Utah

Commissioner

Ben Rasmussen

Primary Point of Contact

Ben Rasmussen
Director of Law and Professional Practices
Utah State Board of Education
250 East 500 South, PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
ben.rasmussen@schools.utah.gov, ph 801.538.7835

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Matt Mason
School Liaison
Hill Air Force Base
75FSS.HIllSchoolLiaison@us.af.mil, ph (801) 775-5960
Website: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/hill-afb/education/education

Army
Gary Williams
School Liaison
Dugway Proving Ground
gary.l.williams.naf@army.mil, ph (435) 831-2270
Website: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/dugway-proving-ground/education/local-schools

Chief State School Officer

Sydnee Dickson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Board of Education

Attorney

Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, Utah State Board of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col Khalim Taha – 75th Mission Support Group Commander, Hill Air Force Base

State Council Members

Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, Utah State Board of Education
Col. Fred Allen (ret.), Association of the US Army
Heidi Bauerle, Academica West
Ammon Campbell, North Davis Preparatory Academy
Brian Garrett, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Emily Harrison, Blue Star Families
Gary Harter, Director, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Daniel Linford, Superintendent, Davis School District
Jon Oglesby, Utah High School Activities Association
Col Khalim Taha – 75th Mission Support Group Commander, Hill Air Force Base
Jennie Taylor, Civilian Advisor to the Secretary of the Army

State Council Meeting

State Council Meeting, April 18,2018
Minutes
State Council Meeting, April 22, 2019
Agenda | Minutes
State Council Meeting, April 21, 2020
Minutes
State Council Meeting, January 15, 2021
Agenda | Minutes
State Council Meeting, April 22, 2022
Agenda | Minutes
State Council Meeting, April 12, 2023
Agenda | Minutes
State Council Meeting, April 19, 2024
Minutes

End of Year Report

End-of-Year Report 2021
End-of-Year Report 2022
End-of-Year Report 2023

Resources

Utah Education Codification Bill
R277-929 State Council on Military Children

2021 Month of the Military Child Press Release (4/7/2021)
2021 Month of the Military Child Proclamation