Language Home Account Menu The next Regular Board meeting will be held Monday, December 6, 2021, at 6 p.m. A Work Session will begin at 5 p.m. Zoom information will be provided below. Board of Trustees BOARD MEETING INFORMATION Regular business meetings of the LCSD1 Board of Trustees are held on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Board Room in Storey Gym located at 2811 House Avenue in Cheyenne. Click here to access the BoardDocs website to view meeting information, agendas, minutes and policies. Meet the Board of Trustees 11 days ago Back row - Brittany Ashby, Christy Klaassen, Alicia Smith Front row - Tim Bolin, Marguerite Herman, Rose Ann Million Rinne, Rich Wiederspahn Contact the Board of Trustees Chair - Rose Ann Million Rinne Email: RoseAnn.MillionRinne@Laramie1.org Vice Chair - Marguerite Herman Email: marguerite.herman@laramie1.org Clerk - Rich Wiederspahn Email: Rich.Wiederspahn@Laramie1.org Asst. Clerk - Alicia Smith Email: alicia.smith@laramie1.org Treasurer - Brittany Ashby Email: brittany.ashby@laramie1.org Asst. Treasurer - Tim Bolin Email: tim.bolin@laramie1.org Trustee - Christy Klaassen Email: christy.klaassen@laramie1.org Mailing Address LCSD1 Board of Trustees 2810 House Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001 VISIT PAGE MEETINGS ON YOUTUBE Live Stream and Past Recordings are Available here via YouTube. DISTRICT POLICIES Click here to access our board policies. Board of Trustees Special Meeting 11 days ago Board of Trustees Special Meeting - Reopening of Schools: Draft & Plan Click here to view the Reopening document in MS Word format. Click here to view the Reopening document in PDF format Click here for recordings of past board meetings VISIT PAGE ANNUAL REPORT I am sincerely honored to serve the students, parents, staff and community of Laramie County School District 1. LCSD1 has had approximately a $4.9 million budget reduction over the past two years. The district already faced many challenges in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began to grip our nation and change our lives in unprecedented ways. Every decision and process district employees make had to be reassessed using COVID-19 regulations and ever-changing protocols. Every position in the district took on additional COVID-19 related duties and flexibility to respond to student and staff needs. I would like to recognize and thank all 2,279 LCSD1 employees for their courage, resourcefulness and commitment to the district’s students and families. When Wyoming went into mandatory school closures in March, district employees responded quickly focusing on safely continuing to provide a quality education remotely to more than 14,000 students. This meant that 1,028 teachers and 44 Department of Technology staff members had the unprecedented task of setting up every teacher’s classroom online. This brought anywhere from 16 to over 120 students into teachers’ homes daily. Technology staff worked quickly with teachers to provide training utilizing Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas and other district technologies so teachers could continue student instruction. They quickly set up a support/chat line for students, parents and staff to meet the enormous challenge of remotely supporting and troubleshooting home computers, printers and home Wi-Fi, etc. Our principals, teachers and staff compiled hundreds of learnings packets that were delivered weekly throughout our district by our dedicated bus drivers and building staff. The packets provided instructional materials for families that did not have internet access or when online instruction was not the best delivery option for them. In March, scientists were still learning about COVID-19 transmission, yet our amazing custodial staff deep cleaned all district facilities, and they continue the relentless fight to keep our students and staff safe. Our Purchasing Department continues to work diligently to find a competitively priced continuous supply of PPE, safety and sanitation equipment that meet County and EPA standards during a worldwide shortage. Our remarkable Nutrition Services staff and Transportation staff provided 493,533 free meals from March 17, 2020–Aug. 16, 2020, to children through age 18. In total, LCSD1 has provided over 984,716 free meals sponsored by various USDA programs. The program has been extended through August 2021. This is in addition to the full pay and partial pay meals Nutrition Services provide to our students daily. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Board, CFD volunteers, Superintendent Dr. Boyd Brown, and LCSD1 employees in collaboration with County and State health officials made it possible for the LCSD1 Class of 2020 graduates to walk across the CFD stage to accept their diplomas. The CFD venue allowed for immediate family, staff and graduates to attend safely, while the ceremonies were also livestreamed for the public. We are extremely grateful to the individuals that made this a reality. The pandemic and emergency school closure in March exposed our strengths and weaknesses in the district and education across our nation. It has exposed inequities, fractures in communication, a better needs assessment and responsiveness for at-risk populations. I have every confidence that our district employees are critical thinkers and are dedicated to continuous improvement. The district has spent approximately $11.2 million in federal CARES Act funding in response to addressing safety, student and staff needs and educational inequities. Over the summer, LCSD1 implemented targeted Summer Academies and extended day learning for students. In a response to the immediate need for a remote learning program, the Cheyenne Virtual School (CVS) was up and running in a few months. CVS was staffed and procedures were put in place to address the changing needs of students and staff in response to COVID-19. It opened with roughly 2,000 LCSD1 students enrolled. Our staff, students and parents continue to help us refine and address the challenges of this new electronic learning platform. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Technology staff is working to put 16,230 iPads in the hands of students and staff (the 1:1 initiative). To date, 7,200 iPads were distributed at the secondary level and the remaining 9,030 iPads are being distributed to our K-6 students and staff. Department of Technology staff manage and provide support for the underlying technical infrastructure while secondary school librarians provide critical first level assistance with the iPads in their buildings. Technology trainers provide professional development for staff and students and work with teachers to integrate the use of the iPads into instruction. This integration allows students to learn the new device while simultaneously receiving curriculum instruction. Technology staff is also deploying 500 Swivls to schools. This unique video/audio technology will streamline the ability of a teacher to deliver live online instruction from their classrooms to students at home due to a temporary quarantine or a Tier II or Tier III closure. While the district is navigating through the many challenges of COVID-19 we remain focused on student and staff safety while delivering a high-quality 21st century education. This includes focusing on literacy, mid-level student achievement, college, career and tech readiness for all students. Our district and all districts across the United States are assessing and attempting to address the “learning loss” caused by the pandemic. We must continue evaluating our student’s needs, district programs and procedures. This will allow us to implement robust interventions and solutions to support struggling students and staff. However, LCSD1 is potentially facing substantial funding cuts by the Legislature at a time that additional staff and supports are critically needed to recover from the effects of the pandemic on student learning. These funding cuts will amplify the already devastating consequences of the pandemic on education. Rose Ann Million Rinne Chairman of the Board BOARD GOVERNANCE, LEGAL NOTICES & STRATEGIC PLAN Click here for board governance, legal notices, strategic plan, and other information. BOARD LETTER TO RECALIBRATION COMMITTEE Board Letter to Recalibration Committee (Word doc) Board Letter to Recalibration Committee (PDF doc) DISTRICT HOSTS ALTERNATE SCHEDULE PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING APRIL 12 Laramie County School District 1 is hosting a Zoom meeting on Monday, April 12, from 5-6 p.m., to solicit public comment regarding the revised snow day make up calendar. Detailed information about the meeting is linked here INFORMATION Board Triad Area Survey Results Laramie County School District 1 2810 HOUSE AVE CHEYENNE, WY 82001 (307) 771-2100 DISTRICT Calendar Tech Help Contact Us FOLLOW US Twitter Facebook Privacy Policy Laramie County School District 1 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability or age in admission or access to, or treatment, or employment in, its educational programs or activities. Inquiries concerning adults, may be referred to the LCSD1 Title IX Coordinator at Title IX@laramie1.org or 307-771-2159 or the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources located in the LCSD1 Administration Building at 2810 House Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001, or phone 307-771-2160. Inquiries concerning students may be referred to the LCSD1 Title IX Coordinator at Title IX@laramie1.org or 307-771-2159 or any Section 504 concerns may be referred to the LCSD1 Assistant Director of Special Services located in the LCSD1 Administration Building at 2810 House Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001, or phone 307-771-2174. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your claim or have concerns with the District's Title IX or Section 504 claim process, you can contact the Office of Civil Rights at 303-844-5695, or by mail at 18 1244 Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582. We continually strive towards compliance with LCSD1 Non-Discrimination Policies, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Americans with Disabilities Act, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), as well as Section 508 policy regarding web accessibility. LCSD1 is committed to providing accessibility to all users, and we will continue to make improvements to our website to ensure that it meets the requirements of these laws and standards. If assistance is needed in accessing material on any of the LCSD1 websites, please contact our Service Desk at 307-771-2242. The State of Wyoming provides Hathaway Merit and Needs-based Scholarships to Wyoming students attending the University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges. Every student who meets the merit requirements can earn a Hathaway Merit Scholarship. Contact your school counselor for more information and we will continue to make improvements to our website to ensure that it meets the requirements of these laws and standards. If assistance is needed in accessing material on any of the LCSD1 websites, please contact our Service Desk at 307-771-2242. The State of Wyoming provides Hathaway Merit and Needs-based Scholarships to Wyoming students attending the University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges. Every student who meets the merit requirements can earn a Hathaway Merit Scholarship. Contact your school counselor for more information and we will continue to make improvements to our website to ensure that it meets the requirements of these laws and standards. If assistance is needed in accessing material on any of the LCSD1 websites, please contact our Service Desk at 307-771-2242. The State of Wyoming provides Hathaway Merit and Needs-based Scholarships to Wyoming students attending the University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges. Every student who meets the merit requirements can earn a Hathaway Merit Scholarship. Contact your school counselor for more information. The State of Wyoming provides Hathaway Merit and Needs-based Scholarships to Wyoming students attending the University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges. Every student who meets the merit requirements can earn a Hathaway Merit Scholarship. Contact your school counselor for more information. The State of Wyoming provides Hathaway Merit and Needs-based Scholarships to Wyoming students attending the University of Wyoming and Wyoming Community Colleges. Every student who meets the merit requirements can earn a Hathaway Merit Scholarship. Contact your school counselor for more information. Login This website powered by SchoolBlocks