Department of Education and Teaching Standards Board Launch Task Force With Call for Members

As a follow-up to the establishment of the Wyoming Teacher Apprenticeship last fall, the Wyoming Department of Education and the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board will turn its attention to the creation of a Teacher Retention and Recruitment Task Force. According to the Department of Education, the mission of the task force will be to develop recommendations for state policy makers, district-level, and school-level staff to increase efforts to positively impact the education workforce.

The task force will be composed of up to three district superintendents, three principals, 10 teachers, one parent, one teacher who has left the profession, one personnel director, one school counselor, and one post-secondary representative.  The application period for those interested in being on the task force is now open and will run through January 20. Those applying will need to be available for an initial in-person meeting on Saturday, February 11 in Casper, followed by monthly meetings held in-person on the second Saturday of the month through May. Additional virtual meetings will be scheduled as needed. Applicants will be notified of their selection status by February 1, 2023. Information on how to apply for the task force is available here.