June 15, 2016 CHEYENNE – Last week, Wyoming State Board of Education coordinator Paige Fenton Hughes testified at the Select Committee on Tribal Relations meeting at the Central Wyoming College Intertribal Education and Community Center in Riverton to discuss the widening opportunity gap for American Indian students. Poverty and low attendance rates were cited as primary [...]
June 14, 2016 CHEYENNE - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a regular meeting on June 23-24, 2016 at the Converse County School District #1 boardroom located at 615 Hamilton Street in Douglas. The board will hear reports from the SBE coordinator and Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) liaison about legislative tasks and [...]
May 24, 2016 CHEYENNE – On Friday, May 20 the Wyoming State Board of Education voted to move forward into the public comment period to promulgate rules for Wyoming’s new science standards, according to chairman Pete Gosar. All input from the initial public input period was reviewed at the State Board meeting in Laramie last [...]
May 20, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education’s chairman Pete Gosar announced today that Dr. Thomas Sachse has been hired as the new board coordinator. The board voted to hire Sachse during its meeting in Laramie on Friday, May 20. Forty-nine people applied for the position. After a rigorous selection process, three [...]
May 17, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a regular meeting on May 19-20, 2016 at the University of Wyoming, College of Education Room 117 in Laramie, Wyoming. The board will hear reports from the SBE coordinator and Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) liaison about legislative tasks and updates, the National [...]
May 2, 2016 CHEYENNE – Last week the Wyoming State Board of Education heard updates on new Chapter 31 rules for graduation requirements, which must be finalized within four months, according to board chairman Pete Gosar. At their March meeting in Hulett, the State Board discussed graduation requirements per the 2015 assessment and accountability bill, which [...]
April 12, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a regular meeting on April 28-29, 2016 at the Washakie County School District #1 Administration Building in Worland, Wyoming. The Board will hear reports from the SBE Coordinator and Wyoming Department of Education Liaison on topics that include Legislative tasks, Native American [...]
April 4, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education coordinator position will open to qualified applicants in early April, according to Pete Gosar, board chairman. The State Board coordinator serves as the board’s primary full-time staff member responsible for ensuring the board fulfills its statutory responsibilities, including consideration and approval of educational policy [...]
March 28, 2016 CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Board of Education will hold a special meeting to review revisions of the Wyoming Department of Education’s Chapter 31 Rules on Graduation Requirements. The meeting will be held via GoToMeeting on March 31, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. All meetings are open to the public. You can join the [...]
March 21, 2016 CHEYENNE – Last week the Wyoming State Board of Education voted to progress the science review committee’s draft recommendations for Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards. The next step includes a public input period, according to Pete Gosar, chairman of the board. A committee of 41 teachers, administrators, business people and parents developed [...]
