Meeting moved to Albany #1 Board Room, 1948 Grand Avenue. September 18, 2019 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will meet in Laramie on September 19-20 at the Albany County School District #1 Board Room,1948 Grand Ave. Both days are scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The SBE will [...]
April 23, 2018 CHEYENNE - The State Board of Education took action during its meeting on Friday in Gillette to promulgate proposed rule changes regarding school and district accreditation, Math, Science Extended and Social Studies standards, and high school graduation requirements. The proposed Chapter 6 Rules on District and School Accreditation are based on recommendations from an [...]
June 26, 2017 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) voted on Thursday to approve accreditation for all 48 Wyoming school districts and 13 institutional schools. “It’s clear that our Wyoming schools are very dedicated to continually improving,” said SBE Chairman Walt Wilcox. “Districts go through a very detailed process to systematically review [...]
April 26, 2017 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) met last week in Casper to review elements of the federal accountability system required as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). During this past legislative session, refinements were made to the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA) to align it more [...]
April 13, 2017 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a regular meeting on April 20-21, 2017. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 20 at the Natrona County School District #1 Building located at 970 North Glenn Road in Casper. Orientation for three new board members, appointed by [...]
March 31, 2017 CHEYENNE – During their regular monthly meeting last week, the Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) approved proposed Chapter 31 Graduation Rules after a 45-day public input process. In 2015 a tiered transcript system was eliminated to remove unnecessary complexity for school districts while maintaining equity of opportunity for students. Today, all Wyoming [...]
October 5, 2016 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a regular meeting on October 13-14, 2016. The meeting will start at 12:00 p.m. on October 13 at the Fremont County School District #1 boardroom located at 863 Sweetwater Street in Lander. The board will hear reports from the SBE coordinator and Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) liaison [...]
September 23, 2016 CHEYENNE -The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) voted unanimously today to approve the 2016 Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards, the first new science standards in 13 years. The standards will now be sent to Governor Mead for signature. If signed, school districts will develop local curricula to implement the standards [...]
August 22, 2016 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) met in Casper Thursday, August 18 to begin developing its legislative priorities for 2017 and to approve several policies. As part of this work, the board voted in favor of allowing all ex-officio members an equal vote. Current ex-officio members include Jillian Balow, superintendent [...]
July 6, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education will hold a special meeting via GoToMeeting on July 8, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The board will discuss the Wyoming Department of Education’s (WDE) proposed assessment theory of action requested by the organization hired to assist the WDE and board in the [...]
