Join us for our
2025 Summer Conference
July 20-22
Denver, Colorado
Come to Learn
Learn what school trust lands are, why they matter, and what you can do to help maximize the use of these lands and the funds they generate in your state to support your schools now and in the future.
Leave with a Plan
Come to Network
Talk with people who have been in trenches with school trust land and are passionate about the potential of these lands to support schools. Visit with leaders, fellow educators, and volunteers who represent the beneficiaries of this trust-the school children
Advocates for School Trust Land
Conference Agenda
Get the 3 day conference for only $150 (does not include travel or hotel expenses. Breakfast provided by hotel. Dinner Sunday and lunch Monday (with commissioners) provided)
To get a reduced rate at Staybridge Suites for July 20 and 21, please click here.
Join Advocates for School Trust Lands today ( click top of page).
| Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 | Beneficiaries Make THE Difference Trust $$$ Where It Matters—IN EACH SCHOOL Let's Get to Know Each Other |
Jason Crowder Kip Motta Kim Campbell |
| 3:00 | Trust Lands 101 and Why You Must Know | Barbara Smith |
| 4:00 | The POWER of Trust Law Fiduciary Duty—Walking the Walk Is More Than Lip Service |
Temple Stoellinger |
| 6:00 | Mexican Food and music for mingling | Dinner |
Monday, July 21
| Time | Event/Description | Location/Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-12:00 | Roll Call with National Association of State Trust Lands Land commissioners report on their trust lands |
History Colorado MDC Room 4th Floor |
| 12:00 | Lunch with Land Commissioners and Staff | History Colorado |
| 1:30-2:45 | Roundtable: Working Together to Build School Trusts Beneficiaries and Land Commissioners Together Jason Crowder moderator ASTL: Marguerite Herman WY, Kip Motta ID NASTL: Pres Shawn Thomas MT, Aaron Van de Linde MN |
Berger-Nichols Room |
| 3:15 | Diversifying School Trust Revenue (Location: TBA) | Temple Stoellinger |
| 4:00 | Effective Advocates Questions to ask and what to DO to have an impact |
Jason Crowder |
| 6:30 | Dinner on Your Own We encourage states to join with other states for lively discussions |
Tuesday, July 22 (at the Staybridge)
| Time | Event/Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | How to Lobby and Advocate Working with lawmakers, policymakers, and commissioners |
Marguerite Herman |
| 9:00 | Discussion of ideas you have had, what works, what does not work, what you may want to do when you leave this conference, what sources you have, who could help you, how to form a coalition for change if one is needed, . . . | |
| 10:00 | CALL TO ACTION Ideas for you to increase $ to YOUR Schools
| Kip Motta Margaret Bird |
| 11:30 | Business Meeting
|
Marguerite Herman |