Wyoming

WYOMING

NCCC Liaison

303-632-5530

Wyoming Education System Profile

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The Wyoming Department of Education is focused on its mission to: Create Opportunities for Students to Keep Wyoming Strong by ensuring 80% of Wyoming Students College, Career, and Military Ready by 2020. From its focus on providing all Wyoming students with access to a high quality teacher through its Educator Equity Plan to its focus on identifying a quality set of resources to support learning related to Native American history, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is working to fulfill its mission. Through the collaborative projects with NCCC, Wyoming is moving its vision forward.

Wyoming Collaboration Projects

Supporting the Wyoming ESSA Plan Development

In Year 5, NCCC will support WDE in developing their state ESSA plan for submission to the Office of School Support. In collaboration with Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and AdvancED, NCCC will provide resources and supports to WDE staff as they finalize their state ESSA plan. NCCC will also assist the WDE with developing and implementing protocols and tools to monitor the implementation of their state ESSA plan.

Supporting the Wyoming Educator Equity Plan Implementation

In Year 5, NCCC will continue to support the WDE with the implementation of the Wyoming Educator Equity Plan by developing resources facilitating meetings, sharing resources from other Centers, and sharing information compiled from other states related to recruitment, retention, and aspiring educators. NCCC will also ensure that the work of the internal

committee is aligned with and included in the state ESSA plan and upport the WDE State Equity Plan internal team as they review data to assess equity gaps.

Achieving Success for Wyoming’s Native American Students Initiative

This project is an evolution of a project that began in Year 3 as a search for high quality educational resources on Native American history and culture. In Year 4, NCCC assisted WDE in the ongoing facilitation of a listening session planning committee made up of external stakeholders comprised of educators and tribal members. Based upon the decisions of this planning committee, in Year 5, NCCC will facilitate four listening sessions regarding K‐12 Native American education on the Wind River Reservation.

Supporting the Development of Wyoming's State Digital Learning Plan

In Year 5, NCCC will continue to support the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) with the implementation of its State Digital Learning Plan (SDLP). To support the internal team and advisory panel, NCCC will develop resources, facilitate meetings, provide tools and resources for project management, and assist with creating or adapting tools and materials to support implementation of the plan.

Wyoming State Digital Learning Plan Advisory
Panel Begins Work

In December, the Wyoming State Digital Learning Plan Advisory Panel met to begin work on a 5 year strategic plan. Learn more about what they accomplished in NCCC’s first video news story! For more information on this project, contact Adena Miller at amiller@mcrel.org or call 303-632-5530.

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Wyoming Department of Education Hits the Road for Digital Learning Plan

Staff from the Wyoming Department of Education and NCCC’s Adena Miller hit the road to gather stakeholder input for the state’s Digital Learning Plan. For more information on this project, contact Adena Miller at amiller@mcrel.org or call 303-632-5530.

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The goal is to provide school leaders -- living and working in underserved rural areas -- with access to regional, state and national experts, addressing topics they are interested in exploring with an opportunity to discuss challenges pertinent to their work.

More details are available at the University of Wyoming website.

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