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WY Stat § 21-6-211 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-211 - Approval or Rejection of Proposal by State Committee.

21-6-211. Approval or rejection of proposal by state committee.| Within ninety (90) days after receipt of a proposal from any district boundary board, the state committee shall either approve or reject the proposal and notify the district boundary board of its action. In approving or rejecting a proposal, the state committee shall consider the effect of the proposal upon the purposes stated in this article. No proposal shall be approved if in the opinion of the state committee it fails to comply with the provisions or purposes of this article. If a proposal is rejected, the state committee shall enter its order with reasons for the rejection and recommendations for making the proposal acceptable. If a proposal is rejected, a district boundary board may resubmit a modified proposal as often as necessary or may appeal the rejection pursuant to W.S. 21-6-224. When a proposal is approved, the state committee shall make an order establishing the school district according to the approved proposal. An order of the state committee pursuant to this section shall be the final administrative determination and shall be filed with the county clerk of each county involved within ten (10) days from the approval or rejection of the proposal, in accordance with W.S. 21-6-212.
WY Stat § 21-6-212 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-212 - Filing of Notice of Approval or Rejection; Proposal Effective on Filing.

21-6-212. Filing of notice of approval or rejection; proposal effective on filing.| The district boundary board shall file with the county clerk, within ten (10) days from the date of approval or rejection by the state committee, any notice of approval or rejection received from the state committee. An approved proposal shall take effect upon such filing or a later date if specified in the approved proposal. The final administrative action of the state committee shall be appealable from the date of filing with the county clerk under this section.
WY Stat § 21-6-213 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-213 - Notice to Districts Affected by Action of Committee.

21-6-213. Notice to districts affected by action of committee.| When a district boundary board proposal organizing or reorganizing a school district or altering or changing the boundaries of any district or districts is approved or rejected by the state committee, the secretary shall promptly notify the clerk of the district board in each of the districts affected, in writing, giving in the notice the number of the district or districts affected and describing their boundaries and other changes approved or rejected.
WY Stat § 21-6-214 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-214 - City or Town to Be All in One District; District May Include Other Territory.

21-6-214. City or town to be all in one district; district may include other territory.| Whenever the district boundary board organizes or reorganizes a school district or changes the boundaries of existing districts, the organization, reorganization or change shall be made so as to keep all territory embraced in any incorporated city or town in one (1) school district. A district boundary board may include in any school district territory not within such corporate boundaries. District boundary boards are hereby authorized to change the boundaries of any school district or districts so that all the territory embraced in a corporate city or town shall be in one (1) district.
WY Stat § 21-6-215 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-215 - Appointment and Terms of Trustees for New Districts.

21-6-215. Appointment and terms of trustees for new districts.| (a) Whenever a new district is created under the provisions of this article, the district boundary board shall appoint a board of trustees for the new district from the combined membership of all the original boards of trustees of the districts involved based upon at-large appointments or through established trustee residence areas in accordance with W.S. 21-3-111(b)(ii). The district boundary board shall make provision for staggering terms so that a proportion of the membership, as nearly equal as possible, will be elected every two (2) years in the manner provided for the regular election of school board members. The appointed board shall consist of five (5), seven (7) or nine (9) members, who shall serve for not less than two (2) years following the effective date of the plan and until December 1 following the first or second regularly scheduled school election following the effective date of the plan. Thereafter, all trustees shall be elected for four (4) year terms, except those who may fill unexpired terms.  (b) All trustees shall be elected by the electorate of the entire school district. According to the approved proposal and except those districts for which membership is based upon at-large appointments pursuant to W.S. 21-3-111(b)(i), each trustee residence area shall be entitled to one (1) or more representatives on the board and the candidate nominated from each trustee residence area receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected. If a member of the board of trustees shall become a nonresident of the district or the trustee residence area from which elected during his term of office, as applicable, he shall be deemed thereby to vacate his office. Any vacancy which for any reason occurs on the board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members by the appointment of a resident of the district or the trustee residence area in which the vacancy occurs, as appropriate, and the appointee shall hold his office until the next annual election, at which a trustee shall be duly elected and qualified for the remainder of the unexpired term.
WY Stat § 21-6-216 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-216 - Newly Organized School District a Body Corporate; Authority of Trustees; Old Districts to Cease to Exist.

21-6-216. Newly organized school district a body corporate; authority of trustees; old districts to cease to exist.| (a) On the effective date of the proposal, each proposed newly organized school district shall be and become a body corporate under the name and number as indicated in the proposal as a school district, and the new board of trustees shall have full authority and power to act as the board of trustees to do all things necessary with reference to the business and educational affairs of the new school district using the funds on hand or the funds received through existing levies of the old districts as nearly as practicable for the balance of the fiscal year.  (b) When members of the board of trustees of the new school district assume their duties as provided in this article on the effective date of the proposal each of the old districts or portions of districts from which the new district was formed shall cease to exist as a legal entity and the board of trustees of each former district or districts situated within the new district shall cease to function and the terms of office of the members thereof shall automatically expire.
WY Stat § 21-6-217 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-217 - New Districts May Draw Proportion of Funds From Old Districts; Transfer of Property.

21-6-217. New districts may draw proportion of funds from old districts; transfer of property.| (a) Whenever the district boundary board establishes a new district from districts already organized, the board of trustees of the newly organized district may draw its proportion of the public school funds for paying teachers or other legal school expenses from the school treasury of the district or districts from which it was separated until such time as the newly organized district receives its proper apportionment of school monies and taxes. In like manner, any district that is established from two (2) or more districts may draw its proportion of the proper school funds for payment of teachers or other necessary legal school expenses from the treasuries of the former districts.  (b) All real and personal property of any district combined under this article shall be and become the property of the newly organized district. All real and personal property shall be transferred or conveyed by operation of law unless otherwise provided in the approved proposal. However, real property which was transferred in accordance with this subsection from a then existing school district to a newly organized school district and on which is located a structure used as a school which the district has closed or intends to close shall not be conveyed or offered for sale to any other entity unless the municipality in which the property is located is first offered a right to purchase the property. If the municipality and school board cannot agree on a price for the property, the property shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction.
WY Stat § 21-6-218 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-218 - Allocation of Assets and Debts Upon Reorganization of Districts.

21-6-218. Allocation of assets and debts upon reorganization of districts.| Whenever a district boundary board reorganizes any school districts under the provisions of this article, the board shall allocate equitably the assets and debts of the districts affected by the action of the district boundary board.
WY Stat § 21-6-219 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-219 - Adjustment of State Foundation Entitlement.

21-6-219. Adjustment of state foundation entitlement.| (a) When two (2) or more districts or parts of districts are organized into a school district and the total fiscal resources of the new school district are less than the combined fiscal resources of the districts the last year before organization, then the state superintendent shall adjust the state foundation entitlement to compensate for the differences in fiscal resources. The adjustment shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the initial difference in each of the first two (2) fiscal years after the new organization, fifty percent (50%) of the initial difference in the third fiscal year and twenty-five percent (25%) of the initial difference in the fourth fiscal year. The adjustment shall also provide reimbursement for expenses incurred by the school districts involved in the new organization. Expenses which are reimbursable shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the state superintendent, shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), and shall be paid in equal amounts over a period not to exceed three (3) fiscal years.  (b) When any district consolidates two (2) or more schools within the district and the total state aid to the district would decrease because of the consolidation, the state superintendent shall adjust the state foundation entitlement to compensate for the decrease for not more than one (1) year.
WY Stat § 21-6-220 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-220 - Name or Number of Newly Created District.

21-6-220. Name or number of newly created district.| In all cases, where a school district created by the action of the boundary board has been created from the territory of preexisting school districts, or the territory formerly belonging to a school district is annexed to a preexisting district, the district boundary board shall designate a descriptive name and a number for the newly created district or the district to which territory was added.
WY Stat § 21-6-221 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-221 - School Advisory Boards.

21-6-221. School advisory boards.| (a) Whenever any school within any school district is located twenty (20) road miles or more from the nearest town or city that is the population center of the district and whenever fifty percent (50%) of the parents of children attending the school agree, they may call a meeting at the school for the purpose of electing an advisory board of three (3) members for a term of three (3) years. The initial board shall have one (1) member elected for one (1) year, one (1) member for two (2) years and one (1) member for three (3) years.  (b) The advisory board may aid and advise the board of trustees of the district in all matters concerning the operation of the school in their area. The advisory board may present grievances and recommendations at any regular meeting of the board of trustees of the district.  (c) The advisory board secretary shall keep minutes of the meetings of the advisory board. These minutes shall be submitted to the board of trustees of the district and read at their next scheduled meeting.  (d) There shall be an election held annually for the purpose of electing a successor for the advisor whose term has expired. An advisor may be elected to succeed himself or herself. The election need not comply with the elections provisions of this code.  (e) Following the election of the advisory board the members of the board shall organize themselves by electing one (1) of their members as chairman and one (1) as secretary.  (f) The district trustee, within whose election area the school is located, is an ex officio member of the advisory board but shall not vote.
WY Stat § 21-6-222 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-222 - Election of Elementary School Districts to Create Unified School Districts; Levy of Taxes at Maximum Rates.

21-6-222. Election of elementary school districts to create unified school districts; levy of taxes at maximum rates.| (a) Any elementary school district not yet organized and unified under the provisions of the Wyoming School District Organization Act of 1969, may petition the district boundary board to be included within a unified school district of the county in which it is located.  (b) Any elementary school district electing to come under the provisions of this section shall levy taxes in the same manner and subject to the same maximum rates as provided for the unified school district.
WY Stat § 21-6-223 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-223 - Elementary School Districts Not Electing to Organize and Unify; Affiliation With Unified High School Districts.

21-6-223. Elementary school districts not electing to organize and unify; affiliation with unified high school districts.| An elementary school district not electing to unify shall affiliate itself with a unified school district and become an elementary supporting district for the high school within that district for purposes as defined by law.
WY Stat § 21-6-224 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-224 - Judicial Review of Actions of Board.

21-6-224. Judicial review of actions of board.| (a) Any school district or a district boundary board, if aggrieved by any action of the state committee, may institute proceedings for judicial review thereof in the district court of the county in which an affected school district is located pursuant to provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. No other person shall have standing to appeal a decision of the state committee made under this article. The state committee shall be named defendant, and service of process shall be pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.  (b) The appeal shall be heard promptly. Pending the appeal provided by this section, all proceedings regarding the proposal shall be stayed unless otherwise ordered by the court to which appeal is taken.
WY Stat § 21-6-225 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-225 - Contract Rights and Benefits of Employees and Teachers.

21-6-225. Contract rights and benefits of employees and teachers.| No contract right, fringe benefit, benefit granted under school policies, or continuing contract status of any employee, or any rights under the Wyoming Teachers' Employment Act shall be denied or reduced as a result of school district reorganization, except as provided by W.S. 21-7-111(a)(iv). The new school district shall have the right to establish a uniform salary and benefit schedule for employees of the previous school districts and shall have the right to establish the length of the contract year.
WY Stat § 21-6-226 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 6 - School District Organization|Article 2 - District Boundary Board|Section 21-6-226 - Boundaries of School Districts; Filing With the Department of Revenue.

21-6-226. Boundaries of school districts; filing with the department of revenue.| (a) Each school district board shall file a copy of an official map or legal description designating the geographical boundaries of the school district or the changes to its geographical boundaries with the department of revenue, the county assessor and the county clerk in the county or counties within which the district is located in accordance with the department's rules adopted pursuant to W.S. 39-11-102(c)(xxiv) regarding tax districts and as follows:  (i) Within ten (10) days after the effective date of formation; and  (ii) Annually, by a date determined by the department, if the school district has changes to its geographical boundaries in the preceding year.
WY Stat § 21-7-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 7 - Teachers and Employees|Article 1 - Teacher Contracts|Section 21-7-101 - Short Title.

21-7-101. Short title.| This article shall be known and cited as the Wyoming Teacher Employment Law.
WY Stat § 21-7-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 7 - Teachers and Employees|Article 1 - Teacher Contracts|Section 21-7-102 - Definitions.

21-7-102. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:  (i) "Board".-The board of trustees of any school district in the state of Wyoming offering instruction in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (12);  (ii) "Continuing Contract Teacher" means:  (A) Any initial contract teacher who has been employed by the same school district in the state of Wyoming for a period of three (3) consecutive school years and has had his contract renewed for a fourth consecutive school year; or  (B) A teacher who has achieved continuing contract status in one (1) district, and who without lapse of time has taught two (2) consecutive school years and has had his contract renewed for a third consecutive school year by the employing school district.  (iii) "Dismissal".-The cancellation of any teacher's contract of employment by the board of trustees while such contract is in effect. In the case of a continuing contract teacher, dismissal shall mean cancellation of his contract at any time other than at the end of a school year where proper notice has been given;  (iv) "Initial Contract Teacher".-Any teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status;  (v) "Superintendent".-The chief administrative officer of any school district;  (vi) "Suspension" means the removal of a teacher from the classroom during the school year. Unless otherwise agreed to by the teacher and the district superintendent or board, suspension shall be with, or without, pay as follows:  (A) By the superintendent "with pay" pending:  (I) The investigation of an allegation of misconduct which investigation shall not exceed thirty (30) days; and  (II) The final action of the board following completion of the investigation under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph and, if requested, the outcome of a hearing in accordance with W.S. 21-7-110.  (B) By the board "without pay" for a period not to exceed one (1) calendar year following the outcome of a hearing in accordance with W.S. 21-7-110.  (vii) "Teacher".-Any person employed under contract by the board of trustees of a school district as a certified professional employee;  (viii) "Termination".-The failure of the board of trustees of a school district in Wyoming to reemploy a teacher at the end of a school year in any given year;  (ix) "Repealed by Laws 2011, Ch. 182, § 2.
WY Stat § 21-7-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 7 - Teachers and Employees|Article 1 - Teacher Contracts|Section 21-7-103 - Absences and Leaves Not Considered Interruptions in Service.

21-7-103. Absences and leaves not considered interruptions in service.| Absences and leaves of absence approved by the employing board shall not be considered as interruptions in service for purposes of determining continuing contract status.
WY Stat § 21-7-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 7 - Teachers and Employees|Article 1 - Teacher Contracts|Section 21-7-104 - Employment of Continuing Contract Teachers on Continuing Basis; Salary Increases.

21-7-104. Employment of continuing contract teachers on continuing basis; salary increases.| (a) A continuing contract teacher shall be employed by each school district on a continuing basis from year to year without annual contract renewal at a salary determined by the board of trustees of each district, said salary subject to increases from time to time as provided for in the salary provisions adopted by the board.  (b) Any teacher hired by a Wyoming school district shall receive credit in accordance with that district's salary schedule for all prior years of service obtained as a teacher in any Wyoming school district or as a teacher in the regional developmental preschool system defined by W.S. 21-2-701(a)(iii).
WY Stat § 21-7-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 7 - Teachers and Employees|Article 1 - Teacher Contracts|Section 21-7-105 - Employment of Initial Contract Teachers on Annual Basis; Notice of Termination to Such Teachers.

21-7-105. Employment of initial contract teachers on annual basis; notice of termination to such teachers.| An initial contract teacher who has taught in the system continuously for a period of at least ninety (90) days shall be hired on an annual basis and shall be notified in writing of the reasons for termination, if such is the case, no later than April 15 of each year. An initial contract teacher's employment may be terminated for any reason not specifically prohibited by law, and a board is not limited to the reasons set forth in W.S. 21-7-110(a). The notice of termination shall not be disseminated to the public or to prospective employers absent the teacher's consent. Nothing contained in this section shall limit the use of the notice in any hearing.