State Board of Education to Consider Emergency Rules for Accountability

The Wyoming State Board of Education announced Thursday that they will be hosting a virtual meeting on April 23 at 8 am via the online Zoom platform. During the meeting, the board will consider adopting Chapter 3 Emergency Rules of Practice and Procedure to grant exceptions to accountability requirements to schools that were unable to administer the statewide assessment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a news release issued by the SBE, the draft rules would offer a streamlined way for districts to request the exception for all of the schools in each district. The board will also consider voting to approve a vendor for the study of the effectiveness of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act on Wyoming’s educational system.

Additionally, the board will discuss options for finalizing the Computer Science performance standards, as recommended by Governor Mark Gordon and Attorney General Bridget Hill. This will include discussion of the process, timeline, and format for creating performance standards for grades K-12 in Computer Science and the other nine content areas. Members of the public can listen to the meeting through the Zoom platform here: https://zoom.us/j/95089620669, or by or by dialing
(646) 558-8656 using access code 950 8962 0669.