67,988 for the 2018-2019 school year.
The Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts grant provided some money to employ the dance specialist. $8,000 was used from School Land Trust money to supplement this salary. Students participated in dance classes weekly.
One part time and two full time instructional assistants were hired. These employees worked with progress monitoring and small group instruction. They were a crucial part of our Tier II instruction. The salaries and benefits total for these employees was $43,154.
All students worked on reading practice and comprehension. They used the Accelerated Reader program to track progress, monitor comprehension, and motivate reluctant readers. The students also used STAR Reading through the AR program to track progress through monthly assessments which provided detailed deficits in each student’s reading. Interventions were designed to help students become more proficient readers. The cost for both programs was $7,100.
Students were able to use Inner Explorer to help them calm down, cope with problems, and focus better at school. This mindfulness program is online and used in the classrooms by teachers for 10 minutes a day. The cost was $500.
Headphones were purchased for each student to use with the Chromebooks. Each student has their own Chromebooks and many programs require headphones. Headphones enhanced their instruction by being able to listen only to their own device. The cost was $700.
The total spent for the 2018-2019 school year was $59,454.
