State Board of Education Conducts Audit Workshops for Math and Science Standards

The Wyoming State Board of Education recently brought key stakeholders from around the state together to conduct an audit in the content areas of math and science. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

The audit workshop was the starting point for a rigorous examination of the current K-12 standards. The SBE recently approved a resolution to address the load of state standards. The number of state standards was a concern heard through both Governor Mark Gordon’s RIDE Advisory Group and the SBE’s Profile of a Graduate listening sessions. 

According to the listening sessions held by the SBE, stakeholders consistently stated that while students may be learning and testing on a set of complex knowledge and skills, it may not always translate into an ability to transition into a world of independent living, a college setting, or the workplace. The profile calls for communities, schools, business and industry to collaborate in providing opportunities to apply learning in preparations for life after graduation.

The audit of math and science standards will inform the SBE Standards Committee in making recommendations to the board, while ensuring academic rigor is preserved. This will allow educators to delve more deeply into learning concepts, and offer more opportunities for students to apply what they have learned in a variety of environments and situations.  The work of the audit teams will be presented to the SBE and the Curriculum Directors’ Advisory Committee. The board will ensure multiple opportunities for public input as the work moves forward.