Land Trust


The School LAND (Learning And Nurturing Development) Trust program brings tens of millions of dollars annually to academic programs in public schools across Utah. 

The funds are generated from federally owned school trust lands that include national parks, wildlife reserve areas, mining/farming areas as well as many other lands throughout Utah. 

Funds from these lands are invested and the revenue is distributed to public schools throughout Utah. Often, these funds are the only discretionary funds that schools receive.

A Charter Trust Land Council has been established for each campus (Kearns and Magna) that will make decisions about the federal School LAND Trust funds. The council identifies the school’s greatest academic needs and recommends an action plan for using the funds. The council is an advisory board and all of its actions and plans are overseen by the Entheos Board of Directors. Charter Trust Land Council members are volunteers who care about the success of students and overall school improvement. 

We invite you to participate in the Charter Land Trust Council! If you are interested, please attend a meeting or reach out to [email protected]. 

The School LAND Trust Committee meetings are open to the public. See the schedule below. For more information about the School LAND Trust Program visit their website.

To read the current Entheos Land Trust plans, and the final reports from past years (consistent with Section 53G-7-1206), you may access them here: Land Trust Public Reports. 

 If you would like to contact our Land Trust Council members directly, please find their information below.

Charter Trust LAND Council Members

Kai

Katie EllisChair | Parent[email protected]
Francione Sousa Neff
Vice Chair | Parent[email protected]
Chincia Morgan
Parent[email protected]
Cynthia Maldonado
Parent[email protected]
Megan Williams
Parent[email protected]
M. Kyle Roberts
Parent[email protected]
Sarah Jordan
Parent | School Employee[email protected]
Luseane TafisiParent | School Employee[email protected]
Jason BennionPrincipal[email protected]



Jennifer Larsen
Chair | Parent
[email protected] 
Melissa JuddVice Chair | Parent
[email protected]
Evette MendisabalSecretary | Assistant Director
[email protected]
Stephanie HansonParent
[email protected]
Sara MadridParent[email protected]
Christine HodgsonParent
[email protected]
Yocelin VicenteParent[email protected]
Denise MathewsSchool Director[email protected]


Election Procedures
Rules of Order & Procedures

LAND Trust Plans

LAND Trust Meetings

2025-26 Teacher-Student Success Plan

The School Plan was publicized to the community in the following ways: 

  • Via the School Website
  • Made available to parents in the School’s Front Office

Entheos Academy looks forward to continuing our partnership with the Utah School LAND Trust and is extremely grateful for the funds that have enabled us to further the goals and objectives outlined in our annual School LAND Trust plans. 

Read Utah’s administrative code governing School Community Councils and Charter Trust LAND Councils here.