CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) approved State Accountability Exception Requests based on Chapter 3 Emergency Rules for all 48 school districts at its January meeting. As a result, they said School Performance Ratings will not be calculated for the 2020-21 school year.
The board voted to promote the Chapter 6 Rules on School Accreditation and agreed on a potential 10% reduction in the SBEâs School Foundation budget.
The board also adopted the Chapter 10 Rules for Computer Science Performance Standards and Math Extended Standards and moved forward with educator and public comment on Science and Math Performance Standards after a discussion about the structure of the performance standard and blueprints for tested standards. Information on standards and the updates can be found here.  Â
The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will meet via the Zoom online platform at 9 a.m. on Jan. 22. The board will discuss several items prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which include state accountability exceptions and alternative schedules for the 2020-21 school year.
The SBE will take action on requests submitted by school districts for an exception to the state’s accountability system. All 48 districts requested the exception for the 2020-21 school year, because of the inability to administer the statewide assessment in the 2019-20 school year due to COVID-19.
The board will also consider requests for alternative schedules for the 2020-21 school year. Districts requesting approval include Sublette #1 and Fremont #14.