Wyoming G&F and Dept. of Ed come together on programs
• G&F points to classroom as ideal setting for the Wyoming programs. The Wyoming Game and Fish teamed up with the Department of Education this week to announce an initiative to take wildlife education into the classrooms of the schools…
Hearing shows gaps in ed department’s handling of records requests
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Thursday’s evidentiary hearing in a lawsuit concerning public records about an event hosted by former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder revealed significant gaps in the Wyoming…
Wyoming G&F Announces Conservation Initiatives for Wyoming Schools
The Wyoming Game & Fish and the Wyoming Department of Education on Monday announced a new initiative that will allow for conservation topics to be taught in Wyoming’s public schools. Three core programs, or “crates,” will be taught, including “Trout…
Osmond develops new App for promoting positivity in schools
• Research as part of a thesis Local Star Valley resident Maggon Osmond has developed and is releasing an app called Kindness Matters that promotes positivity in the schools among students. She says she has worked with LCSD No. 2…
SV Attorney Mitchell Schwab appointed to new Charter board
◆ State Supt. calls on Schwab because of his experience in other states. State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder has appointed three individuals to the new Charter School Authorizing Board. Passed by the legislature during the 2023 session, Wyoming Statute 21-3-302 took…
State launches teacher retention and recruitment task force
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Education and Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board announced Monday the creation of a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force. The task force is designed…
ACT scores drop in Wyoming, data show
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Just as they have in some other states and across the nation on average, scores on a college admissions test have dropped in Wyoming, recently released data show….
Teacher apprenticeships: Department of Education rethinking how teachers trained
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — A Wyoming Department of Education initiative changing the way teachers are educated and trained could be coming soon to a school district near you. During a Wyoming State…
Hatch honored as 2021 Wyoming Special Education Paraprofessional of the Year
◆ Trudy’s kind and gentle manner has endeared her to the people she works with and serves. Trudy Hatch, after ten years serving the Special Education students at Cokeville High School, has been honored as the 2021 Wyoming Special…
Superintendent Erickson explains his view on proposed education funding cuts
Superintendent Matt Erickson spoke with SVI media this week about the recently completed accreditation visit from the Wyoming Department of Education and explained his views on what the legislature is calling “ghost positions” and how they are planning to cut…