Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 027 - State Construction Department › Sub-Agency 0002 - School Facilities Commission › Chapter 3 - Uniform Adequacy Standards › Section 3-8 - Adequacy of Educational Space for Required Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
Educational buildings shall provide adequate educational
				  space. Educational space shall be deemed adequate if a district is able to
				  provide the educational programs required by Wyoming Statute §
									21-1-101. If a district board of
				  trustees makes a finding that the district is unable to provide the required
				  programs because its educational space is inadequate, the district
				  superintendent shall immediately notify the Department in writing and provide a
				  detailed report explaining how the current space is not adequate for the
				  delivery of the required educational programming. The report shall include
				  elements necessary to evaluate the impact that the identified deficiency poses
				  to the provision of the required educational program, including but not limited
				  to objective and measurable impacts on students and expected actions necessary
				  to mitigate that impact such as aggregate student performance data, specific
				  known deficits with respect to the Commission's Uniform Adequacy Standards, any
				  known national standards relevant to the claimed deficiency, and any known
				  comparables with school buildings and facilities located elsewhere in the
				  district or State. In the event the Department receives such a report, it shall
				  make recommendations to the Commission evaluating the deficiency and suggesting
				  remedies to alleviate the situation. The Department may satisfy its obligation
				  under this section by utilizing the Facility Condition Assessment of existing
				  school buildings and facilities and the most recent school capacity information
				  available to the Department in developing its recommendation to the Commission.
				  Based upon the district's report and the Department's recommendations, the
				  Commission shall determine whether a remedy is necessary. If the Commission
				  determines a remedy is necessary, it shall direct the Department to perform a
				  most cost-effective remedy study in accordance with Chapter 8 §
									5(b)(iii) of these
				  Rules.
(a) Instructional spaces shall
				be sufficient for the required educational programs. Temporary educational
				space shall not be considered in evaluating Subsections (b) through (e) of this
				Section.
(b) Elementary school
				buildings shall provide the following educational spaces:
(i) General classrooms.
(ii) Space for specific curriculum. Buildings
				shall have space adequate to deliver the required educational program for the
				following subjects at the elementary school level, whether in general
				classrooms or specialized spaces:
(A)
				Art;
(B) Music;
(C) Science; and
(D) Other parts of the required state
				educational program necessitating specialized instructional space.
(ii) Physical education spaces.
				Physical education space shall include:
(A) A
				gymnasium or multipurpose space; and
(B) A playfield and playground.